Official Updates

May 13, 2026

The world is falling short on health targets, with progress uneven, slowing, and in some areas reversing, according to the World Health Statistics 2026 report, published today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

May 13, 2026

Transcript for Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response

May 9, 2026

<p>To the people of Tenerife,</p><p>My name is Tedros, and I serve as the Director-General of the World Health Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for global public health. It is not common for me to write directly to the people of a single community, but today I feel it is not only appropriate, it is necessary.</p><p>I want to speak to you directly, not through press releases or technical briefings, but as one human being to another, because you deserve that.</p><p>I know you ar

May 8, 2026

The U.S. government is actively monitoring and responding to a hantavirus outbreak linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship. At this time, the risk to the American public remains extremely low.

May 7, 2026

A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of <em>Salmonella</em> infections has been posted

May 7, 2026

<p>Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, briefed media today on a cluster of hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship, the MV Hondius.</p><p>Eight cases have been reported so far, including three deaths. Five of the 8 cases have been confirmed as hantavirus.</p><p>The hantavirus involved is the <em>Andes</em> virus, the only species known to be capable of limited transmission between humans, linked to close and prolonged contact.</p><p>Describing the situation, Dr Tedros said, &ld

May 7, 2026

The Administration is closely monitoring the situation with U.S. travelers.

May 4, 2026

Ten years ago, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286 on health care in armed conflicts. The situation is even worse compared to 10 years ago. Today, we mark not an achievement – we mark a failure. As violence affecting medical facilities, transport and personnel continues unabated, the harm this resolution sought to prevent has not diminished. It has continued and, in many contexts, intensified. As the heads of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the World

May 1, 2026

<p>Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have progressed work on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, and today agreed additional time was needed to finalize the framework for ensuring a better, more equitable, response to future pandemics.</p><p>Countries today ended the resumed session of the sixth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement in Geneva, focused on the PABS system. T

Apr 29, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Australia for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, marking a significant milestone in the health of indigenous peoples and in global efforts to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, no longer represents a public health problem in the country.

Apr 28, 2026

<p>Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240122383">report</a> released today at the World Hepatitis Summit.</p><p>Viral hepatitis B and C &ndash; the two infections responsible for 95% of hepatitis-related deaths worldwide &ndash; claimed 1.34&nbsp;million lives in

Apr 27, 2026

<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) wrapped up Exercise Polaris II, a 2-day high-level simulation exercise, based around an outbreak of a fictional new bacterium spreading across the world. Bringing together 26 countries and territories, 600 health emergency experts and over 25 partners, the exercise, which took place on 22 and 23 April, allowed countries to test their preparedness for pandemics and other major health emergencies, including activating their emergency workforce structures, inf

Apr 24, 2026

<p>Ahead of World Malaria Day on 25 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a significant step forward in the fight against malaria with the prequalification of the first treatment developed specifically for newborns and young infants weighing between two and five kilograms. The prequalification designation indicates that the medicine meets international standards of quality, safety and efficacy, and will help to expand access to quality-assured treatment for one of the most und

Apr 24, 2026

<ul><li>The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunization Week 2023, has delivered over 100&nbsp;million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3&nbsp;million children across 36 countries</li><li>Around 12.3&nbsp;million were &ldquo;zero-dose children&rdquo; who had not previously received any vaccines and 15&nbsp;million who had never received a measles vaccine.</li><li>The initiative concluded in March 2026 and is on track to meet its target of catching up 21&nbsp;million children &ndash; but age

Apr 23, 2026

Public health resources can help protect individuals and their families this tick season

Apr 23, 2026

34 people across 13 states have gotten sick with the same strain of Salmonella

Apr 23, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Algeria as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the 10th country in WHO’s African Region and the 29th country globally to achieve this significant milestone.

Apr 23, 2026

<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its <a href="https://www.who.int/about/accountability/results/who-results-report-2024-2025-eob">Results Report</a>, highlighting measurable improvements in people&rsquo;s health worldwide in 2025, despite funding cuts affecting both the organization and the broader global health sector.</p><p>Published at a pivotal moment for global health, the Results Report demonstrates that WHO&rsquo;s impact was strongest in areas where its technical lead

Apr 22, 2026

<p>In a landmark achievement for Caribbean public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates The Bahamas for becoming the latest Caribbean nation to be certified as having eliminated the mother-to-child transmission of HIV.</p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">&ldquo;I congratulate The Bahamas on this outstanding achievement, which solidifies years of political commitmen

Apr 20, 2026

CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers are gathering this week for the 2026 EIS Conference

Apr 14, 2026

After three years of war, Sudan now accounts for the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 34 million people needing aid, 21 million lacking health services, and repeated attacks crippling a medical system already weakened by disease and hunger. While the situation is improving in some states, the health crisis is deepening in areas where fighting continues. Disease outbreaks and malnutrition are rising, while access to health services shrink, and funding falls short.

Apr 9, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened the historic first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres—one of the world’s largest and most diverse public health networks—bringing together representatives from over 800 institutions designated as WHO Collaborating Centres (CCs) across more than 80 countries.

Apr 7, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) and France hosted the One Health Summit on World Health Day 2026, announcing new initiatives to protect human, animal, and environmental health through the One Health approach. The Summit highlighted urgent global challenges such as climate change, zoonotic diseases, and health inequities, aiming to prevent future health crises by fostering cross-sector collaboration and scientific guidance.

Apr 6, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on people everywhere to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as the twin engines driving better health, under the World Health Day 2026 theme: “Together for health. Stand with science.” The campaign marks the anniversary of WHO’s founding on 7 April 1948, launching a year-long public health campaign.

Mar 28, 2026

WHO Member States have agreed to extend negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement, with discussions to resume in late‑April ahead of its scheduled consideration by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May.

Mar 26, 2026

WHO reports a major shift in how countries are responding to the health needs of refugees and migrants, with new data showing more than 60 countries – two thirds of those surveyed – now include them in their national health policies and laws.

Mar 24, 2026

On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new innovations such as diagnostic tests that can be used near the point-of-care and tongue swabs that can help detect the disease faster reaching more people.

Mar 18, 2026

<p>An estimated 4.9&nbsp;million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3&nbsp;million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions and access to quality health care.</p><p>According to the report &ndash; <a href="https://data.unicef.org/resources/levels-and-trends-in-child-mortality-2025/" target="_blank">Levels &amp; Trends in Child Mortality</a> &ndash; under-five deaths globally have fall

Mar 11, 2026

<p>More than ten days into the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East, health systems across the Region are coming under strain as injuries and displacement rise, attacks on health care continue, and public health risks increase.</p><p>National health authorities in Iran report more than 1300 deaths and 9000 injuries, and in Lebanon report at least 570 deaths and more than 1400 injuries. In Israel, authorities report 15 deaths and 2142 injuries.</p><p>At the same time, the conflict is

Mar 11, 2026

NIOSH will kick off the agency's annual mobile health screenings for coal miners this month

Mar 9, 2026

CDC reaffirmed its commitment to protecting communities across the United States

Mar 4, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), congratulates Chile for becoming the first country in the Americas – and the second globally – to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy disease.

Feb 28, 2026

HHS and CDC today announced the appointment of two new members to the CDC ACIP.

Feb 27, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced recommendations for the viral composition of influenza (or “flu”) vaccines for the 2026-2027 northern hemisphere influenza season. The announcement was made following a 4-day consultation examining global influenza surveillance data.

Feb 26, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Denmark for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis, recognizing the country's sustained commitment to ensuring every child is born free of these infections.

Feb 23, 2026

CDC announced Dr. Ralph Abraham stepped down as Principal Deputy Director, effective immediately.

Feb 13, 2026

Three people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

Feb 10, 2026

<em>Program</em><em> invites all U.S. firefighters to join to enhance understanding of cancer risk </em>

Jan 30, 2026

CDC announced its Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance program surpassed one million participants

Jan 29, 2026

As of January 29, a total of 65 people in 28 states have now been reported<em></em>

Jan 22, 2026

U.S. exits WHO, citing COVID-19 failures, politicization, and shift to bilateral health efforts.

Jan 14, 2026

45 people across 21 states have gotten sick with the same strain of <em>Salmonella</em>.

Jan 4, 2026

Deputy Secretary of HHS and Acting CDC Director Jim O&#39;Neill signed a decision memorandum

Dec 23, 2025

Sixty-four people across 22 states have gotten sick with the same strain of <em>Salmonella</em>.

Dec 16, 2025

Fact Sheet Hepatitis B Immunization

Dec 16, 2025

The CDC today adopted individual-based decision-making for hepatitis B immunization

Dec 15, 2025

Ralph Abraham, M.D., was sworn in today as Principal Deputy Director of the CDC.

Dec 10, 2025

The CDC has released an update on the ongoing investigation of infant botulism cases

Dec 5, 2025

ACIP today voted to recommend individual-based decision-making for hepatitis B vaccine.

Oct 31, 2025

11 people from 7 states have gotten sick from the same strain of <em>Salmonella</em>.

Oct 30, 2025

CDC urges people to check their refrigerators and freezers for recalled foods. Do not eat them.

Oct 6, 2025

CDC updated updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decisions

Sep 30, 2025

We extend our deepest condolences to Suzy&#39;s family, her friends, and all who cared about her.

Sep 26, 2025

CDC Expands Listeria Outbreak Alert to Include Additional Prepared Foods

Sep 26, 2025

3 additional illnesses and 1 additional death have been reported in this outbreak.

Sep 24, 2025

New CDC data shows U.S. cases of newborn syphilis increased for the 12th consecutive year in 2024

Sep 23, 2025

A CDC report found a dramatic increase in a dangerous type of drug-resistant bacteria.

Sep 18, 2025

Michael Fletcher, a passionate advocate for quit-smoking efforts, has passed away

Sep 5, 2025

Sixteen people in ten states have gotten sick from the same strain of <em>Salmonella</em>.

Aug 28, 2025

95 people from 14 states have gotten sick from the same strain of <em>Salmonella</em>.

Aug 11, 2025

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. visited CDC headquarters in response to tragic gunfire attack

Aug 5, 2025

CDC launches Free Mind campaign providing teens with resources about substance use and mental health

Aug 4, 2025

Christine Brader, a champion of anti-smoking efforts, has passed away at 62

Jul 31, 2025

Susan Monarez, Ph.D., was sworn in today as Director of the CDC

Jul 17, 2025

11 people from 10 states sick with the same strain of<em> Salmonella</em> linked to frozen sprouted beans

Jun 26, 2025

The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) held a meeting on June 25-26, 2025.

Jun 20, 2025

The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will hold a meeting on June 25-26, 2025

Jun 19, 2025

17 people have gotten sick from the same strain of <em>Listeria </em>linked to fettuccine chicken alfredo

Jun 16, 2025

Four people have gotten sick with the same strand of <em>Salmonella</em> linked to pistachio cream

Jun 7, 2025

A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of <em>Salmonella</em> infections has been posted

May 20, 2025

A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of <em>Salmonella</em> infections has been posted

May 14, 2025

The data from CDC&#39;s National Vital Statistics System shows a 27% decrease in drug overdose deaths

May 5, 2025

A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of <em>Salmonella</em> infections has been posted

Apr 7, 2025

CDC is aware of the second measles death in Texas, and our thoughts are with the family.

Feb 27, 2025

CDC is in close communication with Texas health authorities over the recent measles outbreak.

Feb 25, 2025

CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths

Feb 24, 2025

CDC warns of <em>Listeria</em> outbreak linked to supplement shakes distributed in long-term care facilities

Jan 10, 2025

U.S. Government releases first national One Health plan to protect from shared health threats.

Jan 6, 2025

A person with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness (&quot;H5N1 bird flu&quot;) has passed away.

Dec 18, 2024

December 18, 2024-- A patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza A(H5N1)

Nov 29, 2024

A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of <em>Salmonella</em> infections has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks/cucumbers-11-24/index.html.

Nov 22, 2024

Eleven people infected with this outbreak strain <em>Listeria </em>have been reported from four states.

Nov 22, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California.

Nov 17, 2024

CDC has posted a Food Safety Alert regarding a multi-state outbreak linked to organic carrots.

Nov 16, 2024

CDC to receive samples for additional viral characterization.

Nov 14, 2024

Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023

Nov 12, 2024

The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the United States, however the latest data from CDC show signs the epidemic could be slowing

Nov 7, 2024

Transcript for MMWR Telebriefing: Evidence of Recent H5 Bird Flu Infections among Dairy Workers and CDC Guidance Updates

Oct 30, 2024

An update to CDC&#39;s Food Safety Alert regarding an outbreak of <em>E. coli</em> infections linked to onions served at McDonald&#39;s

Oct 28, 2024

The CDC and the Iowa Department of Health are investigating a suspected case of Lassa fever, which was diagnosed today in an Iowa resident who returned to the United States from West Africa early this month.

Oct 25, 2024

An update to CDC&#39;s Food Safety Alert regarding an outbreak of <em>E. coli</em> infections linked to McDonald&#39;s Quarter Pounders has been posted

Oct 23, 2024

Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation for people 65 years and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised to receive a second dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine six months after their first dose.

Oct 23, 2024

Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices&#39; (ACIP) recommendation for lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to 50 years old.

Oct 22, 2024

A CDC Food Safety Alert regarding an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to McDonald&#39;s Quarter Pounders has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks/e-coli-O157.html

Oct 17, 2024

Current tobacco product use among U.S. middle and high school students has dropped to the lowest recorded level in 25 years.

Oct 9, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu in California.

Oct 3, 2024

CDC Confirms New Human Cases of H5 Bird Flu in California

Oct 2, 2024

Potential public health risk among individuals ordering counterfeit prescription medications from online pharmacies

Sep 30, 2024

CDC is aware of 26 individuals with Marburg virus disease, as confirmed by the Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Health.

Sep 25, 2024

Reports of new illnesses slows; CDC continues to investigate the Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats

Sep 25, 2024

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced more than $176 million in funding to support 48 public health partners to strengthen the public health system in the United States.

Sep 12, 2024

New CDC population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%.

Sep 10, 2024

Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Suicide risk is tied to local economic and social conditions

Sep 9, 2024

Counties with higher health insurance coverage, broadband internet, and household income have lower suicide rates

Sep 6, 2024

CDC warns of recalled eggs sold in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, linked to Salmonella outbreak

Sep 6, 2024

CDC Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri

Sep 5, 2024

Youth E-Cigarette Use Drops to Lowest Level in a Decade

Aug 28, 2024

More illnesses and deaths in Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats is reminder to avoid recalled products

Aug 27, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Over $558 Million to Improve Maternal Health, including $440 Million to Support Pregnant and New Moms, Infants, and Children through Voluntary Home Visiting Programs Proven to Improve Maternal and Child Health, Child Development, and School Readiness

Aug 22, 2024

FACT SHEET: United States Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in Several African Countries

Aug 16, 2024

CDC Investigation Notice: Tiny turtles, illegal to sell as pets, causing Salmonella illnesses again in young kids

Aug 13, 2024

Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Vaccines for Children Program Celebrates 30 Years of Providing Lifesaving Vaccinations to Children at No Cost

Aug 12, 2024

Routine vaccinations are the best defense against illnesses. The VFC program was established to ensure that children below the federal poverty level and those without health insurance have access to critical, lifesaving vaccines that can protect their health throughout their lives.

Aug 8, 2024

Media Alert - A CDC Food Safety Alert update regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/delimeats-7-24/index.html.

Aug 6, 2024

New CDC data released today highlight improvements in mental health among some United States teens, including decreases in the percentage of students feeling persistently sad or hopeless.

Jul 26, 2024

A CDC Investigation Notice update regarding a multistate outbreak of <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> infections has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/delimeats-7-24/index.html.

Jul 25, 2024

Media Statement - Three additional human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") virus infection have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in association with a second poultry farm in Northeast Colorado/Weld County.

Jul 22, 2024

CDC has clarified and simplified the process for bringing dogs into the United States from rabies-free and low risk dog rabies countries. CDC aims to protect the health of U.S. communities and animals and prevent the re-introduction of dog rabies to the United States.

Jul 19, 2024

CDC Investigating Multistate Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Meats Sliced at Delis

Jul 16, 2024

Today CDC released the annual update to the Disability and Health Data System (DHDS), providing quick and easy online access to state-level health data on adults with disabilities.

Jul 14, 2024

Four human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") virus infection in the state of Colorado have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Jul 13, 2024

The state of Colorado has announced that three people have tested presumptive positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") virus infection.

Jul 3, 2024

A human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") virus infection in the United States has been identified in the state of Colorado.

Jun 28, 2024

CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met June 26 - 28 to discuss data on multiple vaccines. The agenda and presentations are online.

Apr 11, 2024

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched its updated Public Health Data Strategy for 2024-2025 and a companion 2023 Lookback Report.

Apr 11, 2024

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched its updated Public Health Data Strategy for 2024-2025 and a companion 2023 Lookback Report.

Aug 10, 2023

CDC is releasing the latest provisional estimates for suicide deaths in the United States in 2022. The provisional estimates released today indicate that suicide deaths further increased in 2022.

Oct 19, 2022

Today, CDC's Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults.

Oct 19, 2022

Today, CDC's Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults.

Aug 10, 2022

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Environmental Justice, announce the release of the <a href=&quot;https://eji.cdc.gov&quot;>Environmental Justice Index (EJI)</a>.

Aug 10, 2022

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Environmental Justice, announce the release of the <a href=&quot;https://eji.cdc.gov&quot;>Environmental Justice Index (EJI)</a>.

Feb 6, 2020

This briefing to update you on CDC's 2019 Novel Coronavirus response. We are joined today by Dr. Nancy Messonnier Director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and rear admiral Denise Hinton from the food and drug administrations, she is the chief scientist.

Feb 6, 2020

This briefing to update you on CDC's 2019 Novel Coronavirus response. We are joined today by Dr. Nancy Messonnier Director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and rear admiral Denise Hinton from the food and drug administrations, she is the chief scientist.

Jan 28, 2020

HHS Press Conference: Remarks at Coronavirus Press Briefing

Jan 28, 2020

Secretary Alex Azar will hold a press conference alongside CDC, NCIRD, and NIAID providing details on the Department's coordinated public health response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Apr 29, 2019

CDC will hold its annual gathering of past and present disease detectives April 29-May 2, 2019, in Atlanta. The 68th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference will feature presentations on groundbreaking investigations and often life-saving outbreak responses by current EIS officers and their laboratory counterparts, the Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS) fellows.

