Two children contracted a rare parasite commonly spread by raccoon feces, and occasionally by dogs, in California in 2024, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting new permanent leadership. The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick Susan Monarez to serve as CDC director. She’ll be the CDC’s first ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is blocking funding for a swath of public-health programs run by the Centers for ...

Dr. Susan Monarez is slated to be sworn in as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, a ...

Childhood vaccination rates for the 2024-25 school year fell for the fifth year in a row, according to data from the Centers ...

From vaccines to fluoride, here's what the newly confirmed CDC director Susan Monarez has said about some key health topics.

Susan Monarez is becoming the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate confirmed her ...

The White House budget office recently reversed a decision to freeze about $15 billion in research funding for the NIH.

Swimmer’s itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a skin condition caused by “microscopic parasites,” according to the Centers for ...

Justin Timberlake 's announcement that he was diagnosed with Lyme disease has put a spotlight on the condition that impacts nearly 500,000 people in the United States each year, according to the ...

Legionnaires' disease surfaces in Harlem, New York. The outbreak sickens many and causes one death. Legionella bacteria ...