Apr 22, 2019

Tickborne diseases increasingly threaten the health of people in the United States. The growing threat includes newly discovered disease-causing germs, an increasing number of reported tickborne illnesses, expanding geographic ranges for ticks, and a novel tick species found in the US.

Aug 27, 2018

Presentations include a wide range of health threats in U.S. and internationally

Aug 23, 2018

The number of adolescents who are up to date on HPV vaccination - meaning they started and completed the HPV vaccine series - increased five percentage points from 2016 to 2017, according to results from a national survey published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Aug 20, 2018

Of the approximately 4 million babies born in 2015, most (83.2 percent) started out breastfeeding - but many stop earlier than recommended, according to the 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Aug 16, 2018

One in 4 U.S. adults - 61 million Americans - have a disability that impacts major life activities, according to a report in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Aug 10, 2018

CDC has released a graphic novel to help young people understand the potential health risks of human influenza viruses that normally circulate in swine and can cause disease in people (known as variant flu infections).

Aug 9, 2018

CDC has been responding and coordinating with the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since a new outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu province was reported on July 30, 2018.

Aug 9, 2018

The number of pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) at labor and delivery more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2014, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Aug 8, 2018

Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference: Zika in Babies in US Territories

Aug 7, 2018

About 1 in 7 babies now 1 year or older who were born to women with Zika virus infection during pregnancy had one or more health problems possibly caused by exposure to the virus before birth, according to the latest Vital Signs report. Some of these problems were not apparent at birth.

Aug 7, 2018

About 1 in 7 babies had health problems possibly caused by Zika: New data underscore continued need for follow-up care of babies exposed to Zika before birth

Aug 7, 2018

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Task Force for Global Health, Inc., will host the 2018 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta later this month.

Aug 1, 2018

CDC continues to advise consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell recalled Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad, which has been linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections. Read the Food Safety Alert Update: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/sandiego-07-18/index.html

Jul 26, 2018

A CDC final investigation update of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to pre-cut melon has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/adelaide-06-18/index.html. This outbreak appears to be over.

Jul 25, 2018

The Government of the Republic of Namibia, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and ICAP at Columbia University (ICAP) released new data today at the 2018 International AIDS Conference demonstrating that the HIV epidemic is coming under control in Namibia.

Jul 24, 2018

The U.S. Centers for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) commends the dedicated efforts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ministry of Public Health and partners to end the ninth reported outbreak of Ebola in that country since 1976. This good news reinforces the importance of having efficient surveillance systems in place and strong leadership to stop outbreaks at their source and save lives.

Jul 23, 2018

CDC has developed the nation's first Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System (VEHSS). Launched in collaboration with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), the VEHSS is designed to help health care professionals, researchers, policymakers, and state health departments better understand the scope of vision loss, eye disorders, and eye care services in the United States.

Jul 20, 2018

A CDC investigation update of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks has been posted.

Jul 19, 2018

A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products.

Jul 18, 2018

CDC advises consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad, which has been linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections.

Jul 13, 2018

CDC, state and local health officials, and the S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections.

Jul 13, 2018

CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and state and local public health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections associated with consumption of McDonald's salads.

Jul 12, 2018

A final CDC investigation update of the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce has been posted

Jul 12, 2018

The new website notes that anyone can get ME/CFS. While most common in people between 40 and 60 years old, the illness affects children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. More education for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers is urgently needed, so they are prepared to provide timely diagnosis and appropriate care for patients with ME/CFS.

Jun 21, 2018

More than twice as many U.S. college and university campuses were smoke free or tobacco free in 2017 as in 2012, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation (ANRF)

Jun 19, 2018

CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and state and local public health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections associated with consumption of pre-packaged Del Monte Fresh Produce vegetable trays containing broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and dill dip.

Jun 15, 2018

CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka infections linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal.

Jun 14, 2018

Adults living in non-metropolitan (rural) counties are still more likely to be obese than adults in metro (urban) counties, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report in today's MMWR.

Jun 14, 2018

The 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) paints a promising picture about the drug and sexual behaviors U.S. high school students report, but the findings leave room for concern - especially among groups of young people who report multiple health risks.

Jun 7, 2018

CDC Vital Signs report on Trends in Suicide Rates and contributing circumstances to suicide.

Jun 7, 2018

Yet 3.6 million middle and high school students still use tobacco products

Jun 7, 2018

Comprehensive prevention goes beyond a focus on mental health concerns

Jun 7, 2018

According to the latest Vital Signs report, suicide increased in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 through 2016.

May 17, 2018

Crypto parasite continues to cause most outbreaks and illnesses linked to pools and water playgrounds

May 16, 2018

Test could save lives and lead to fewer unnecessary rabies shots

May 10, 2018

Opportunity to enhance tobacco cessation treatment in these settings

May 10, 2018

The Partnership for Public Service has announced its nominees for the 2018 Service to America Medals, known as the "Sammies." CDC has three finalists for these prestigious public health awards that recognize the talents and achievements of federal employees.

May 2, 2018

Transcript for Vital Signs Teleconference - Vector Borne Diseases: More than 640,000 cases reported, 2004-2016: Illnesses from tick, mosquito, and flea bites increased from 2004 - 2016

May 1, 2018

Almost everyone in the world has been bitten by a mosquito. Although most kinds of mosquitoes are just nuisance mosquitoes, some kinds of mosquitoes spread viruses that can cause disease.

May 1, 2018

Cases triple; better tools needed to fight mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas

May 1, 2018

The number of illnesses from tick, mosquito, and flea bites has more than tripled in the US, with over 640,000 cases reported from 2004 through 2016.

Apr 26, 2018

About 1 in 59 eight -year-old children in 11 communities across the United States were identified as having autism in 2014, according to a report published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary.

Apr 20, 2018

CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign resumes for 25 weeks on April 23, 2018.

Apr 16, 2018

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 67th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference April 16-19, 2018 in Atlanta.

Apr 12, 2018

CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) will host the 67th Annual EIS Conference from April 16-19 in Atlanta. During the event, EIS officers-also known as CDC "disease detectives" -will describe the investigations they conducted over the past year.

Apr 5, 2018

Digital press kits regarding HIV & AIDS

Apr 3, 2018

Transcript of CDC telebriefing

Apr 3, 2018

221 instances of dangerous antibiotic resistant germs: What can state and local health departments do to protect the public?

Apr 3, 2018

Ramped-up CDC strategy helps providers stop spread of new germs, prevents large outbreaks

Mar 29, 2018

An in-depth analysis of 2016 U.S. drug overdose data shows that America's overdose epidemic is spreading geographically and increasing across demographic groups.

Mar 22, 2018

Latest analysis of tuberculosis trends shows continued decline in the U.S., but progress toward elimination is slowing.

Mar 21, 2018

Between 2010 and 2017, CDC and Ugandan scientists identified 16 outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) in an average of 2.5 days - down from the two-week average detection time over the previous 10 years. The program, the CDC-UVRI Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance and Laboratory Program, identified five times as many outbreaks between 2010 and 2017 as were documented in the decade before the program began.

Mar 21, 2018

High blood pressure and high cholesterol are more common among workers exposed to loud noise at work according to a CDC study published this month in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

Mar 20, 2018

CDC Update on Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Brazil, Vaccination Recommendations

Mar 16, 2018

Travelers to Brazil should get Yellow Fever vaccine

Mar 16, 2018

CDC will host a media teleconference to discuss a deadly outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil described in the March 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Mar 16, 2018

U.S. adults consumed more than 17 billion binge drinks in 2015, or about 470 binge drinks per binge drinker, according to a first-of-its-kind study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Mar 12, 2018

Today marks one month since Commander (CDR) Timothy Cunningham was last seen, and we have not given up hope that he will soon be found.

Mar 6, 2018

Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference, titled &quot;Opioid Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments&quot;

Mar 6, 2018

A new CDC analysis suggests HIV prevention pill is not reaching most Americans who could benefit - especially people of color.

Mar 6, 2018

Data from emergency departments (EDs) show that the U.S. opioid overdose epidemic continues to worsen, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Mar 6, 2018

Emergency Department visits for suspected opioid overdoses increased 30 percent from third quarter 2016 to third quarter 2017 in 16 states that have been hit hard by the opioid overdose epidemic.

Feb 21, 2018

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Report to Congress on The Management of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Children, detailing the impact a TBI can have on children and their families.

Feb 13, 2018

In addition to tragic loss of life, the next global infectious disease outbreak could harm the U.S. export economy and threaten U.S. jobs-even if the disease never reaches our shores.

Feb 10, 2018

This is a transcript of the February 9, 2018 CDC teleconference on current U.S. flu activity.

Feb 9, 2018

CDC will provide an update on the current flu season.

Dec 19, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have linked one person&#39;s Salmonella Oranienburg infection to taking rattlesnake pills.

Dec 14, 2017

Most children born with microcephaly - small head size for age - and evidence of congenital Zika virus infection face severe health and developmental challenges at ages 19-24 months,...

Dec 13, 2017

According to new estimates published today, between 291,000 and 646,000 people worldwide die from seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses each year, higher than a previous estimate of 250,000 to 500,000 and based on a robust, multinational survey.

Dec 5, 2017

Infant deaths from critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) decreased more than 33 percent in eight states that mandated screening for CCHD using a test called pulse oximetry.

Dec 4, 2017

On Monday, December 4, Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Eric Hargan will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, where he will meet with CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., and CMS Administrator Seema Verma to discuss departmental response to ongoing public health emergencies.

Nov 29, 2017

Transcript of teleconference

Nov 28, 2017

A new CDC Vital Signs report published today finds that HIV is being diagnosed sooner after infection than was previously reported. According to the report, the estimated median time from HIV infection to diagnosis was three years in 2015. CDC previously estimated that, in 2011, the median time from HIV infection to diagnosis was three years and seven months.

Nov 28, 2017

Overall, 85 percent of the estimated 1.1 million people living with HIV in 2014 knew their HIV status. CDC estimates about 40 percent of new HIV infections originate from people who don&#39;t know they have HIV.

Nov 28, 2017

CDC estimates the amount of time that people live with HIV before they receive a diagnosis and examines recent HIV testing behavior among people who are at risk for HIV infection.

Nov 22, 2017

Among the 50 busiest airports in the world, 23 have smoke-free indoor policies. This means air travelers and employees at 46 percent of the world&#39;s busiest airports are protected from exposure to secondhand smoke. The other 27 busiest airports allow smoking in designated or ventilated indoor areas.

Nov 21, 2017

CDC and partners urge families at risk to see their doctor for antibiotics.

Nov 16, 2017

Just 1 in 10 adults meet the federal fruit or vegetable recommendations, according to a new study published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Nov 15, 2017

Each year, at least 2 million Americans become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and at least 23,000 people die as a result.

Nov 9, 2017

About 1 in 5 U.S. adults used some form of tobacco product in 2015, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration&#39;s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Nov 7, 2017

24 Champions achieved high rates of blood pressure control for their patients

Oct 27, 2017

Over half of people in 10 states who died of opioid overdoses during the second half of 2016 tested positive for fentanyl, according to new data published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Early Release.

Oct 26, 2017

When a deadly mystery illness was detected in Liberia in April 2017, first responders were on the ground within 24 hours. Through the Ministry of Health&#39;s quick action and collaboration with global partners, the cause of the outbreak was identified as meningococcal disease and contained with only 31 cases and 13 deaths.

Oct 24, 2017

Is your child&#39;s development on track for his or her age? Now you can find out with CDC&#39;s new free Milestone Tracker app. The app makes it easy for parents to track, support, and celebrate their young child&#39;s development.

Oct 19, 2017

Drug overdose death rates now higher in rural areas than in urban areas

Oct 19, 2017

This update includes information that has become available since the August 2016 release of the previous guidance.

Oct 5, 2017

Suicide rates for rural counties consistently higher than urban counties from 2001-2015

Oct 4, 2017

Last week, the Partnership for Public Service named CDC&#39;s Tedd V. Ellerbrock, M.D., the 2017 winner of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for Career Achievement in recognition of the vital role he has played in building, expanding, and improving the U.S.-led program that provides HIV treatment to more than 11 million people around the world.

Oct 3, 2017

Transcript of teleconference

Oct 3, 2017

Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers account for about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2014.

Oct 3, 2017

Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers account for about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2014

Oct 3, 2017

Overweight and obesity are associated with at least 13 different types of cancer. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, cancers associated with overweight and obesity accounted for 40 percent of cancers diagnosed in the U.S. in 2014. About 2 in 3 of these cancers are in adults 50- to 74-years-old.

Sep 29, 2017

CDC is deactivating its emergency response for Zika virus (Zika) to transition efforts to normal program operations on September 29, 2017.

Sep 28, 2017

A new CDC study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases reported that vaccination with whooping cough vaccine, Tdap, during the third trimester of pregnancy prevented more than three out of four (78 percent) cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis) in babies younger than two months.

Sep 27, 2017

Adults with asthma are at increased risk for pneumococcal disease, yet according to a new CDC study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine,

Sep 26, 2017

More than two million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2016, the highest number ever, according to the annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sep 25, 2017

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching Rx Awareness, a powerful communication campaign featuring real-life accounts of people recovering from opioid use disorder and people who have lost loved ones to prescription opioid overdose.

Sep 21, 2017

Adult motor vehicle drivers and passengers in America&#39;s most rural counties had motor-vehicle death rates 3 to 10 times higher than those in the most urban counties

Sep 21, 2017

How does CDC fulfill its mission to keep America safe from health threats? The first-ever special supplement to CDC&#39;s Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal details progress made in preventing, detecting, and responding to disease threats around the world.

Sep 21, 2017

SARS in 2003. Influenza in 2009. Ebola in 2014. Zika in 2015. In the fight against infectious diseases, no nation can stand alone. In today&#39;s interconnected world, a health threat anywhere is a threat everywhere: an outbreak in a remote village can spread to major cities on all six continents in less than 36 hours.

Sep 20, 2017

Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers helps parents interact positively with children. It provides proven answers to common challenges so moms, dads, and caregivers can help two- to four-year-olds grow up happy and healthy.

Sep 19, 2017

Latest survey results show Lesotho&#39;s significant success with HIV viral load suppression and stabilization of Uganda&#39;s previously expanding epidemic

Sep 18, 2017

Practical information for affected communities, displaced people, and responders

Sep 15, 2017

People who consumed raw milk or raw milk products from one Texas dairy should contact their health care provider immediately, warn health investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

Sep 13, 2017

Hurricanes can cause dangerous and destructive high winds, flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges. Keep your family safe after a hurricane has made landfall.

Sep 12, 2017

CDC&#39;s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is now activated to bring together CDC staff to work efficiently in responding to public health needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and to deploy resources and personnel as requested.

Sep 7, 2017

As millions of students across the United States head back to school, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new data confirming the close connection between student health and academic performance.

Sep 7, 2017

After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Almost 800,000 people have a stroke each year, more than 140,000 die and many survivors face disability.

Sep 7, 2017

As students go back to school, it is important that parents and students recognize key health and safety information that will help ensure a great start to the school year.

Sep 6, 2017

After more than four decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sep 6, 2017

After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Not only has progress in preventing deaths slowed, but there has also been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and among people living in the South, while blacks continue to be the hardest hit by stroke.

Sep 6, 2017

Progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, progress in stroke death rates has stalled in 3 out of 4 states. In recent years, there has been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and people living in the South.

Sep 5, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding more than $28.6 million in additional funding to 44 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic.

Aug 31, 2017

The 2016 maps show that the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.

Aug 31, 2017

This initiative emphasizes the importance of early recognition and timely treatment of sepsis, as well as the importance of preventing infections that could lead to sepsis.

Aug 29, 2017

This Forum will be an opportunity to convene experts to review emerging evidence and collect individual expert input regarding the diagnosis, evaluation and management of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection.

Aug 24, 2017

About 1 in 500 infants are born with CCHD, which includes the more severe forms of congenital heart disease (CHD).

Aug 24, 2017

Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their children, according to a report published in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Aug 17, 2017

More than 6 in 7 adolescents (85 percent) who wear contact lenses report at least one habit that increases the chance of an eye infection, according to a report published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Aug 10, 2017

The number of U.S. adults and children with epilepsy is increasing, with at least 3.4 million people living with the disorder, according to data released today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Aug 9, 2017

CDC organized the first Fungal Disease Awareness Week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough to provide life-saving treatment.

Aug 4, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement to help states, cities, counties, and territories prevent, detect, respond to, and control the growing threats posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Jul 25, 2017

American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ad Council launch new creative awareness effort aimed at reducing the incidence of type 2 diabetes

Jul 24, 2017

New findings from Swaziland, supported by the Swazi Ministry of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the President&#39;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), reveal remarkable progress in controlling the country&#39;s HIV epidemic and are the latest to show that global HIV efforts are helping to curb the HIV epidemic and saving lives.

Jul 19, 2017

With the peak summer travel season under way, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding travelers to Europe and other global destinations to take steps to protect themselves against measles amid outbreaks of the disease.

Jul 18, 2017

More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Jul 17, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be awarding this week more than $12 million to 23 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic.

Jul 7, 2017

Trends and opioid prescribing and how the amount of opioids prescribed to patients varies widely from county to county in the United States

Jul 6, 2017

Despite decreases in cancer death rates nationwide, a new report shows slower reduction in cancer death rates in rural America (a decrease of 1.0 percent per year) compared with urban America (a decrease of 1.6 percent per year),

Jul 6, 2017

The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015, but remains at high levels and varies from county to county in the U.S.,

Jul 6, 2017

There has been an overall decline in the amount of opioids prescribed in the United States. But the amount is still extremely high, with the amount of prescribed opioids in 2015 approximately three times higher than the amount in 1999.

Jul 2, 2017

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commends the dedicated efforts of those in the DRC whose hard work and commitment stopped the most recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Africa in less than 2 months.

Jun 28, 2017

CDC today released Health, United States, 2016, the 40th annual report on the health of the nation from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the President and Congress.

Jun 27, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, has filed a petition for its Edward R. Roybal Campus on Clifton Road to be annexed by the City of Atlanta.

Jun 26, 2017

What was it like at ground zero of the worst outbreak of Ebola in history? This month, CDC&#39;s David J. Sencer Museum will be the first U.S. museum to offer an overview of the devastating viral outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.

Jun 22, 2017

CDC will host a media availability on June 28, 2017, for reporters who want to tour the new exhibition, EBOLA: People + Public Health + Political Will.

Jun 20, 2017

The Southern United States shows a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of Medical Entomology June 19.

Jun 15, 2017

The number of middle and high school students who say they are current tobacco users - defined as having used a tobacco product in the past 30 days - dropped from 4.7 million in 2015 to 3.9 million in 2016, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration&#39;s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products.

Jun 13, 2017

CDC&#39;s 2018 Yellow Book, the definitive guide for healthy international travel, is now available for free online and for order in hard copy.

Jun 9, 2017

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories

Jun 8, 2017

In the U.S. territories, 5 percent of women who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with Zika virus-associated birth defects

Jun 8, 2017

Transcript from the June 6th, 2017 Vital Signs - Legionnaires&#39; Disease telebriefing

Jun 8, 2017

CDC is hosting a telebriefing to discuss recent findings about birth defects associated with Zika virus infection in the U.S. territories

Jun 7, 2017

Salmonella infections don&#39;t just come from contaminated food-they can come from contact with animals, too. Many Salmonella infections occur in people who have contact with certain types of animals.

Jun 6, 2017

Legionnaires&#39; disease is a risk in health care facilities across the United States, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Unfortunately, this serious bacterial lung infection is deadly for 1 in 4 people who get it from a health care facility.

Jun 6, 2017

A new CDC analysis finds that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health care-associated cases of Legionnaires&#39; disease, a concerning finding since Legionnaires&#39; disease acquired from health care facilities can be particularly severe.

Jun 6, 2017

On April 20, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated pre-pandemic planning guidelines entitled Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza - United States, 2017.

Jun 6, 2017

An updated app for smart phones and other mobile devices can help workers stay safe when working outdoors in hot weather.

Jun 6, 2017

A new CDC analysis finds that among 21 jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported cases of Legionnaires&#39; disease associated with healthcare facilities - a concerning finding because the disease is particularly severe when acquired from such facilities.

Jun 2, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in Miami-Dade County to lift the Zika cautionary (yellow) area designation.

May 25, 2017

Death rates from Alzheimer&#39;s disease (AD) increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, according to data released today in the CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

May 18, 2017

Outbreaks of a parasitic infection linked to swimming pools and water playgrounds are increasingly being reported to CDC, with twice as many outbreaks in 2016 as in 2014.

May 11, 2017

Deadly virus concentrated among baby boomers and increasing rapidly among new generations of Americans

May 11, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s recommendation for the use of a cholera vaccine in adults traveling to areas with cholera is now final.

May 5, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Notice with updated guidance for healthcare professionals to interpret Zika test results for women who live in, or frequently travel (daily or weekly) to areas with a CDC Zika travel notice.

May 4, 2017

Tickborne diseases are on the rise and prevention should be on everyone&#39;s mind, particularly during the spring, summer, and early-fall when ticks are most active.

May 3, 2017

New Vital Signs Report - African Americans are living longer. The death rate for African Americans has declined about 25% over 17 years, primarily for those aged 65 years and older

May 2, 2017

The death rate for African-Americans (blacks) declined 25 percent from 1999 to 2015, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report released today.

May 2, 2017

The death rate for African Americans dropped 25% from 1999-2015, but they are still more likely to die at a young age than white Americans.

May 1, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines a plan to ensure a continuous yellow fever vaccine supply in the United States following the anticipated depletion of the U.S.-licensed YF-VAX&#174; yellow fever vaccine in mid-2017,

May 1, 2017

Death rates for African-Americans have declined about 25 percent over 17 years, primarily for those ages 65 years and older.

Apr 27, 2017

CDC releases NEW, interactive U.S. Cancer Statistics data displays that improve the access to and look of the official federal cancer statistics.

Apr 25, 2017

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: EIS Conference

Apr 24, 2017

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 66th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference April 24-27, 2017, in Atlanta. The event showcases recent groundbreaking and often life-saving investigations by EIS officers-better known as CDC&#39;s disease detectives.

Apr 21, 2017

Campylobacter and Salmonella caused the most reported bacterial foodborne illnesses in 2016, according to preliminary data published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Apr 12, 2017

Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are increasing among youth in the United States, according to a report, Incidence Trends of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes among Youths, 2002-2012, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Apr 12, 2017

CDC&#39;s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) will host the 66th Annual EIS Conference from April 24-27 in Atlanta. During the event, EIS officers-also known as CDC disease detectives-describe the investigations they conducted over the past year.

Apr 8, 2017

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working with the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support an investigation of a dead bat that was found in a packaged salad purchased from a grocery store in Florida.

Apr 5, 2017

About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016. Nearly 1,300 pregnant women with evidence of possible Zika infection were reported in 44 US states in 2016.

Apr 4, 2017

New Vital Signs Report - Possible Zika virus infections in 44 U.S. states: What can healthcare providers do to help protect pregnant women and their babies?

Apr 4, 2017

Of the 250 pregnant women who had confirmed Zika infection in 2016, 24 - or about 1 in 10 of them - had a fetus or baby with Zika-related birth defects, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Apr 3, 2017

A new CDC study published today in Pediatrics is the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination significantly reduced a child&#39;s risk of dying from influenza.

Mar 31, 2017

Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2014.

Mar 20, 2017

About one in four U.S. middle and high school students- nearly 6.5 million youths -report being exposed to secondhand aerosol from e-cigarettes at least once within the past 30 days, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Mar 15, 2017

Business Pulse: Opioid Overdose Epidemic, launched today by the CDC Foundation, explores how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to protect individuals from the widespread opioid overdose epidemic.

Mar 13, 2017

CDC has identified a potential risk of Zika virus transmission starting on June, 15, 2016, to present in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that also could affect risk for residents of Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Mar 13, 2017

CDC and FDA provide an update on potential increased risk of Zika virus in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

Mar 10, 2017

CDC has updated its Zika travel guidance and now recommends that pregnant women not travel to any area where there is a risk of Zika virus infection, including areas where the virus has been newly introduced or reintroduced and local mosquito-borne transmission is ongoing; areas where the virus was present before 2015 (endemic) and there is no evidence transmission has stopped; and areas where the virus is likely to be circulating but has not been documented.

Mar 10, 2017

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus?. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands.

Mar 8, 2017

CDC is working closely with USDA APHIS and the Tennessee Department of Health to minimize any human health risk posed by the avian influenza outbreak in Lincoln County, Tennessee. This includes implementing a protocol to monitor the health of poultry workers exposed to commercial poultry involved in the USDA/APHIS-confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H7N9) outbreak. At this time, no human infections associated with this outbreak in Tennessee have been detected.

Mar 7, 2017

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Arthritis in America - Transcript

Mar 7, 2017

Arthritis limits daily activities of 24 million adults in the United States, making it hard for them to hold a cup, lift a grocery bag, or walk to their car. And, the percentage of adults limited by arthritis continues to get worse and has increased by about 20 percent since 2002.

Mar 7, 2017

More than 24 million adults with arthritis have activity limitations from their disease. The percentage of adults with arthritis who have activity limitations grew from 35.9% in 2002 to 42.8% in 2014, a significant increase of 20% overall and independent of the aging of the population.

Mar 6, 2017

According to the latest CDC Vital Signs, more than 54 million US adults have arthritis - 24 million of whom are limited in performing daily activities.

Mar 3, 2017

More adults are getting recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer, but not for breast or cervical cancers, according to data released today in the CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Mar 2, 2017

CDC, FDA, and several states are investigating an outbreak of 12 illnesses of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 reported from several states.

Mar 2, 2017

The proportion of Zika-affected pregnancies with birth defects is approximately 20-fold higher compared with the proportion of pregnancies seen in 2013-2014, which is before Zika was introduced into the Americas, according to an article published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Mar 2, 2017

Users of a new, interactive web application can view and explore city-and neighborhood-level health data for America&#39;s 500 largest cities.

Feb 28, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has completed its examination of the quality of the air that comes through breathing hoses used by laboratory scientists working in its Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) labs.

Feb 24, 2017

CDC, in collaboration with the CDC Foundation, will convene a two-day meeting February 27-28, 2017, to exchange facts and information about options and methods for monitoring and controlling Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and to reduce the burden of illness in people from Zika and other diseases transmitted by this mosquito.

Feb 17, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a review of air quality associated with the use of air hoses attached to protective suits worn in its Biosafety Level-4 labs. There is no known exposure to hazardous pathogens or contaminated air within the labs, and the air used in these hoses has already been filtered for pathogens using HEPA filters.

Feb 17, 2017

A new CDC museum exhibit, Then & Now: Reinventing Quarantine for Globalization, presents the untold story - contrasting the Then and Now - of reinventing the CDC Quarantine Program for an increasingly globalized world.

Feb 8, 2017

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Too loud! For Too long!

Feb 7, 2017

Unless your hearing is tested, it&#39;s really hard to know if it&#39;s damaged. That&#39;s the message of a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey that found about one in four U.S. adults who say their hearing is good or excellent actually have hearing damage.

Feb 6, 2017

According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, many adults don&#39;t hear as well as they think they do. About 40 million Americans ages 20 to 69 have hearing loss in one or both ears. Being around too much loud noise-like using a leaf blower or going to loud concerts - can cause permanent hearing loss.

Jan 20, 2017

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working with the Illinois Department of Health and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to investigate cases of Seoul virus infections among eight people who worked at several rat-breeding facilities in the two states.

Jan 19, 2017

A study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine provides compelling evidence that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) is spread from person-to-person in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa from 2011-2014.

Jan 17, 2017

CDC&#39;s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces the availability of a new mobile application (app) for iOS devices that will measure sound levels in the workplace to help workers learn about their noise exposure and reduce the chances of hearing loss.

Jan 12, 2017

A new CDC study demonstrates that Americans living in rural areas are more likely to die from five leading causes than their urban counterparts.

Jan 11, 2017

Strategies for Recess in Schools identifies 19 effective strategies schools can implement to increase student physical activity and academic achievement

Jan 11, 2017

What approaches from the Indian Health Service can be applied to other populations to reduce kidney failure and prevent diabetes deaths?

Jan 10, 2017

Remarkable progress made reducing kidney failure from diabetes in Native American populations. Federal data show diabetes-related kidney failure among Native American adults (American Indians/Alaskan Natives) decreased 54 percent between 1996 and 2013.

Jan 10, 2017

Federal data show diabetes-related kidney failure among Native American adults (American Indians/Alaskan Natives) decreased 54 percent between 1996 and 2013.

Jan 10, 2017

What approaches from the Indian Health Service can be applied to other populations to reduce kidney failure and prevent diabetes deaths?

Jan 10, 2017

Remarkable progress made reducing kidney failure from diabetes in Native American populations. Federal data show diabetes-related kidney failure among Native American adults (American Indians/Alaskan Natives) decreased 54 percent between 1996 and 2013.

Jan 9, 2017

CDC&#39;s Tips From Former Smokers campaign will be back on the air for at least 20 weeks in 2017. The 15- and 30-second ads will run nationally on cable and network television and online, supported by print versions.

Dec 30, 2016

Seventy years after CDC was founded to fight mosquitoes that carried malaria, CDC found itself entrenched in combat with another mosquito-borne illness, Zika virus.

Dec 22, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today it is awarding nearly $184 million in funding to states, territories, local jurisdictions, and universities to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus infection and associated adverse health outcomes, including microcephaly and other serious birth defects.

Dec 16, 2016

Drug overdose deaths, including opioid overdose deaths, continue to increase in the United States, according to new data published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Dec 15, 2016

In a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, CDC scientists used preliminary data from the US Zika Pregnancy Registry (USZPR) to estimate that 6 percent of completed pregnancies following Zika virus infection were affected by one or more birth defects potentially related to Zika virus infection during pregnancy.

Dec 14, 2016

CDC has issued Zika-related travel and testing guidance for Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, following reports from Texas public health officials of five cases spread locally by mosquitoes. This information suggests that there may be a risk of continued spread of Zika virus and therefore pregnant women are at some risk for Zika virus infection. CDC is designating the city of Brownsville as a Zika cautionary area (yellow area). Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS), Cameron County

Dec 14, 2016

The health threats of 2016 came in all sizes, ranging from drug-resistant superbugs to Zika-carrying mosquitoes to a powerful hurricane. In a digital press kit released today, CDC highlights key agency activities during 2016 and previews what could come in 2017.

Dec 13, 2016

Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself in fetuses&#39; brains and in the placentas of pregnant women, which may help explain how the virus causes devastating birth defects and pregnancy losses even if a woman had only a minor illness.

Dec 9, 2016

As of early November, only about 2 out of 5 people in the United States reported having gotten this season&#39;s flu vaccine, yet flu vaccine offered substantial benefit last season by preventing an estimated 5 million flu illnesses and 71,000 flu hospitalizations.

Dec 9, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in the previously identified area of South Miami Beach, FL. This area is no longer considered to be an area of active Zika virus transmission (red area). It is now designated as a Zika cautionary area (yellow area). There have been no new cases of local Zika virus transmission identified in South Miami Beach for more than 45 days, suggesting that the risk of Zika virus infection is no longe

Dec 9, 2016

Colombia has experienced a 4-fold increase overall in microcephaly following the Zika virus outbreak in 2016, according to a study published today in the CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. This preliminary report on Zika virus disease and microcephaly in Colombia demonstrates that an increase in microcephaly is not specific to Brazil. This finding confirms that countries with Zika virus outbreaks are likely to experience large increases in microcephaly and other Zika-related birth

Dec 5, 2016

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the final report on the Winnable Battles program, an effort to make the biggest health impact for the most Americans in the shortest time.

Dec 2, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated Zika guidance for people who travel to or live in the previously identified 1-square-mile area of Little River in Miami-Dade County, FL.

Nov 30, 2016

CDC hosted a telebriefing for Vital Signs on HIV and injection drug use..

Nov 29, 2016

Use of syringe services programs (SSPs) has increased substantially during the past decade, but most people who inject drugs still don&#39;t always use sterile needles, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report published today.

Nov 28, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by Texas health officials that Zika virus infection has been diagnosed in a resident of Brownsville, Texas, without any other known risk factors, suggesting possible local transmission of Zika virus infection.

Nov 28, 2016

One consequence of the nation&#39;s devastating opioid epidemic is the increased risk of HIV and hepatitis B and C transmission through unsafe injection drug use. Syringe services programs (SSPs) can greatly reduce that risk.

Nov 22, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in the previously identified 4.5-square-mile area in Miami Beach, FL. The North Miami Beach-designated area is no longer considered to be an area of active Zika virus transmission (red area).

Nov 22, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in the previously identified 4.5-square-mile area in Miami Beach, FL. The North Miami Beach-designated area is no longer considered to be an area of active Zika virus transmission (red area).

Nov 22, 2016

CDC researchers in collaboration with researchers from the United States and Brazil investigated the first series of infants with laboratory evidence of congenital Zika virus infection documented to have onset of microcephaly after birth.

Nov 21, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus?. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Montserrat. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika.

Nov 18, 2016

The number of potentially preventable deaths - premature deaths that could have been avoided - declined from 2010 to 2014 for three of the five leading causes of death in the Unites States, CDC researchers estimate.

Nov 17, 2016

Obesity among low-income children (ages 2-4 years) enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) decreased from 15.9 percent in 2010 to 14.5 percent in 2014.

Nov 17, 2016

Obesity among low-income children (aged 2-4 years) enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) decreased from 15.9 percent in 2010 to 14.5 percent in 2014.

Nov 16, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus?. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Palau. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika.

Nov 10, 2016

CDC hosted a telebriefing for Vital Signs on cancer and tobacco use.

Nov 10, 2016

Forty percent of cancers diagnosed in the U.S. may have a link to tobacco use, according to this month&#39;s Vital Signs Report. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. It causes more than lung cancer - based on current evidence, it can cause cancers of the mouth and throat, voice box, esophagus, stomach, kidney, pancreas, liver, bladder, cervix, colon and rectum, and a type of leukemia (acute myeloid leukemia).

Nov 10, 2016

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed.

Nov 4, 2016

Thirteen cases of Candida auris (C. auris), a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection that is emerging globally, have been identified in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Nov 3, 2016

About 1 in 10 babies are born preterm, or before completing the normal 37 to 40 weeks of pregnancy. These babies miss out on the important growth and development that happens in the final weeks. Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality.

Nov 2, 2016

The first annual global One Health Day will be held Thursday, November 3, to raise awareness worldwide about the One Health concept, which recognizes that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment.

Oct 28, 2016

CDC continues to support local efforts to prevent new infections of Zika in Miami-Dade County. To see the latest situation firsthand, Dr. Frieden traveled to Miami on Tuesday, October 25.

Oct 26, 2016

&quot;Business Pulse: Tobacco Use&quot;, launched today by the CDC Foundation, focuses on how employers can improve employee health by reducing tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.

Oct 24, 2016

Transcript and audio recording of World Polio Day Press Conference

Oct 24, 2016

The world is at the brink of a historic moment: eradication of polio, one of the most feared scourges of humanity; yet, recent setbacks threaten this long-awaited achievement. On World Polio Day, CDC and Rotary will co-host a live media briefing at CDC to highlight historic progress-the fewest polio cases in the fewest places in history-and outline what is needed to achieve a polio-free world.

Oct 21, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing the availability of about $70 million in supplemental funding to states, cities, and territories to support continued efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus.

Oct 20, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has increased by $44.25 million the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreements for all-hazards preparedness efforts in 2016 and 2017. The funds will go to a total of 62 jurisdictions, including US states, cities, and territories

Oct 20, 2016

CDC today recommended that 11- to 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart rather than the previously recommended three doses to protect against cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.

Oct 19, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to work with Florida health officials to investigate new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Oct 19, 2016

CDC hosted a telebriefing for Vital Signs on dental sealants.

Oct 18, 2016

Dental cavities are one of the most common chronic conditions among children and teens. Left untreated, cavities can cause pain and infection and problems in eating, speaking, and learning.

Oct 18, 2016

Research shows dental sealants to shield the back teeth could prevent up to 80 percent of cavities in school-aged children. They are quick, easy, and painless to apply - yet according to a new CDC Vital Signs, about 60 percent of school children ages 6-11 years don&#39;t get dental sealants.

Oct 17, 2016

According to the new Vital Signs report, dental sealants prevent 80% of cavities in school-age children, particularly for the back teeth, where 9 in 10 cavities occur. About 60% of children ages 6-11 don&#39;t get dental sealants.

Oct 14, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to work with Florida health officials to investigate new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Miami-Dade County.

Oct 13, 2016

Breast cancer death rates among women decreased during 2010-2014, but racial differences persisted, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Oct 13, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning healthcare providers and patients about the potential risk of infection from certain devices used during open heart (open-chest) surgery.

Oct 6, 2016

CDC has awarded more than $14 million to fund new approaches to combat antibiotic resistance, including research on how microorganisms naturally present in the human body (referred to as a person&#39;s microbiome) can be used to predict and prevent infections caused by drug-resistant organisms.

Sep 30, 2016

CDC today announced updates to its interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika based on ongoing assessment of available data, primarily extending the timeframe for men with possible Zika exposure but no Zika symptoms to wait before attempting pregnancy with their partner and extending the time for use of condoms by these men to protect against sexual transmission of Zika virus infection.

Sep 29, 2016

Today, CDC posted Zika virus-related special travel considerations for 11 Southeastern Asian countries. CDC now recommends that pregnant women should consider postponing nonessential travel to these countries because of the uncertain risk of Zika virus infection. CDC is issuing these special travel considerations so that travelers, especially pregnant women, can make informed decisions about their travel and their health.

Sep 29, 2016

Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), joined by other medical and public health experts, will address the nation in preparation for the upcoming flu season at a news conference presented by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).

Sep 27, 2016

CDC is teaming up with a broad coalition of kidney and dialysis organizations to reduce the number of bloodstream infections in dialysis patients. Each year, about 37,000 people get potentially deadly bloodstream infections related to their dialysis treatment.

Sep 27, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that it has awarded $13 million to the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust (ST&R Trust) to establish the first Vector Control Unit (VCU) in Puerto Rico ...

Sep 26, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus?. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for St. Kitts and Nevis.

Sep 23, 2016

CDC hosted a telebriefing on Zika

Sep 23, 2016

Florida health officials&#39; response this summer to the first identified cases of local transmission and the first identified outbreak of Zika virus infection in the continental United States, including aggressive mosquito control efforts, helped to interrupt local transmission and reduce the effect on the community, including pregnant women.

Sep 23, 2016

Florida health officials&#39; response this summer to the first identified cases of local transmission and the first identified outbreak of Zika virus infection in the continental United States, including aggressive mosquito control efforts, helped to stop local transmission and reduce the effect on the community, including pregnant women.

Sep 22, 2016

Every second of every day in the United States an older adult falls, making falls the number one cause of injuries and deaths from injury among older Americans.

Sep 20, 2016

Celebrating 70 years: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will take part in the 12th annual Smithsonian magazine Museum Day Live! event. The David J. Sencer CDC Museum will join other Smithsonian Institution affiliates across the country for this annual one-day event.

Sep 20, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has purchased approximately $2.5 million in laboratory supplies and equipment in August to enhance U.S. laboratory (lab) capacity to test for Zika virus.

Sep 19, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in the approximately 1-square-mile area in Wynwood, Florida, just north of downtown Miami.

Sep 17, 2016

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed through its ongoing investigation that there is active mosquito-borne spread of Zika virus in a larger section of Miami Beach.

Sep 15, 2016

Regular physical activity is vital for healthy aging. It can help delay, prevent, or manage many costly chronic diseases. Physical activity can also reduce the risk of premature death.

Sep 15, 2016

Despite the many benefits of moderate physical activity, 31 million Americans (28 percent) age 50 years and older are inactive - that is, they are not physically active beyond the basic movements needed for daily life activities.

Sep 13, 2016

According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, about 70% of US adults age 65 or older have high blood pressure - but only about half have it under control (less than 140/90), putting them at risk of heart disease, stroke, and early death.

Sep 2, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $2.4 million to Chicago, Houston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles County to establish, enhance, and maintain information-gathering systems to rapidly detect microcephaly-a serious birth defect of the brain-and other adverse outcomes linked to Zika virus infection.

Sep 2, 2016

CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, and Martha Luc&#237;a Ospina Mart&#237;nez, MD, MPH, MBA, Director General of Colombia&#39;s Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on Zika virus response activities in Colombia, particularly the effect of Zika virus during pregnancy.

Sep 1, 2016

CDC today released 2015 state- and territory-specific data on adult obesity prevalence using self-reported information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

Sep 1, 2016

Two-thirds of American adults believe pharmacies should not be allowed to sell tobacco, while 14 percent strongly oppose such a policy, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Aug 30, 2016

Initial data from a Liberian public health program show about 9 percent (38) of 429 male Ebola survivors had fragments of Ebola virus in their semen.

Aug 30, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Singapore. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

Aug 30, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for The British Virgin Islands. Local transmission of Zika has been reported on the island of Tortola, which includes Cane Garden Bay and Havers.

Aug 29, 2016

For the first time, the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) annual report includes whole genome sequencing (WGS) data of bacteria from people with antibiotic-resistant Salmonella infections.

Aug 24, 2016

CDC has and will continue to provide support to Florida to address the Zika outbreak. CDC experts in epidemiology, surveillance, and vector control have been on the ground for weeks supporting the state of Florida&#39;s response.

Aug 24, 2016

Business Pulse: Motor Vehicle Safety at Work, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on how businesses can protect employees who drive for work in the United States and travel for business abroad.

Aug 24, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $6.8 million to national public health partners to assist state, tribal, local, and territorial jurisdictions with their Zika responses in a wide range of activities, including surveillance and epidemiology, vector control, communication and outreach to pregnant women and vulnerable populations, and planning with key stakeholders.

Aug 23, 2016

CDC hosted a telebriefing on sepsis.

Aug 23, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for The Bahamas. Local transmission of Zika has been reported on the island of New Providence, which includes the capital city of Nassau.

Aug 23, 2016

Sepsis is caused by the body&#39;s overwhelming and life-threatening response to an infection and requires rapid intervention. It begins outside of the hospital for nearly 80 percent of patients.

Aug 23, 2016

CDC will release a Vital Signs report focusing on sepsis, emphasizing the importance of prevention and early recognition. Sepsis is a complication caused by the body&#39;s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death.

Aug 22, 2016

In the United States, more than 8 in 10 mothers (81.1 percent) begin breastfeeding their babies at birth - but many stop earlier than is recommended, according to the 2016 Breastfeeding Report Card released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Aug 19, 2016

CDC hosted a telebriefing to provide an update on the Zika virus

Aug 19, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with Florida health officials on investigating cases of locally transmitted Zika virus. The most recent information suggests that there may be a new active Zika transmission in South Florida.

Aug 19, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with Florida health officials on investigating cases of locally transmitted Zika virus. An additional area of active Zika transmission has been identified in a section of Miami Beach, in addition to the area of active Zika transmission near Wynwood.

Aug 19, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued updated interim clinical guidance for health care providers caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy.

Aug 18, 2016

Nearly 1 in 5 contact lens-related eye infections reported to a federal database involved a patient who experienced eye damage, according to a report published in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Aug 17, 2016

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend Shane Todd from complications of cancer at the age of 49. Shane was just 34 years old when he was diagnosed with throat cancer caused by the cigarette smoking he began at 18.

Aug 12, 2016

Two children have been diagnosed with polio in Nigeria, after two years without any polio recognized in that country. Polio is a terrible disease that no child should suffer.

Aug 11, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

Aug 4, 2016

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry&#39;s (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig&#39;s disease) in the United States for the years 2012 and 2013.

Aug 4, 2016

Despite a significant decline in overall adult cigarette smoking since 1964, disparities in cigarette smoking remain among racial and ethnic population groups, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Aug 3, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Antigua and Barbuda as well as Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.).

Aug 2, 2016

CDC announces today the selection of Samuel S. Edwin, Ph.D., to become the new director of the agency&#39;s Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT).

Aug 2, 2016

Funding provided for states and territories to respond to the emerging threat, quickly identify cases of microcephaly and other adverse birth outcomes linked to Zika, ...

Aug 1, 2016

New assessments of mosquito populations and test results this past weekend by Florida public health officials, as part of a community survey in the Miami neighborhood where several Zika infections were recently confirmed, have found persistent mosquito populations and additional Zika infections in the same area.

Aug 1, 2016

CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an update on the Zika virus

Jul 30, 2016

Transcript for CDC telebriefing that to provided an update on the Zika virus.

Jul 29, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were likely caused by bites of local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

Jul 29, 2016

As of July 7, Zika has been diagnosed in 5,582* people, including 672 pregnant women, in Puerto Rico according to a new report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Jul 29, 2016

CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an update on the Zika virus

Jul 27, 2016

CDC is providing $67 million to help health departments nationwide tackle antibiotic resistance and other patient safety threats, including healthcare-associated infections.

Jul 26, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Saba.

Jul 25, 2016

CDC today issued updated guidance and information to prevent Zika virus transmission and health effects.

Jul 21, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin making awards totaling nearly $60 million to states, cities, and territories to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus disease and adverse health outcomes that can result from Zika infection, including the serious birth defect microcephaly.

Jul 20, 2016

CDC will host a meeting in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Jul 19, 2016

Transcript for CDC Media Availability: Support for Utah investigation of Zika - Transcript

Jul 18, 2016

CDC is assisting in the investigation of a case of Zika in a Utah resident who is a family contact of the elderly Utah resident who died in late June.

Jul 18, 2016

CDC will host a media availability to answer questions from reporters about the case of Zika reported by Utah health officials.

Jul 15, 2016

The new partnership supports individuals and groups working to prevent and respond to violence; protect childhood; and make societies safe for children.

Jul 15, 2016

The New York City report of female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus infection is the first documented case of sexual transmission of Zika from a woman to her sex partner...

Jul 14, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for St. Eustatius.

Jul 13, 2016

According to the Brazilian Tourism Board, approximately 350,000 - 500,000 international visitors and athletes from 207 countries are expected to travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Games).

Jul 13, 2016

Americans living in multiunit housing, such as apartments and condominiums, are more likely to use tobacco products and less likely to have smoke-free home rules than people living in single-family housing, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jul 8, 2016

Transcript and audio file of CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Where does the U.S. stand in crash death rates compared with other high-income countries?

Jul 7, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today will release a detailed account of the agency&#39;s work on the largest, longest outbreak response in the agency&#39;s history: the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2016. The series of articles, in a special supplement to CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), comes on the second anniversary of the official activation of the agency&#39;s emergency response to Ebola.

Jul 6, 2016

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend the people and the government of Puerto Rico consider implementing aerial spraying as part of an integrated mosquito control program.

Jul 6, 2016

CDC Telebriefing on the new Vital Signs focused on where the US stands in crash deaths, in relation to other high-income countries.

Jul 6, 2016

About 90 people die each day from motor vehicle crashes in the United States, resulting in the highest death rate among 19 high-income comparison countries.

Jul 6, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today it will award $30 million to 23 state health departments over the next five years as part of the Core State Violence and Injury Prevention Program (Core SVIPP).

Jul 1, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $25 million in funding to states, cities, and territories to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus infection and associated adverse health outcomes, including microcephaly and the other serious birth defects.

Jun 30, 2016

The Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) released today its first annual report of data on the regulation and oversight of laboratories that work with biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products (select agents and toxins).

Jun 30, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Anguilla.

Jun 29, 2016

Finding points way to new approaches to Ebola treatment

Jun 27, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $26 million to support applied research at five academic medical centers as part of a patient safety effort known as Prevention Epicenters Program.

Jun 27, 2016

Building Response Capabilities in Liberia after Ebola

Jun 24, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the results of its investigation into the potential health impact that lead contamination in the Flint, Michigan water supply had on the blood lead levels of local children.

Jun 23, 2016

Ten years after the Surgeon General&#39;s report on the dangers of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, no states in the Southeast have a statewide comprehensive smoke-free law, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Jun 22, 2016

CDC&#39;s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today voted that live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), also known as the &quot;nasal spray&quot; flu vaccine, should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu season.

Jun 22, 2016

Business Pulse: Lowering Costs, Improving Productivity, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on how businesses can tackle the burden of rising health care costs.

Jun 22, 2016

US government agencies and their colorectal cancer prevention partners have set a goal that at least 80% of adults ages 50-75 will be screened for colorectal cancer.

Jun 22, 2016

CDC launched the first national reporting system for harmful algal blooms, as well as a new website with important information for health officials and the public.

Jun 17, 2016

Transcripts for CDC Telebriefing Zika Screening Blood Donations for Zika Virus to Protect Blood Update

Jun 17, 2016

New supplement from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine describes the state of sickle cell disease related care in the United States.

Jun 17, 2016

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Jun 16, 2016

CDC will host a telephone briefing to provide an update on screening of blood donations for Zika virus infection using an investigational nucleic acid test in Puerto Rico.

Jun 16, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin reporting poor outcomes of pregnancies with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection. Starting today,

Jun 16, 2016

More men are visiting Title X Family Planning Program sites, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA) in observance of June&#39;s Men&#39;s Health Month.

Jun 9, 2016

Transcripts for CDC Telebriefing YRBS: 2015 national youth risk behavior survey

Jun 9, 2016

Cigarette smoking among high school students dropped to the lowest levels since the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) began in 1991, but the use of electronic vapor products, including e-cigarettes, among students poses new challenges according to the 2015 survey results released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jun 8, 2016

Transcripts for CDC Telebriefing New Vital Signs Report - Can effective water management programs prevent building-associated Legionnaires&#39; disease outbreaks?

Jun 8, 2016

CDC will host a telephone briefing to discuss and answer questions about findings from the 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

Jun 7, 2016

This briefing will discuss and answer questions about a new Vital Signs report on how effective water management in buildings can help prevent Legionnaires&#39; disease, as established in newly published standards.

Jun 7, 2016

New toolkit offers practical tips for reducing germ&#39;s growth, spread in building water systems

May 31, 2016

CDC published interim guidance for Zika virus antibody testing and interpretation of results. Because of the differences in recommended clinical management of Zika and dengue virus infections, and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women infected with Zika virus during pregnancy, a conservative approach to the interpretation of antibody test results is necessary to reduce the possibility of a missed diagnosis of either infections.

May 31, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is part of a coordinated public health response after the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the discovery of the first mcr-1 gene found in bacteria in a human in the United States.

May 27, 2016

CDC&#39;s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a new web resource to help employers and workers adopt practices that keep workers age 55 or older safe on the road.

May 26, 2016

CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., discussed the latest news and developments in the Zika virus outbreak today at the National Press Club.

May 26, 2016

CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., will discuss the latest news and developments in the Zika virus outbreak today at the National Press Club. He will discuss what we have learned while fighting Zika, and what needs to be done to halt this outbreak.

May 26, 2016

Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Argentina. Local transmission of Zika virus infection (Zika) has been reported in Tucum&#225;n Province, Argentina. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

May 20, 2016

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika Virus Update - 5-20-2016

May 20, 2016

To gain a more complete picture of the impact of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today will begin reporting the total number of pregnant women with Zika virus infection from two newly established enhanced surveillance systems: the US Zika Pregnancy Registry and the Puerto Rico Zika Active Pregnancy Surveillance System.

May 20, 2016

CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an update on the Zika Virus

May 19, 2016

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Serious violations lead to closures of U.S. public pools & other aquatic venues

May 19, 2016

Thousands of public pools and other aquatic venues across the United States are closed each year due to serious health and safety violations, including inadequate disinfectant concentrations and safety equipment.

May 19, 2016

Every year, serious health and safety violations force thousands of public pools, hot tubs, and water playgrounds to close, according to a report published in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. But there&#39;s a lot you can do to protect yourself and your family.

May 18, 2016

MicrobeNet provides laboratorians with unprecedented access to CDC&#39;s virtual microbe library of more than 2,400 rare and emerging infectious bacteria and fungi at no cost.

May 13, 2016

U.S. states and territories can now apply to CDC for funds to fight Zika locally. More than $85 million in redirected funds identified by the Department of Health and Human Services is being made available to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika infection and associated adverse health outcomes, including the serious birth defect microcephaly.

May 12, 2016

Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Grenada. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

May 10, 2016

Retired National Football League (NFL) players are at no greater risk of suicide when compared with the general U.S. population, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

May 9, 2016

Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Saint Barthelemy. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

May 5, 2016

Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Peru. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

May 5, 2016

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May 5, 2016

Today, World Hand Hygiene Day, CDC is launching the new &quot;Clean Hands Count&quot; campaign urging healthcare professionals, patients, and patients&#39; loved ones to prevent healthcare-associated infections by keeping their hands clean.

May 5, 2016

This World Hand Hygiene Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched &quot;Clean Hands Count,&quot; a new hand hygiene campaign focused on improving adherence to hand hygiene recommendations, dispelling myths and misperceptions about hand hygiene, and empowering patients.

May 4, 2016

Deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high of 19,659 in 2014, according to new surveillance data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

May 3, 2016

More young children 2 to 5 years of age receiving care for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could benefit from psychological services - including the recommended treatment of behavior therapy.

May 3, 2016

About half of young children 2-5 years of age with an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis are not receiving psychological services, including the recommended treatment of parent training in behavior therapy.

May 3, 2016

At least 30 percent of antibiotics prescribed in the United States are unnecessary, according to new data published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with Pew Charitable Trusts and other public health and medical experts.

May 2, 2016

Epidemic Intelligence Service officers present findings on Zika, e-cigarettes, violent death, and more

Apr 29, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Papua New Guinea. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika.

Apr 28, 2016

Births among Hispanic and black teens have dropped by almost half since 2006, according to a new analysis published by CDC. This mirrors a substantial national decline: births to all American teenagers have dropped more than 40 percent within the past decade

Apr 25, 2016

There is a link between exposure to e-cigarette advertisements and the use of e-cigarettes by middle and high school students, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Apr 22, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued new guidance and information for protecting workers from occupational exposure to Zika virus.

Apr 21, 2016

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data regarding injuries, deaths, and illness faced by millions every year in the workplace. This week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) issue is devoted to occupational health concerns, in acknowledgment of Workers Memorial Day (April 28th).

Apr 19, 2016

CDC&#39;s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) - better known as CDC&#39;s disease detective program - will hold its annual conference May 2-5 in Atlanta. The event showcases EIS investigations conducted over the past year.

Apr 18, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Belize. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika.

Apr 14, 2016

Transcript for a CDC hosted telebriefing which provided an update on the Zika Virus.

Apr 14, 2016

Overall tobacco use by middle and high school students has not changed since 2011, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration&#39;s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Apr 14, 2016

Changes in the tests that diagnose foodborne illness are helping identify infections faster but could soon pose challenges to finding outbreaks and monitoring progress toward preventing foodborne disease, according to a report published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Week Report.

Apr 13, 2016

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded, after careful review of existing evidence, that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects.

Apr 13, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Saint Lucia. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika.

Apr 13, 2016

CDC will host a telebriefing to provide an update on the Zika Virus

Apr 5, 2016

Transcript for CDC telebriefing of the Zika Summit Press Conference

Apr 4, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Fiji. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

Apr 4, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Fiji. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

Apr 1, 2016

In past Zika outbreaks, most people have not gotten sick, so people may not even know they are infected. Based on current knowledge, the greatest risk for complications from Zika is to a pregnant woman&#39;s fetus.

Apr 1, 2016

Today, more than 300 local, state, and federal government officials; health experts; and non-government partners are gathering at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prepare for the likelihood of mosquito-borne transmission of the Zika virus in some parts of the continental United States.

Mar 31, 2016

CDC is investigating how one of its laboratory workers who was recently diagnosed with Salmonella infection may have acquired their infection due to work they performed in a BSL-2 laboratory (a level of lab work involving pathogens that are common and treatable causes of illness).

Mar 31, 2016

An estimated 1 in 68 (14.6 per 1,000) school-aged children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a CDC report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary.

Mar 30, 2016

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today recognized eight hospitals and healthcare systems as Healthcare-Associated Venous Thromboembolism (HA-VTE) Prevention Champions for their success in implementing innovative and effective ways to prevent venous thromboembolism in healthcare settings.

Mar 29, 2016

Hosted by CDC, the one-day Zika Action Plan Summit will bring together officials from local, state and federal jurisdictions and non-government organizations to prepare for a coordinated U.S. response to Zika.

Mar 29, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released a new resource designed to help dental health care professionals prevent infections.

Mar 25, 2016

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Updates on CDC recommendations related to Zika virus

Mar 25, 2016

CDC today issued new guidance and information to prevent Zika virus transmission and health effects.

Mar 25, 2016

Updates on CDC recommendations related to Zika virus

Mar 24, 2016

The latest outcomes measuring the impact of CDC&#39;s national tobacco education campaign are as strong as those achieved in its first year, and suggest that three years into the campaign, the ads were still having a significant impact.

Mar 23, 2016

On February 10, 2016, CDC/ATSDR released a report entitled Possible Health Implications from Exposure to Formaldehyde Emitted from Laminate Flooring Samples Tested by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Mar 22, 2016

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) has revised its report &quot;Possible Health Implications from Exposure to Formaldehyde Emitted from Laminate Flooring Samples Tested by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&quot;

Mar 22, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Dominica. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list of affected countries/regions, visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.

Mar 19, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cuba. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, &quot;practice enhanced precautions&quot;) for people traveling to destinations with Zika.

Mar 18, 2016

In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Trioplex Real-time RT-PCR Assay, a diagnostic tool for Zika virus that will be distributed to qualified laboratories.

Mar 16, 2016

The release of the CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain

Mar 16, 2016

In our effort to reach primary care providers, the respected voice of JAMA is instrumental. We are encouraged by JAMA&#39;s publication of five perceptive and practical opinions that give prescribers insight into the need for and application of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain according to their patients&#39; needs.

Mar 16, 2016

Business Pulse: 5 Ways CDC Protects the Health of Your Business, launched today by the CDC Foundation, provides America&#39;s employers with CDC guidance and resources in five key areas.

Mar 15, 2016

As part of the urgent response to the epidemic of overdose deaths, CDC issued new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.

Mar 15, 2016

As part of the U.S. government&#39;s urgent response to the epidemic of overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today is issuing new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.

Mar 15, 2016

Today, CDC is issuing new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care

Mar 15, 2016

PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a billion dollars every year.

Mar 15, 2016

A national network of public health laboratories prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a billion dollars every year, according to a study released today.

Mar 11, 2016

Mosquitoes linked to Zika virus not likely in areas above 6,500 feet (2,000 meters)

Mar 11, 2016

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Updates on Zika response efforts

Mar 10, 2016

CDC Director Tom Frieden traveled to Puerto Rico March 7-9 to assess firsthand CDC&#39;s support for the Zika response. He will provide an assessment of the situation in Puerto Rico and an update on CDC&#39;s Zika response efforts.

Mar 9, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destination to the Zika virus travel notices: New Caledonia.

Mar 9, 2016

The Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer (1975-2012) shows that death rates continued to decline for all cancers combined, as well as for most cancer sites for men and women of all major racial and ethnic populations.

Mar 4, 2016

CDC is hosting a one-day Zika Action Plan Summit as the nation faces likely local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus in some places in the continental United States.

Mar 4, 2016

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Making Health Care Safer - Protect patients from antibiotic resistance - Transcript

Mar 4, 2016

CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, will travel to Puerto Rico March 7-9 to assess first-hand CDC&#39;s support for the Zika response.

Mar 3, 2016

CDC&#39;s latest Vital Signs report urges healthcare workers to use a combination of infection control recommendations to better protect patients from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antibiotic resistance.

Mar 3, 2016

Many of the most urgent and serious antibiotic-resistant bacteria threaten patients while they are being treated in healthcare facilities for other conditions.

Mar 3, 2016

America is doing a better job of preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), but more work is needed - especially in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Feb 29, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel notices: St. Vincent and the Grenadines & Sint Maarten.

Feb 26, 2016

Emergency action expected to bolster US laboratory capacity for Zika testing

Feb 26, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss updates on CDC&#39;s Zika virus response efforts.

Feb 26, 2016

Today, CDC issued advice for people planning travel to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016, and to the 2016 Paralympic Games scheduled for September 7 to September 18, 2016. These recommendations provide information to travelers to help them take steps to stay safe and healthy during their trips. CDC&#39;s travel guidance for the Olympics covers a variety of health and safety topics, including information about the Zika virus outbreak current

Feb 26, 2016

Updates on CDC&#39;s Zika virus response efforts.

Feb 24, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported preliminary overall influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 59 percent this season. These data were presented at a meeting of the agency&#39;s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) in Atlanta. This finding is comparable to past estimates for seasons when most circulating flu viruses and vaccine viruses have been similar.

Feb 23, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel notices: Trinadad and Tobago and the Marshall Islands.

Feb 23, 2016

CDC has committed to sharing the latest information on Zika virus as it becomes available. On February 5, 2016, CDC published interim recommendations for protecting people against sexual transmission of Zika virus.

Feb 19, 2016

CDC has updated its interim guidelines for healthcare providers who care for infants and children with possible Zika virus infection.

Feb 18, 2016

On Feb. 19, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Guinea from the list of nations affected by Ebola for which travelers are subject to enhanced U.S. visa and port-of-entry screening.

Feb 18, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel notices: Aruba and Bonaire.

Feb 11, 2016

A supplement to the CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report, published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, highlights programs that reduce disparities by race/ethnicity, geography, disability, and/or sexual orientation across a range of different health conditions.

Feb 10, 2016

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) analysis of data from an investigation led by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) found that formaldehyde levels observed in select laminate wood flooring products could cause short-term irritation for people in general and in some cases exacerbate asthma.

Feb 10, 2016

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) analysis of data from an investigation led by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) found that formaldehyde levels observed in select laminate wood flooring products could cause short-term irritation for people in general and in some cases exacerbate asthma.

Feb 8, 2016

To further enhance its response to the Zika virus outbreak, CDC&#39;s Emergency Operations Center is moving to a Level 1 activation-reflecting the agency&#39;s assessment of the need for an accelerated preparedness to bring together experts to focus intently and work efficiently in anticipation of local Zika virus transmission by mosquitoes in the Continental U.S.

Feb 8, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, report the discovery of a new species of bacteria (Borrelia mayonii) that causes Lyme disease in people. Until now, Borrelia burgdorferi was the only species believed to cause Lyme disease in North America.

Feb 8, 2016

Dating violence can happen to teens in a romantic or sexual relationship anytime, anywhere. But it doesn&#39;t have to happen at all. A healthy relationship is built on respect and is free of violence.

Feb 5, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will discuss the latest on Zika virus.

Feb 5, 2016

Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon.

Feb 5, 2016

CDC has issued new interim guidance on preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus after confirming through laboratory testing, in collaboration with Dallas County Health and Human Services, the first case of Zika virus infection in a non-traveler in the continental United States during this outbreak.

Feb 5, 2016

CDC is issuing interim guidelines for preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus and updated interim guidance for health care providers caring for pregnant women and women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure

Feb 3, 2016

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Why are millions of US women at risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies?

Feb 3, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel alerts: Jamaica and Tonga

Feb 2, 2016

An estimated 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually active, and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report released today.

Feb 2, 2016

More than 3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report.

Feb 1, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel alerts: American Samoa, Costa Rica, Curacao, and Nicaragua.

Jan 28, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will discuss the latest on Zika virus.

Jan 27, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will discuss the latest on Zika virus..

Jan 26, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel alerts: United States Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic.

Jan 26, 2016

From January 25 to June 17, 2016, the David J. Sencer CDC Museum will feature the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibition showing how data visualization helps us confront some of the world&#39;s most significant challenges.

Jan 22, 2016

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel alerts: Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Guyana, Cape Verde, and Samoa.

Jan 21, 2016

Cases of a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall called gastroschisis continues to increase over time, according to a report in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Jan 21, 2016

American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ad Council Join Forces to Reduce the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes, One of the Nation&#39;s Biggest Public Health Crises Today

Jan 20, 2016

A brand-new series of emotionally powerful ads kick off the fifth year of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s &quot;Tips From Former Smokers&quot; campaign.

Jan 16, 2016

CDC issues interim travel guidance related to Zika virus for 14 Countries and Territories in Central and South America and the Caribbean

Jan 15, 2016

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Jan 15, 2016

CDC is issuing interim travel guidance for areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission.

Jan 7, 2016

Nearly all Americans - regardless of age, race, gender or whether they have high blood pressure (hypertension) - consume more sodium than is recommended for a healthy diet. That is the conclusion of a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Jan 5, 2016

Transcript of the Vital Signs report telebriefing on e-cigarette advertising to middle and high school students.

Jan 5, 2016

About 7 in 10 middle and high school students - more than 18 million young people - see e-cigarette advertising in stores, online, in newspapers and magazines, or on television and in movies, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.

Jan 5, 2016

About 7 in 10 middle and high school students - more than 18 million young people - see e-cigarette advertising in stores, online, in newspapers and magazines, or on television and in movies, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.

Jan 4, 2016

In 2014, e-cigarettes became the most commonly used tobacco product among youth, surpassing conventional cigarettes. During 2011 to 2014, current e-cigarette use among high school students soared from 1.5 percent to 13.4 percent, and among middle school students from 0.6 percent to 3.9 percent. What can states and communities do to reduce this trend?

Dec 31, 2015

The Puerto Rico Department of Health reported today the first locally acquired case of Zika virus infection in Puerto Rico. Zika was confirmed in a resident of Puerto Rico with no known travel history.

Dec 28, 2015

On Dec. 29, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will modify enhanced Ebola port-of-entry screening for travelers from Guinea.

Dec 28, 2015

In a digital press kit released today, CDC reviews the most pressing public health challenges of 2015 and previews plans for 2016.

Dec 22, 2015

Today, the White House released the &quot;National Action Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB)&quot;. This plan is a crucial step to address MDR TB, a growing public health threat that reflects missed opportunities to find, cure, and prevent TB.

Dec 21, 2015

On Dec. 22, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Sierra Leone from the list of nations affected by Ebola that are subject to enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening.

Dec 18, 2015

From 2000 to 2014 nearly half a million Americans died from drug overdoses. Opioid overdose deaths, including both opioid pain relievers and heroin, hit record levels in 2014, with an alarming 14 percent increase in just one year, according to new data published today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Dec 3, 2015

More than a third of American adults are eligible to take cholesterol-lowering medications under the current guidelines or were already taking them - but nearly half of them are not, according to a report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers published in the current issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Nov 25, 2015

New CDC estimates underscore the need to increase awareness of a daily pill that can prevent HIV infection

Nov 24, 2015

CDC&#39;s latest Vital Signs report finds a continuing need to raise awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - a daily pill that can prevent HIV infection - among those who are at substantial risk for HIV infection.

Nov 24, 2015

A new Vital Signs report published today estimates that 25 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual adult men, nearly 20 percent of adults who inject drugs, and less than 1 percent of heterosexually active adults are at substantial risk for HIV infection and should be counseled about PrEP, a daily pill for HIV prevention.

Nov 24, 2015

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is one essential component in the nation&#39;s high-impact prevention strategy for HIV. Many people at very high risk for HIV infection are not getting PrEP and not enough primary health care providers know about it.

Nov 18, 2015

Business Pulse: Workplace Safety and Health, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on innovative employer strategies using science-based solutions from CDC&#39;s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to address emerging worker safety and health issues and well-recognized workplace hazards and exposures.

Nov 18, 2015

The number of cancer survivors - people who live after a cancer diagnosis - is expected to grow substantially over the next few decades as the U.S. population ages and as early detection methods and treatments continue to improve.

Nov 16, 2015

GET SMART ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS WEEK, an annual one-week observance starting on Monday, November 16, raises awareness of the threat of antibiotic resistance and the importance of improving antibiotic use.

Nov 16, 2015

The President has proclaimed Nov. 16-22 &quot;Get Smart About Antibiotics Week.&quot; Get Smart Week builds on the momentum generated at the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship, where more than 150 organizations pledged to improve antibiotic use and slow the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Nov 12, 2015

American adults who are uninsured or on Medicaid smoke at rates more than double those for adults with private health insurance or Medicare, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Nov 9, 2015

On November 10, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will modify enhanced Ebola port-of-entry screening for travelers from Sierra Leone.

Nov 7, 2015

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Nov 5, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with federal, professional, and non-profit organizations, has developed a set of resources called Parents for Healthy Schools. School groups such as parent-teacher associations and school wellness committees can use the materials to engage parents in creating healthy school environments.

Nov 4, 2015

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered cancer cells originating in a common tapeworm may take root in people with weakened immune systems, causing cancer-like tumors. It is the first known case of a person becoming ill from cancer cells that arose in a parasite - in this case, Hymenolepis nana, the dwarf tapeworm.

Nov 4, 2015

Multistate foodborne disease outbreaks sicken thousands, highlight need for action

Nov 3, 2015

To identify best practices and to increase use of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated blood clots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched a challenge designed to find, honor and recognize hospitals, multi-hospital systems, hospital networks, and managed care organizations that have implemented innovative and effective prevention strategies or interventions.

Nov 3, 2015

Multistate outbreaks cause more than half of all deaths in foodborne disease outbreaks despite accounting for only a tiny fraction (3 percent) of reported outbreaks in the United States, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Nov 3, 2015

Millions of Americans get sick from foodborne germs each year. Most foodborne outbreaks occur among small groups in a local setting. Outbreaks that make people in more than one state sick with the same germ are less common but more severe.

Nov 3, 2015

Multistate outbreaks caused 56% of deaths in all reported foodborne outbreaks from 2010 to 2014, although they accounted for just 3% of all such outbreaks from 2010 to 2014. What can the government and the food industry do to protect the public&#39;s health and stop outbreaks from happening?

Oct 30, 2015

Information about influenza activity in the United States is collected, compiled and analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in a report called FluView. CDC has resumed full FluView reporting for the 2015-2016 U.S. flu season and has made a number of refinements to the report this season.

Oct 22, 2015

Beginning with the Oct. 23, 2015, Supplements to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC will publish the summaries of all notifiable conditions - infectious and noninfectious - at the same time. Together, these two reports provide official statistics for all nationally notifiable conditions in the same MMWR volume.

Oct 20, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released a redesigned online tool making it easier to search data on foodborne disease outbreaks.

Oct 15, 2015

Excessive alcohol use continues to be a drain on the American economy, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Excessive drinking cost the U.S. $249 billion in 2010, or $2.05 per drink, a significant increase from $223.5 billion, or $1.90 per drink, in 2006.

Oct 15, 2015

CDC study shows urgent need for improved prescribing practices

Oct 14, 2015

Preliminary results of a study into persistence of Ebola virus in body fluids show that some men still produce semen samples that test positive for Ebola virus nine months after onset of symptoms.

Oct 8, 2015

CDC&#39;s redesigned website Healthy Pets Healthy People provides a wealth of information about zoonotic diseases, illnesses that can spread to people from pets, farm animals, and wildlife.

Oct 7, 2015

Breastfeeding Support Improves in Many U.S. Hospitals

Oct 6, 2015

Hospitals play a vital role in supporting moms to breastfeed, and that support has improved. The percentage of US hospitals using a majority of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding increased from about 29 percent in 2007 to almost 54 percent in 2013, a nearly two-fold increase in six years.

Oct 6, 2015

Hospital practices in the first hours and days after a birth make the difference in whether and how long babies are breastfed. In the United States, hospital support for breastfeeding has largely improved since 2007, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report.

Oct 6, 2015

Hospital support for breastfeeding has improved since 2007, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report released today. The percentage of U.S. hospitals using a majority of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding increased from approximately 29 percent in 2007 to 54 percent in 2013, a nearly two-fold increase over six years.

Oct 5, 2015

New funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today more than doubled the number of CDC Prevention Epicenters. Six new American academic institutions join the five existing Epicenters working to discover new ways to protect patients from dangerous germs.

Oct 2, 2015

CDC today launched its redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People website, with expanded information about diseases people can catch from pets, farm animals, and wildlife. Users can now search alphabetically by animal and learn which zoonotic diseases they may carry.

Sep 30, 2015

CDC welcomes today&#39;s announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) of new Early Release HIV Treatment and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) guidelines that will significantly increase the number of people eligible for life-saving anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and expand access to a powerful tool for preventing HIV among those at greatest risk.

Sep 30, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today it has awarded a total of $22,800,000 to 24 state health departments, as well as six universities, and one American Indian tribe to increase colorectal screening. The grants, awarded in a competitive process, are designed to increase colorectal (colon) cancer screening rates among men and women aged 50 to 75 years.

Sep 30, 2015

The total cost of injuries and violence in the United States was $671 billion in 2013, according to two Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sep 30, 2015

An estimated 70 percent of U.S. middle and high school students who have used a tobacco product in the past 30 days have used at least one flavored tobacco product during this period, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Sep 28, 2015

A human death from rabies is a tragic but rare thing in the United States and most developed nations. It&#39;s just as tragic but sadly common in parts of the world where some 3 billion people are at risk of being bitten by a rabid dog.

Sep 24, 2015

One in 10 (10.2 percent) pregnant women in the United States ages 18 to 44 years reports drinking alcohol in the past 30 days. In addition, 3.1 percent of pregnant women report binge drinking - defined as 4 or more alcoholic beverages on one occasion.

Sep 21, 2015

The latest CDC maps detailing the prevalence of adult obesity in the United States based on 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) state and territory-specific data are now available.

Sep 21, 2015

On Saturday, September 26, 2015, the David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, will open its doors from 10 am to 4 pm, as part of Smithsonian magazine&#39;s eleventh annual Museum Day Live! event.

Sep 18, 2015

On September 21, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Liberia from the list of nations affected by Ebola that are subject to enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening.

Sep 17, 2015

Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joined by other leading medical and public health experts, will discuss preparing the public for the coming flu season at a news conference presented by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). Dr. Frieden will announce final influenza vaccination coverage estimates for the 2014-2015 season.

Sep 15, 2015

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a series of illustrated communication products for organizations that serve Spanish-speaking immigrant workers.

Sep 15, 2015

In anticipation of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a series of illustrated communication products for organizations that serve Spanish-speaking immigrant workers. The family of products, Prot&#233;jase en el trabajo (Protect yourself at work), encourages workers to know and exercise their rights to workplace safety.

Sep 15, 2015

In 2013 in the United States, injuries, including all causes of unintentional and violence-related injuries combined, accounted for 59% of all deaths among persons ages 1-44 years of age-that is more deaths than non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases combined.

Sep 15, 2015

Stephan Monroe, PhD, has been appointed CDC&#39;s first associate director for laboratory science and safety. He has served as acting associate director for laboratory science and safety since May 2015. Reporting to the CDC director, he will lead agency-wide laboratory science and safety initiatives and improvement efforts, including high-level oversight and coordination of critical laboratory policies and operations that emphasize laboratory safety and quality management.

Sep 15, 2015

New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise all nursing homes to improve antibiotic prescribing practices and reduce their inappropriate use to protect residents from the consequences of antibiotic-resistant infections, such as C. difficile.

Sep 4, 2015

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of Prescription Drug Overdose: Prevention for States, a new program to help states end the ongoing prescription drug overdose epidemic.

Sep 3, 2015

Effective Sept. 3, 2015, CDC has downgraded the travel notice for Ebola in Liberia to a Watch Level 1, which means CDC recommends U.S. residents practice usual precautions when traveling to Liberia. Travel notices are designed to inform travelers and clinicians about current health issues related to specific destinations.

Sep 3, 2015

High school athletes who play on sports teams smoke tobacco products at a lower rate than non-athletes, but use smokeless tobacco at a higher rate, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Sep 2, 2015

Early treatment of flu-hospitalized people 65 and older with flu antiviral medications cuts the duration of their hospital stay and reduces their risk of needing extended care after discharge, a new CDC study finds.

Sep 1, 2015

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing:Most Americans&#39; hearts are older than their age

Sep 1, 2015

A majority of U.S. adults have a heart age that is older than their chronological age-evidence that they could be at greater risk for heart attacks and stroke.

Sep 1, 2015

Your heart may be older than you are - and that&#39;s not good. According to a new CDC Vital Signs report, 3 out of 4 U.S. adults have a predicted heart age that is older than their actual age. This means they are at higher risk for heart attacks and stroke.

Aug 31, 2015

Your heart may be older than you are - and that&#39;s not good. This new CDC Vital Signs report shows that heart age varies by race/ethnicity, gender, region, and other sociodemographic characteristics.

Aug 27, 2015

CDC hosted a media telebriefing to discuss estimates of vaccine exemption levels among children entering kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year. The telebriefing also covered data from the 2014 National Immunization Survey, which details vaccination coverage estimates among children ages 19 through 35 months.

Aug 27, 2015

Most schools in the U.S. are implementing healthy practices to help meet federal school meal standards by offering whole grains, more fruits and vegetables, and reducing sodium content, according to data published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Aug 27, 2015

Vaccine exemption levels for kindergarteners are low for most states and infant vaccination rates are high nationally, according to data from two reports published in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Aug 26, 2015

CDC will host a media telebriefing to discuss estimates of vaccine exemption levels among children entering kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year.

Aug 20, 2015

Almost all of the 41 million estimated contact lens wearers in the United States may be engaging in at least one behavior known to increase their risk of eye infections, according to a report published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Aug 20, 2015

Since 1998, ICEID has brought together international scientists and public health professionals to foster an exchange of innovative research and ideas on emerging infectious disease topics.

Aug 19, 2015

CDC is unveiling an interactive tool that makes it quicker and easier to see how antibiotic resistance for four bacteria transmitted commonly through food-Campylobacter, E. coli O157, Salmonella, and Shigella-has changed during the past 18 years.

Aug 18, 2015

Smoke-free environments are crucial for protecting the public from the harms of secondhand smoke, and there is very strong public support for making public places smoke-free in China. Strong laws are needed - and where they exist and are rigorously enforced, they work. These are the key findings from the results of the China City Adult Tobacco Survey, released in Beijing today.

Aug 18, 2015

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched an annual challenge designed to identify and honor clinicians and health care teams that have helped their patients control high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Aug 6, 2015

Fewer than 1 in 5 middle and high schools in the U.S. began the school day at the recommended 8:30 AM start time or later during the 2011-2012 school year, according to data published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Aug 5, 2015

The latest CDC Vital Signs report includes mathematical modeling showing that the spread of drug-resistant infections and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) will increase without immediate improvements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing.

Aug 4, 2015

The latest CDC Vital Signs includes mathematical modeling that projects increases in drug-resistant infections and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) without immediate, nationwide improvements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing.

Aug 4, 2015

We&#39;re at a tipping point: an increasing number of germs no longer respond to the drugs designed to kill them. The latest CDC Vital Signs report includes mathematical modeling showing that the spread of drug-resistant infections and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) will increase without immediate improvements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing.

Aug 3, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced awards of nearly $110 million to help states and communities strengthen their capacity to track and respond to infectious diseases. The awards represent an increase of about $13 million over fiscal year 2014 funding, with increases going to vaccine-preventable-disease surveillance, foodborne-disease prevention and advanced molecular detection, among other projects.

Jul 30, 2015

The number of 13- to 17-year-old boys and girls getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine increased slightly for the second year in a row, according to data from CDC&#39;s 2014 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen), published in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Jul 30, 2015

In the United States, one out of every five adults has a disability, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most common functional disability type was a mobility limitation - defined as serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs -- reported by one in eight adults, followed by disability in thinking and/or memory, independent living, vision, and self-care.

Jul 29, 2015

CDC will host a media telebriefing to discuss the latest coverage rate estimates for vaccines recommended for adolescents in the United States.

Jul 14, 2015

When U.S. adults are hospitalized with pneumonia, viruses are more often to blame than bacteria. However, despite current diagnostic tests, neither viruses nor bacteria are detected in the majority of these patients according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Jul 10, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2016 edition of &quot;CDC Health Information for International Travel,&quot; commonly known as the Yellow Book.

Jul 9, 2015

The Ebola epidemic that began in West Africa in early 2014 continues today. With more than 27,000 reported Ebola cases and more than 11,000 deaths, the scope has been unprecedented. Equally extraordinary is the scale and duration of the response by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and partners.

Jul 7, 2015

Transcript for new Vital Signs report: Today&#39;s Heroin Epidemic

Jul 7, 2015

Three out of 4 American adults-including 7 in 10 cigarette smokers-favor raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products to 21, according to an article by CDC published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Jul 7, 2015

Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically lower rates of heroin use, including women and people with private insurance and higher incomes.

Jul 6, 2015

Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases occurred in demographic groups with historically lower rates of heroin use: doubling among women and more than doubling among non-Hispanic whites. According to CDC&#39;s latest Vital Signs report, nearly all people who used heroin in the past year also used at least one other drug.

Jun 29, 2015

The new CDC museum exhibit, Resettling in America: Georgia&#39;s Refugee Communities, explores the challenges of resettlement and the resiliency of refugees living in metropolitan Atlanta as they build new lives, identities, and a sense of community.

Jun 19, 2015

The mounting costs of an epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) among several American Indian tribes in Arizona suggests that prevention and control efforts would be cost effective. A recent study released by experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS), in partnership with Arizona tribes, describes an estimated $13.2 million in losses linked to the epidemic of RMSF between 2002 and 2011, on two Indian reservations.

Jun 17, 2015

Business Pulse: Food Safety, launched today by the CDC Foundation, focuses on how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fights foodborne diseases to protect American consumers and businesses from contaminated foods.

Jun 12, 2015

The United States government is modifying its enhanced Ebola entry screening and monitoring program for travelers from Liberia.

Jun 11, 2015

The June 12, 2015, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) includes an article that discusses the increase and the adverse health effects associated with their use.

Jun 9, 2015

Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing public health threat, continued to show both positive and challenging trends in 2013, according to human illness data posted online today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Jun 4, 2015

Sexual violence against children is a significant problem in many low- and middle-income countries. At least 25 percent of females and 10 percent of males experienced some form of childhood sexual violence in the majority of seven countries studied.

Jun 2, 2015

Melanoma rates doubled between 1982 and 2011 but comprehensive skin cancer prevention programs may prevent 20 percent of new cases between 2020 and 2030, according to this month&#39;s Vital Signs report.

Jun 1, 2015

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., and melanoma is the most deadly form. It affects everyone regardless of skin color and can spread to other parts of the body.

May 29, 2015

CDC is investigating the unintentional transfer of anthrax from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to labs in multiple states and overseas. At this time we do not suspect any risk to the general public.

May 25, 2015

The CDC and the New Jersey Department of Health have confirmed a death from Lassa fever which was diagnosed earlier today in a person returning to the United States from Liberia.

May 18, 2015

An in-depth analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) examines the overall successes and challenges faced by the largest organized cancer screening program in the U.S.

May 14, 2015

Transcript for the telebriefing on a report the CDC is releasing today on incidents and trends in foodborne disease.

May 14, 2015

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation special May/June issue features research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its public health partners aiming to prevent traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to help people better recognize, respond, and recover, when a TBI occurs.

May 14, 2015

When most people think of norovirus, they think of people marooned on a cruise ship with raging stomach and intestinal illness, unable to leave their cabins. However, an outbreak at an Oregon lake underscores that swimming can also put the public at risk of catching the ugly bug. Fortunately, following a few easy and effective steps can help maximize the health benefits of swimming while minimizing the risk of getting sick.

May 14, 2015

In 2014, rates of infection from a serious form of E. coli and one of the more common Salmonella serotypes decreased compared with the baseline period of 2006-2008. Meanwhile, some other less common types of Salmonella increased. Campylobacter and Vibrio rose again in 2014, continuing the increase observed during the past few years, according to data published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Today&#39;s report summarizes the rates of infection per 100,000 population and

May 14, 2015

Release of &quot;Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2006-2014,&quot; which is being published in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

May 7, 2015

Many adults in the U.S. are not getting the recommended screening tests for colorectal, breast and cervical cancers, according to data published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

May 7, 2015

Transcript for the telebriefing on this month&#39;s Vital Signs, which focuses on Hispanic Health. This is CDC&#39;s first national study of leading causes of death, disease prevalence, risk factors, and access to health services among Hispanics living in the U.S.

May 5, 2015

The latest CDC Vital Signs is CDC&#39;s first national study on Hispanics&#39; leading causes of death, disease prevalence, risk factors, and access to health services in the United States.

May 5, 2015

The first national study on Hispanic health risks and leading causes of death in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that similar to non-Hispanic whites (whites), the two leading causes of death in Hispanics are heart disease and cancer.

May 4, 2015

CDC has downgraded the travel notice for Ebola in Liberia to an Alert, Level 2, which means that CDC no longer recommends U.S. residents avoid nonessential travel to Liberia.

May 4, 2015

Business Pulse: Heart Health, launched this week by the CDC Foundation, shares how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to protect Americans&#39; heart health, a strategy that can improve worker productivity and lower healthcare costs.

May 1, 2015

One in 6 people living in the U.S. are Hispanic, and this is expected to grow to 1 in 4 by 2035. This month&#39;s Vital Signs focuses on Hispanic Health.

Apr 30, 2015

Quick action by thousands of public health officials and clinicians may have averted more than 153 cases of meningitis or stroke and 124 deaths during the 2012-2013 fungal meningitis outbreak linked to methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) distributed by a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts.

Apr 27, 2015

A new microneedle patch being developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases.

Apr 24, 2015

Allowing more basic emergency medical service (EMS) staff to administer naloxone could reduce drug overdose deaths that involve opioids, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, &quot;Disparity in Naloxone Administration by Emergency Medical Service Providers and the Burden of Drug Overdose in Rural Communities,&quot; published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Apr 20, 2015

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 64th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) conference April 20-23 in Atlanta. The event showcases recent ground-breaking and often times life-saving investigations by CDC disease detectives.

Apr 20, 2015

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 64th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) conference April 20-23 in Atlanta. The event showcases recent ground-breaking and often times life-saving investigations by CDC disease detectives.

Apr 16, 2015

There are now 2.5 million kids using e-cigarettes and 1.5 million using hookah. In just one year, the number of kids using hookah doubled, and the number of kids using e-cigarettes appears to have tripled.

Apr 16, 2015

In 2014, the products most commonly used by high school students were e-cigarettes (13.4 percent), hookah (9.4 percent), cigarettes (9.2 percent), cigars (8.2 percent), smokeless tobacco (5.5 percent), snus (1.9 percent) and pipes (1.5 percent).

Apr 16, 2015

Puerto Rico has the lowest incidence rate of new lung cancer compared with all other races and ethnic groups in the United States, according to a study published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Apr 15, 2015

CDC will discuss the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey results, highlighting the use of e-cigarette use and hookah use among middle and high school students.

Apr 14, 2015

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Apr 13, 2015

A senior CDC health official will give an overview of the Sierra Leone Trial to Introduce a Vaccine against Ebola (STRIVE). CDC is launching the trial in partnership with the Sierra Leone College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation.

Apr 13, 2015

CDC&#39;s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) - better known as CDC&#39;s disease detective program - kicks off its annual conference in Atlanta, GA. The event showcases EIS investigations conducted over the past year.

Apr 13, 2015

Washington, DC -A Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed today by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, M.B. Ch.B., chairperson of the African Union Commission, formalizes a collaboration between the African Union Commission and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in creating the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (African CDC).

Apr 13, 2015

&quot;National Negro Health Week to National Minority Health Month: 100 Years of Moving Public Health Forward,&quot; a historical summit of minority health leaders on the 100th anniversary of National Negro Health Week - now National Minority Health Month - and the 30th anniversary of the 1985 Report of the Secretary&#39;s Task Force on Black and Minority Health, known as &quot;The Heckler Report.&quot;

Apr 7, 2015

Thank you all for joining us today for the release of another CDC Vital Signs. This one on the use of long acting reversible contraception, also called LARC, among teens ages 15-19.

Apr 7, 2015

According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teen births continue to decline in the U.S., but still more than 273,000 infants were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013.

Apr 7, 2015

Teen births continue to decline in the U.S., but still more than 273,000 infants were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013. Childbearing during the teen years can carry health, economic, and social costs for mothers and their children. The good news is that more teens are waiting to have sex, and of those who are sexually active, nearly 90 percent used birth control the last time they had sex. Data show that teens most often use condoms and birth control pills which, when not used consistently an

Apr 2, 2015

Cipro-resistant Shigella is very contagious and is spreading in the United States and abroad. Thorough handwashing can help prevent shigellosis. When shigellosis does occur, doctors should use lab tests to determine which antibiotics will work to treat the infection, and doctors and patients should carefully consider whether antibiotics are needed at all. International travelers are bringing a multidrug-resistant intestinal illness to the United States and spreading it to others who haven&#39;t

Apr 1, 2015

The first national study to look at behavioral therapy, medication, and dietary supplements to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children ages 4-17 shows that less than one half of children with ADHD were receiving behavioral therapy in 2009-2010.

Mar 30, 2015

For the first time, researchers have used national data to determine the incidence of the four major molecular subtypes of breast cancer by age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, and several other factors.

Mar 27, 2015

CDC hosted a media briefing to reveal its next installment of the successful Tips From Former Smokers campaign, featuring former smokers who suffer from smoking-related illnesses, including vision loss and colorectal cancer.

Mar 27, 2015

One year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began the largest international emergency response in agency history, the goal is the same: Get to zero new Ebola cases in West Africa.

Mar 26, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching its 2015 &quot;Tips From Former Smokers&quot; campaign with a series of powerful new ads featuring former smokers who suffer from smoking-related illnesses, including vision loss and colorectal cancer.

Mar 24, 2015

CDC will host a media briefing to coincide with the latest Vital Signs release. The topic is teen pregnancy and effective birth control methods available.

Mar 17, 2015

Short-term doxycycline use does not stain kids&#39; teeth, CDC/IHS study finds.

Mar 16, 2015

A CDC study published today shows that because of new screening guidelines issued in 2007, physicians overseas identified 629 additional cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2012 among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States.

Mar 14, 2015

CDC continues to investigate potential Ebola exposure among individuals in Sierra Leone, including several American citizens, following the identification of an American volunteer healthcare worker in Sierra Leone who tested positive for Ebola virus.

Mar 13, 2015

On March 13, an American volunteer healthcare worker in Sierra Leone who tested positive for Ebola virus returned to the U.S. by medevac and was admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for care and treatment.

Mar 13, 2015

Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services&#39; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the U. S. Department of Agriculture&#39;s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have completed their joint investigation into how the Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria may have been inadvertently transferred from a secure, select agent laboratory into animals from the breeding colony of the Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC).

Mar 12, 2015

Two out of 3 people diagnosed with cancer survive five years or more, according to a CDC study published in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Mar 12, 2015

With more than 86 million Americans living with prediabetes and nearly 90 percent of them unaware of it, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that they have joined forces to take urgent action to Prevent Diabetes STAT and are urging others to join in this critical effort.

Mar 11, 2015

With more than 86 million Americans living with prediabetes and nearly 90 percent of them unaware of it, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are set to make a major announcement this week about their new joint effort aimed at preventing type 2 diabetes.

Mar 10, 2015

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Mar 3, 2015

Transcript for the telebriefing - for this month&#39;s Vital Signs, which focuses on proven interventions employers and truck drivers can use to help reduce fatal injuries and motor vehicle crashes.

Mar 3, 2015

Our nation depends on truck drivers to deliver goods and services safely and efficiently. Yet, crashes involving large trucks continue to take a toll on truck drivers, their passengers, other road users, businesses, and the community.

Mar 3, 2015

Using a seatbelt is the single most effective intervention to prevent truck drivers from being injured or killed in a motor vehicle crash. According to a new CDC Vital Signs report, more than 1 in 3 truck drivers who died in crashes in 2012 were not buckled up, a decision which could have prevented approximately 40% of these deaths.

Feb 27, 2015

Truck drivers are essential to the transportation of goods in the nation, but also have a risky job. This month&#39;s Vital Signs focuses on proven interventions employers and truck drivers can use to help reduce fatal injuries and motor vehicle crashes.

Feb 26, 2015

In just 10 years, 10 million heart attacks and strokes could be averted worldwide by treating just half the people with uncontrolled hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, suggests CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., and colleagues in a Lancet commentary published today.

Feb 26, 2015

Today the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on its annual influenza vaccine recommendations for 2015-2016. ACIP voted to continue to recommend that all persons 6 months and older be vaccinated annually against influenza.

Feb 25, 2015

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Study on Clostridium difficile infection

Feb 25, 2015

Children younger than 5 years of age accounted for 70 percent of pneumonia hospitalizations among children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in a study published today.

Feb 25, 2015

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Feb 25, 2015

CDC will discuss new national burden estimates for infections and deaths from C. difficile, a deadly diarrheal infection associated with antibiotic use.

Feb 25, 2015

An estimated 15,000 deaths are directly attributable to C. difficile infections, making it a substantial cause of infectious disease death in the United States.

Feb 24, 2015

Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services&#39; Million Hearts initiative recognized 30 public and private health care practices and systems across the country as Hypertension Control Champions for their success in helping patients control high blood pressure.

Feb 24, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the USDA&#39;s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have developed an improved method for analyzing outbreak data to determine which foods are responsible for illnesses related to four major foodborne bacteria.

Feb 20, 2015

The Rapid Isolation and Treatment of Ebola (RITE) strategy is helping to end the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, according to new data reported in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The strategy-a rapid, coordinated response to Ebola cases in remote areas-is now being used in Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Feb 20, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is today reporting on the discovery of a new virus that may have contributed to the death of a previously healthy man in eastern Kansas in late spring 2014. A CDC study published today details the progression of the man&#39;s illness and actions taken by CDC, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), and University of Kansas Medical Center (UKMC) to treat and investigate the case. The virus, named Bourbon virus for the county whe

Feb 7, 2015

The Department of Health and Human Services&#39; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), continues to work with Tulane University and state and local officials to assess and respond to the bacterial illness of two non-human primates at the Tulane National Primate Research Center in late November. At this time, there is no known public health threat.

Feb 4, 2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has completed an internal investigation of an incident that occurred in December within the agency&#39;s Ebola virus laboratory, which resulted in no illness and was unlikely to have involved an exposure to live Ebola virus.

Feb 3, 2015

Telebriefing transcript for February Vital Signs: Secondhand smoke exposure kills

Feb 3, 2015

Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United States dropped by half between 1999-2000 and 2011-2012, one in four nonsmokers -- 58 million people -- are still exposed to SHS, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Feb 3, 2015

Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United States dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012, one in four nonsmokers -- 58 million people -- are still exposed to SHS, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Feb 3, 2015

Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the US dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012, one in four nonsmokers - 58 million people - are still exposed to SHS.

Jan 29, 2015

CDC provided information on current U.S. measles outbreak and guidance for health protection.

Jan 29, 2015

CDC will provide information on current U.S. measles outbreak and guidance for health protection.

Jan 28, 2015

Business Pulse: Healthy Workforce, launched today by CDC Foundation, provides employers and workers with access to resources and information to help improve workforce health and safety, attract and retain high-performing employees and minimize health care costs.

Jan 22, 2015

More than a third of reproductive-aged women enrolled in Medicaid, and more than a quarter of those with private insurance, filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication each year during 2008-2012, according to a report in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Jan 15, 2015

A report published in the January 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) estimates that getting a flu vaccine this season reduced a person&#39;s risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by 23 percent among people of all ages.

Jan 14, 2015

Progress has been made in the effort to eliminate infections that commonly threaten hospital patients, including a 46 percent decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) between 2008 and 2013, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jan 12, 2015

Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is announcing the 2013 drug overdose mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data show that drug deaths related to prescription opioids have remained stable since 2012, but the mortality rate associated with heroin increased for the third year in a row.

Jan 12, 2015

Five years after the devastating earthquake in 2010 left millions in need of urgent medical care, Haiti has made significant progress toward rebuilding the national public health system.

Jan 9, 2015

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend Rosemary V. Hernandez, known to many as Rose. When smoking gave her lung cancer, she gave her story to millions, moving many to quit smoking or to never start.

Jan 9, 2015

CDC provided an update on the 2014-2015 influenza season.

Jan 8, 2015

CDC will provide an update on the 2014-2015 influenza season.

Jan 6, 2015

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing on the new Vital Signs report. There is an average of 6 alcohol poisoning deaths every day in the US. Most deaths occur among middle-aged adults. Alcohol poisoning deaths are preventable.

Jan 6, 2015

There is an average of 6 alcohol poisoning deaths every day in the US. Most deaths occur among middle-aged adults. Alcohol poisoning deaths are preventable.

Jan 6, 2015

More than 2,200 people die from alcohol poisoning each year in the United States - an average of six deaths each day - according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jan 5, 2015

On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Mali from the list of Ebola-affected nations subject to enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening.

Dec 24, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting today that a small amount of material from an Ebola virus experiment that was securely transported from a Select-Agent-approved BSL-4 lab to a Select-Agent-approved BSL-2 lab may have contained live virus.

Dec 22, 2014

After more than a year of Ebola transmission in Guinea and more than 7 months of transmission in Liberia and Sierra Leone, there is still much to be done to stop the world&#39;s first Ebola epidemic, CDC director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H reported from his second visit to the three affected nations.

Dec 22, 2014

This CDC media telebriefing included a public health assessment of the current status of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Dec 22, 2014

Media telebriefing will include a public health assessment of the current status of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Dec 18, 2014

A study released today shows that benefits of a school-and community-based childhood obesity intervention program can spill over to parents, decreasing parents&#39; body mass index (BMI).

Dec 15, 2014

It&#39;s been an unprecedented year for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as America&#39;s public health agency continues its emergency response to the most complex Ebola epidemic in history. Ebola, however, is far from the only critical mission CDC undertook in 2014.

Dec 15, 2014

The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco finds that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use these harmful products. The report, Smokeless Tobacco and Public Health: A Global Perspective, is being released today by the CDC and the National Cancer Institute at the National Conference on Smoking or Health in Mumbai, India.

Dec 12, 2014

The case fatality rate in West Africa&#39;s ongoing Ebola epidemic - estimates range from 60 percent to 70 percent of those hospitalized - hides a hopeful statistic: the fact that many Ebola patients survive. There now are thousands of Ebola survivors.

Dec 11, 2014

Forty states have enacted laws prohibiting the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, to minors, but 10 states and the District of Columbia still permit such sales, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Dec 10, 2014

A study published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal shows that the average annual number of outbreaks due to drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk more than quadrupled since the last similar study - from an average of three outbreaks per year during 1993-2006 to 13 per year during 2007-2012. Overall,

Dec 10, 2014

The 2012 Tips From Former Smokers campaign spent only $480 per smoker who quit and $393 per year of life saved, according to an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The results of the study were published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Dec 9, 2014

Today, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and more than 35 development partners, released its second report of the National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI(TM)). The NHSPI(TM) graded the nation&#39;s preparedness for natural disasters, terrorism, and disease pandemics at 7.4 out of 10.

Dec 4, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing to discuss Update on Flu Season

Dec 4, 2014

Early data suggests that the current 2014-2015 flu season could be severe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges immediate vaccination for anyone still unvaccinated this season and recommends prompt treatment with antiviral drugs for people at high risk of complications who develop flu.

Dec 4, 2014

CDC will provide an update on the use of this year&#39;s influenza vaccine and the potential need for antiviral medications.

Nov 26, 2014

Cigarette Smoking Overall Among Adults in the U.S. is Down. Entire Infographic &quot;There is encouraging news in this study, but we still have much more work to do to help people quit,&quot; said Tim McAfee, M.D., M.P.H., director of the CDC&#39;s Office on Smoking and Health. &quot;We can bring down cigarette smoking rates much further, much faster, if strategies proven to work are put in place like funding tobacco control programs at the CDC-recommended levels, increasing prices of tobacco pr

Nov 25, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing to discuss a new Vital Signs report containing updated estimates on HIV diagnosis, care, and treatment among Americans with HIV.

Nov 25, 2014

CDC&#39;s latest Vital Signs Report finds just 30 percent of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV have the virus under control. Among those who don&#39;t have their virus in check, two-thirds have been diagnosed, but are no longer in care.

Nov 25, 2014

Just 30 percent of Americans with HIV had the virus under control in 2011, and approximately two-thirds of those whose virus was out of control had been diagnosed but were no longer in care, according to a new Vital Signs report published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nov 24, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing to discuss a new Vital Signs report containing updated estimates on HIV diagnosis, care, and treatment among Americans with HIV.

Nov 20, 2014

Telebriefing: CDC and USAID update on Liberia Ebola Response

Nov 20, 2014

Nine in 10 adults who drink too much alcohol are not alcoholics or alcohol dependent, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Nov 16, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added Mali to the list of Ebola-affected nations for which enhanced screening and monitoring measures will be taken.

Nov 14, 2014

The effort to contain the Ebola epidemic in Liberia is showing preliminary signs of progress in some counties, but maintaining and extending these trends will require sustained efforts, according to three early-release articles in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on November 14.

Nov 13, 2014

Tanscript for the telebriefing on Eye Health

Nov 13, 2014

Almost 23 percent of high school students currently use a tobacco product, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Nov 13, 2014

Each year, Americans make nearly a million doctor visits for eye infections, resulting in $175 million in direct health care costs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated in the first study of its kind. Keratitis, an infection of the cornea, causes pain and inflammation and can lead to blindness in severe cases.

Nov 13, 2014

CDC is releasing the first national estimates of doctor visits and healthcare costs associated with keratitis, an eye condition that can lead to blindness when left untreated.

Nov 10, 2014

The costs associated with skin cancer increased five times as fast as treatments for other cancers between 2002 and 2011, according to a CDC study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Nov 7, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered $2.7 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) to increase Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) supplies to assist U.S. hospitals caring for Ebola patients.

Nov 6, 2014

2014 Antibiotics Symposium hosted by National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA)

Nov 6, 2014

United States means residents in most of the country will see fewer mosquitoes and less risk of the diseases they spread. However, the chikungunya outbreak in Caribbean and Central and South American countries continues to spread with no sign of slowing down.

Nov 5, 2014

Telebriefing on the new Vital Signs Report: How can we stop deaths from cervical cancer?

Nov 5, 2014

Infections caused by resistant bacteria have become more common, and many bacteria have become resistant to multiple antibiotics. In fact, each year more than two million people in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a result.

Nov 5, 2014

Despite evidence that cervical cancer screening saves lives, about eight million women ages 21 to 65 years have not been screened for cervical cancer in the past five years, according to a new Vital Signs (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns) report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than half of new cervical cancer cases occur among women who have never or rarely been screened.

Nov 4, 2014

Despite evidence that cervical cancer screening saves lives, in 2012 about eight million women ages 21 to 65 years had not been screened for cervical cancer in the past five years, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oct 27, 2014

CDC hosted a telebriefing on the CDC Ebola Response and Interim Guidance

Oct 27, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued today revised Interim U.S. Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Ebola Virus Exposure

Oct 27, 2014

This fact sheet explains CDC&#39;s updated guidance to protect America from Ebola. This updated guidance focuses on strengthening how we monitor people who may have been exposed to Ebola and how medical professionals will oversee their care and, when warranted to protect the public health or our communities, limit their movement or activities.

Oct 27, 2014

CDC will host a telebriefing on the CDC Ebola Response and Interim Guidance

Oct 24, 2014

A hospitalized medical aid worker who volunteered in Guinea, one of the three West African nations experiencing an Ebola epidemic, and since returned to the United States has tested positive for Ebola according to the New York City Health Department laboratory, which is part of the Laboratory Response Network overseen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC has confirmed the test results in its Atlanta laboratory.

Oct 23, 2014

A hospitalized medical aid worker who volunteered in Guinea, one of the three West African nations experiencing an Ebola epidemic, and since returned to the United States has tested positive for Ebola according to the New York City Health Department laboratory, which is part of the Laboratory Response Network overseen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oct 22, 2014

CDC hosted a telebriefing to update CDC Ebola response activities in the United States and West Africa.

Oct 22, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that public health authorities will begin active post-arrival monitoring of travelers whose travel originates in Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Guinea.

Oct 22, 2014

CDC will host a telebriefing to update CDC Ebola response activities in the United States and West Africa.

Oct 21, 2014

Ebola strategies offered to families of company workers might work elsewhere

Oct 20, 2014

CDC hosted a telebriefing to update the investigation of Ebola in the United States and West Africa.

Oct 20, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tightening previous infection control guidance for healthcare workers caring for patients with Ebola, to ensure there is no ambiguity.

Oct 20, 2014

CDC will host a telebriefing to update the CDC Ebola Response and PPE.

Oct 17, 2014

The hospital worker was monitoring herself for fever and other symptoms of Ebola, but did not fall into any of the risk categories that required restriction of movement based on CDC&#39;s movement and monitoring guidelines.

Oct 16, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expanding its outreach to airline passengers now to include those who flew from Dallas Fort Worth to Cleveland on Frontier flight 1142 on Oct. 10.

Oct 15, 2014

CDC hosted a press briefing update the investigation of Ebola in the United States and West Africa.

Oct 15, 2014

CDC will host a telebriefing to update the investigation of Ebola in the United States and West Africa.

Oct 15, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that the second healthcare worker who tested positive last night for Ebola traveled by air Oct. 13, the day before she reported symptoms.

Oct 15, 2014

A second healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index patient has tested positive for Ebola according to preliminary tests performed overnight by the Texas Department of State Health Services&#39; laboratory.

Oct 14, 2014

In addition to an initial team of 10 public health professionals sent on September 30 to support contact tracing and response after an index patient was hospitalized with Ebola in Dallas, CDC has sent new resources to Dallas to support the highest standard of infection control.

Oct 14, 2014

CDC hosted a press briefing update the investigation of Ebola in the United States and West Africa..

Oct 14, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed and started using a new, faster lab test for detecting enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in specimens from people in the United States with respiratory illness. This test will allow CDC to more rapidly test remaining specimens received from states since mid-September.

Oct 14, 2014

CDC will host a press briefing to update the investigation of Ebola in the United States and West Africa.

Oct 13, 2014

CDC hosted a press briefing update the investigation of Ebola in the United States and West Africa..

Oct 12, 2014

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed test results reported late last night by the Texas Department of State Health Services&#39; public health laboratory showing that a healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital is positive for Ebola. The healthcare worker, who provided care for the Dallas index patient, was isolated soon after symptoms started and remains so now.

Oct 12, 2014

CDC hosted a press briefing to update on Dallas Ebola Response.

Oct 12, 2014

CDC will host a press briefing to update Dallas Ebola Response

Oct 12, 2014

A healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index patient has tested positive for Ebola according to preliminary tests by the Texas Department of State Health Services&#39; laboratory. The patient was isolated after the initial report of a fever and remains so now. Confirmation testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s laboratory will be done today.

Oct 10, 2014

CDC will host a press briefing to update the investigation of Ebola in the United States and West Africa.

Oct 8, 2014

CDC hosted a press briefing to update on first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States and New Ebola Screening Guidelines in U.S. Airports.

Oct 8, 2014

New layers of screening at airports that receive more than 94% of West African Travelers

Oct 8, 2014

CDC will host a press briefing to update on first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States and New Ebola Screening Guidelines in U.S. Airports.

Oct 7, 2014

CDC hosted a telebriefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Oct 7, 2014

More than 2.5 million people in the U.S.-nearly 7,000 each day-went to the emergency department because of motor vehicle crash injuries in 2012, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.

Oct 7, 2014

CDC will host a press briefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Oct 7, 2014

More than 2.5 million people in the U.S.-nearly 7,000 each day-went to the emergency department because of motor vehicle crash injuries in 2012, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Not only do these injuries occur frequently, they are extremely costly to individuals, employers, the healthcare system, and society.

Oct 7, 2014

More than 2.5 million people went to the emergency department (ED) - and nearly 200,000 of them were hospitalized - because of motor vehicle crash injuries in 2012, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oct 7, 2014

CDC launched today the &quot;#20 Million Memorial,&quot; a social media effort that honors the more than 20 million Americans who have died from smoking since the first Surgeon General&#39;s Report on Smoking and Health was issued over 50 years ago.

Oct 6, 2014

New model estimates areas most likely to have had chikungunya activity in previous month.

Oct 6, 2014

This month&#39;s Vital Signs report looks at the lifetime costs of motor vehicle crash injuries. Preventing motor vehicle crashes from happening in the first place can prevent injuries and save money, yet not all states have fully implemented interventions to prevent crashes and reduce injuries.

Oct 5, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States..

Oct 5, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Oct 4, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States..

Oct 4, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Oct 4, 2014

On October 4, CDC&#39;s Quarantine Public Health Officer met a flight arriving from Brussels, Belgium at New Jersey&#39;s Newark Liberty International Airport to assess a sick passenger who had traveled from West Africa.

Oct 3, 2014

CDC hosted a telebriefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Oct 3, 2014

CDC will host a telebriefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Oct 2, 2014

Heroin deaths increased sharply in many states, according to a report of death certificate data from 28 states published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Oct 2, 2014

Prohibiting smoking in all government subsidized housing in the United States, including public housing, would save an estimated $497 million per year in health care and housing-related costs, according to a CDC study published in Preventing Chronic Disease.

Oct 2, 2014

CDC will host a telebriefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Oct 2, 2014

CDC hosted a telebriefing to update the investigation of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Oct 1, 2014

Ten experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - supported 24/7 by the CDC&#39;s full Emergency Operations Center and Ebola experts in CDC&#39;s Atlanta headquarters - have arrived in Texas and are working closely with Texas state and local health departments to investigate the first Ebola case in the United States.

Sep 30, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed today, through laboratory tests, the first case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States in a person who had traveled to Dallas, Texas from West Africa.

Sep 30, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing on confirming first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Sep 30, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing on confirming first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States.

Sep 30, 2014

The Ebola outbreak in Nigeria appears to be nearing a possible end thanks to a rapid response coordinated by Nigeria&#39;s Emergency Operations Center with assistance from international partners, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sep 23, 2014

CDC hosted a telebriefing to discuss a new Ebola Response tool highlighted in the agency&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Sep 23, 2014

Ebola is a critical issue for the world community. This week&#39;s meetings in NY and Washington are a critical opportunity for increased international commitments and, more importantly, action.

Sep 23, 2014

CDC has developed a dynamic modeling tool called Ebola Response that allows for estimations of projected cases over time in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Sep 22, 2014

CDC is hosting a telebriefing to discuss a new Ebola Response tool highlighted in the agency&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Sep 18, 2014

Business Pulse: Flu Prevention, launched today by CDC Foundation, provides employers and workers with access to resources and information to prepare for the 2014-2015 flu season.

Sep 16, 2014

The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest in history and the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This outbreak is actually the first Ebola epidemic the world has ever known - affecting multiple countries in and around West Africa.

Sep 10, 2014

Millions of infants, children and adolescents in the United States did not receive key clinical preventive services, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Supplement.

Sep 9, 2014

This month&#39;s Vital Signs report looks at sodium intake among U.S. children, as well as the major sources of sodium for children and teens.

Sep 9, 2014

More than 90 percent of U.S. children, aged 6-18 years, eat more sodium than recommended, putting them at risk for developing high blood pressure and heart disease later in life, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.

Sep 9, 2014

CDC hosted a media telebriefing that discussed Enterorvirus D68, the respiratory illness affecting children in multiple states.

Sep 8, 2014

CDC will host a media telebriefing today to discuss Enterorvirus D68, the respiratory illness affecting children in multiple states.

Sep 8, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new state awardees for the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). CDC&#39;s $7.5 million in funding will expand NVDRS from 18 to 32 participating states and enable greater collection of critical data on violent deaths.

Sep 5, 2014

This month&#39;s Vital Signs report looks at sodium intake among U.S. children, as well as the major sources of sodium for children and teens.

Sep 4, 2014

The latest CDC map detailing the prevalence of obesity for all U.S. states based on 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data is now available at www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html. Three additional maps demonstrate obesity prevalence by race/ethnicity for each state.

Sep 3, 2014

Despite the fact that sepsis affects more than a million Americans each year and kills up to half of them, a new survey published by Sepsis AllianceExternal Web Site Icon found that fewer than half of all Americans have ever even heard of the term &#39;sepsis&#39;.

Sep 2, 2014

Transcripts for the Media Briefing that included a public health assessment of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and an update on CDC and USG efforts to control the spread of the outbreak and steps to help stop the largest-ever outbreak of Ebola.

Sep 2, 2014

CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. reported on his visits last week to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and called for immediate steps across nations to accelerate response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

Aug 29, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued the first national Model Aquatic Health Code, guidelines that public pool operators can follow to help keep swimmers healthy and safe and that state and local health departments can use when they create or update public pool regulations.

Aug 29, 2014

Media Briefing will include a public health assessment of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and an update on CDC and USG efforts to control the spread of the outbreak and steps to help stop the largest-ever outbreak of Ebola.

Aug 28, 2014

The vast majority of parents are making sure that their children get vaccinated against potentially serious diseases, according to data from CDC&#39;s 2013 National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Children (19-35 months) published in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Aug 27, 2014

CDC has returned a staff member from West Africa by charter flight after the employee had low-risk contact with an international health worker who recently tested positive for Ebola.

Aug 25, 2014

More than a quarter of a million youth who had never smoked a cigarette used electronic cigarettes in 2013, according to a CDC study published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Aug 21, 2014

CDC is heartened to learn that the two U.S. citizens treated at Emory University Hospital for Ebola have been discharged from the hospital and can rejoin their families and communities.

Aug 20, 2014

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched a challenge designed to identify practices, clinicians and health systems that have successfully worked with patients to reduce high blood pressure and improve heart health.

Aug 15, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released a series of updates and actions taken showing its progress in laboratory safety. CDC reported on its response to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service&#39;s (APHIS) Agricultural Select Agent Program&#39;s (ASAP), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, summary of findings on the anthrax incident.

Aug 13, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now has more than 50 disease detectives and other highly trained experts battling Ebola on the ground in West Africa - successfully deploying in less than two weeks the surge of help it promised within 30 days.

Aug 8, 2014

We are deeply saddened by the passing of a true public health hero, Bill Busse. By the age of 40, Bill had already endured kidney failure, blindness in one eye and a leg amputation because of poor circulation.

Aug 6, 2014

More than 4.3 million women with limited access to health care received breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services in the first 20 years of the CDC&#39;s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)

Aug 6, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rapidly increasing its ongoing efforts to curb the expanding West African Ebola outbreak and deploying staff to four African nations currently affected: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria.

Aug 5, 2014

U.S. children aged 2-18 years are eating more whole fruit, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The amount of whole fruit consumed each day increased by 67 percent from 2003 to 2010, but is still low.

Jul 31, 2014

CDC hosted a media telebriefing to discuss the on-going outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.

Jul 31, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This Level 3 travel warning is a reflection of the worsening Ebola outbreak in this region.

Jul 31, 2014

CDC will host a media telebriefing today to discuss the on-going outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.

Jul 31, 2014

The 2014 Breastfeeding Report Card is now available. The report provides state and national data on breastfeeding rates as well as on supports for breastfeeding.

Jul 28, 2014

CDC hosted a media telebriefing to discuss the on-going outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. CDC is reminding U.S. healthcare workers of the importance of testing and isolating sick travelers returning from the affected areas.

Jul 28, 2014

CDC will host a media telebriefing today to discuss the on-going outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. There is no significant risk in the U.S. While it is unlikely that the disease would spread if imported into the United States, the recent infections in U.S. healthcare workers working abroad highlight the need for vigilance. CDC is reminding U.S. healthcare workers of the importance of testing and isolating sick travelers returning from the affected areas.

Jul 24, 2014

Telebriefing on two MMWR articles released today by the CDC. One article is on the National, Regional, State and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents age 13 to 17 in the United States in 2013. The other is on Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents in the U.S. from 2007 through 2013 and Postlicensure Vaccine Safety Monitoring from 2006 to 2014 in the United States.

Jul 24, 2014

Clinical TB lab first to meet enhanced safety review

Jul 24, 2014

CDC announced today the formation of an external laboratory safety workgroup of the Advisory Committee to the Director of CDC.

Jul 24, 2014

About 4 in 100,000 people live with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig&#39;s disease in the United States, according to the first data summary released today by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Jul 24, 2014

Latest vaccination coverage estimates for adolescents show only small increase for HPV vaccine

Jul 24, 2014

CDC will host a media telebriefing to discuss the latest coverage rate estimates for vaccines recommended for adolescents in the United States.

Jul 17, 2014

Seven months after the mosquito-borne virus chikungunya was recognized in the Western Hemisphere, the first locally acquired case of the disease has surfaced in the continental United States. The case was reported today in Florida in a male who had not recently traveled outside the United States.

Jul 15, 2014

More than half of youth in the United States have access to parks or playground areas, recreation centers, boys&#39; and girls&#39; clubs, and walking paths or sidewalks in their neighborhoods, according to a new report, State Indicator Report on Physical Activity, 2014.

Jul 11, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing to discuss the report that highlights actions being taken by the agency to prevent lab incidents, including the recent anthrax lab incident occurring in early June at the Roybal Campus location in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jul 11, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report today that reviews the early June incident that involved the unintentional exposure of personnel to potentially viable anthrax at the CDC&#39;s Roybal Campus.

Jul 11, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing to discuss the report that highlights actions being taken by the agency to prevent lab incidents, including the recent anthrax lab incident occurring in early June at the Roybal Campus location in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jul 9, 2014

The CDC Public Health Library and Information Center will be renamed the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library. The official dedication program will include the opening of the Stephen B. Thacker Legacy Exhibit in the Library and the unveiling of a memorial bust plaque.

Jul 8, 2014

On July 1, 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) notified the appropriate regulatory agency, the Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that employees discovered vials labeled &quot;variola,&quot; commonly known as smallpox, in an unused portion of a storage room in a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) laboratory located on the NIH Bethesda campus.

Jul 3, 2014

Each year, the U.S. spends nearly $9,000 for the health of every American -- far more than what the governments of other countries spend on the health of their citizens - yet life expectancy and health outcomes are generally worse for Americans than for citizens of other developed nations in North America and Europe.

Jul 1, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has completed additional work to further define the risk of anthrax for employees potentially exposed because best safety practices were not followed in one of its laboratories in early June.

Jul 1, 2014

Transcript for Vital Signs telebriefing: Overprescribing of opioid painkillers is a major cause of the prescription drug overdose epidemic in the United States. In 2012, health care providers in some states prescribed far more painkillers than those in other states.

Jul 1, 2014

Health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers in 2012 - many more in some states than in others - according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that highlights the danger of overdose.

Jul 1, 2014

Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing public health threat, showed both positive and troubling trends, according to data tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012.

Jul 1, 2014

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $840 million to continue improving emergency preparedness of state and local public health and health care systems. These systems are vital to protecting health and saving lives during a disaster.

Jun 27, 2014

Overprescribing of opioid painkillers is a major cause of the prescription drug overdose epidemic in the United States. In 2012, health care providers in some states prescribed far more painkillers than those in other states. How can overprescribing of these painkillers be reduced safely and feasibly?

Jun 26, 2014

Excessive alcohol use accounts for one in 10 deaths among working-age adults ages 20-64 years in the United States, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published today in Preventing Chronic Disease.

Jun 25, 2014

Today, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend a preference for using the nasal spray flu vaccine (i.e., LAIV) instead of the flu shot (i.e., IIV) in healthy children 2-8 years of age when it is immediately available. ACIP is a panel of immunization experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Jun 25, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing to unveil its next installment of the successful Tips From Former Smokers campaign, featuring new health conditions. Tips From Former Smokers, a national tobacco education campaign featuring real people living with the harsh consequences of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, first launched in March, 2012.

Jun 24, 2014

Business Pulse: Travelers&#39; Health, launched today by CDC Foundation, provides businesses and corporate travelers a wide range of online resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help them better prepare for international trips.

Jun 24, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching hard-hitting ads for its 2014 &quot;Tips From Former Smokers&quot; campaign. Beginning July 7, these ads will run nationwide for nine weeks on television, radio, and billboards, online, and in theaters, magazines, and newspapers.

Jun 23, 2014

The Million Hearts initiative announces the launch of a new Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Resource Center, developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Eating-Well magazine.

Jun 19, 2014

CDC announced today that approximately 75 Atlanta-based staff are being monitored or provided antibiotics because they may have been unintentionally exposed to live Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) after established safety practices were not followed.

Jun 19, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing to unveil its next installment of the successful Tips From Former Smokers campaign, featuring new health conditions.

Jun 18, 2014

After increasing steadily for nearly two decades, a new CDC report notes a slight decline in induction of labor for single births for gestational age group. Although the declines are very modest, going from 23.7 percent in 2011 to 23.3 percent in 2012, the news is encouraging.

Jun 17, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now confirmed that neither of the two imported cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the United States spread the virus to any of their household members or to the health care workers who treated the two individuals.

Jun 13, 2014

CDC&#39;s Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action and its companion guide provide information and action steps to help community leaders and members, public health professionals, families, and young people to be part of the solution in preventing youth violence.

Jun 13, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning the public about an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to products containing chia powder. Chia powder is made from small chia seeds that are sprouted and ground into powder.

Jun 12, 2014

Transcript of the CDC hosted a telephone-only briefing to discuss the new 2013 results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, a survey of high schools students (grades 9-12) conducted every other year.

Jun 12, 2014

CDC&#39;s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors a wide range of priority health risk behaviors among representative samples of high school students at the national, state, and local levels.

Jun 12, 2014

U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Jun 12, 2014

Cigarette smoking rates among high school students have dropped to the lowest levels since the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) began in 1991, according to the 2013 results released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jun 11, 2014

CDC will host a telephone-only media availability to discuss the new 2013 results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, a survey of high schools students (grades 9-12) conducted every other year.

Jun 10, 2014

More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in four people with diabetes doesn&#39;t know he or she has it.

Jun 3, 2014

Telebriefing: Norovirus is the leading cause of disease outbreaks from contaminated food in the United States. Infected food workers are the most common source of those outbreaks.

Jun 3, 2014

Most norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food occur in food service settings, according to a Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infected food workers are frequently the source of these outbreaks, often by touching ready-to-eat foods served in restaurants with their bare hands.

Jun 3, 2014

Most norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food occur in food service settings, according to a Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infected food workers are frequently the source of these outbreaks, often by touching ready-to-eat foods served in restaurants with their bare hands.

Jun 3, 2014

Norovirus is the leading cause of disease outbreaks from contaminated food in the United States. Infected food workers are the most common source of those outbreaks. In this month&#39;s Vital Signs report, CDC provides key recommendations to help the food service industry prevent norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food.

May 30, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $19.5 million to 26 academic institutions in 25 states to study how people and their communities can avoid or counter the risks for chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer.

May 29, 2014

Transcipt of telebriefing: CDC announced record-breaking year in reported cases of measles in the United States.

May 29, 2014

Two hundred and eighty-eight cases of measles were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States between Jan. 1 and May 23, 2014. This is the largest number of measles cases in the United States reported in the first five months of a year since 1994.

May 29, 2014

Telebriefing: CDC to announce record-breaking year in reported cases of measles in the United States.

May 28, 2014

Transcipt of telebriefing: CDC officials have concluded that an Indiana MERS patient did not spread the virus to an Illinois associate during a business meeting they had before the patient became ill and was hospitalized.

May 28, 2014

After completing additional and more definitive laboratory tests, CDC officials have concluded that an Indiana MERS patient did not spread the virus to an Illinois associate during a business meeting they had before the patient became ill and was hospitalized.

May 28, 2014

After completing a series of more definitive laboratory tests, CDC officials announced today that an Illinois resident was not infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during a business meeting he had with a man later hospitalized in Indiana and confirmed to have MERS.

May 17, 2014

Ongoing investigation of the first imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States has identified evidence of apparent past MERS-CoV infection in an Illinois man who had close contact with the Indiana MERS patient.

May 15, 2014

Injuries from pool chemicals led to nearly 5,000 emergency room visits in 2012, according to a study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 14, 2014

About half of all Americans reported taking one or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days during 2007-2010, and 1 in 10 took five or more, according to Health, United States, 2013, the government&#39;s annual, comprehensive report on the nation&#39;s health.

May 12, 2014

Transcipt of the telebriefing detailing a second imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) which was confirmed late night on May 11 in a traveler to the United States. This patient is a healthcare worker who resides and works in Saudi Arabia.

May 12, 2014

A second imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was confirmed late night on May 11 in a traveler to the United States. This patient is a healthcare worker who resides and works in Saudi Arabia.

May 12, 2014

CDC and Florida Department of Health officials are investigating the second case of MERS-CoV infection in the United States. MERS-CoV, a virus relatively new to humans, was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. On May 2, 2014 CDC reported the first case of MERS in the United States.

May 8, 2014

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May 6, 2014

Vital Signs telebriefing: More than 21 million US adults ages 18-64 have a disability. Inactivity is related to chronic disease in adults with disabilities. Working age adults with disabilities are more likely to be physically active if their doctors recommend it.

May 6, 2014

Working age adults with disabilities who do not get any aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely than their active peers to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

May 6, 2014

Working age adults with disabilities who get no aerobic physical activity are 50 percent more likely to have a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, or heart disease than their active peers, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half (47 percent) of adults with disabilities who are able to do aerobic physical activity do not get any.

May 2, 2014

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

May 2, 2014

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

May 2, 2014

CDC and the Indiana State Department of Heath are conducting a joint investigation of the first case of MERS-CoV in the United States. MERS-CoV, a virus new to humans, was first reported in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012.

May 2, 2014

The ATSDR today released a report, &quot;Health Consultation: Possible Health Implications from Exposure to Sulfur Gases Emitted from Chinese-Manufactured Drywall,&quot; describing the laboratory tests and modeling researchers used to estimate levels of sulfur compounds in indoor air of homes built with problem drywall, including drywall imported from China in 2005 and 2006.

May 1, 2014

Transcript of the cdc Telebriefing for the release of &quot;Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death - United States, 2008-2010&quot; published in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

May 1, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today continued its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference, which focuses on key health initiatives such as the growing epidemic of deaths from prescription drug overdose (PDO).

May 1, 2014

Each year, nearly 900,000 Americans die prematurely from the five leading causes of death - yet 20 percent to 40 percent of the deaths from each cause could be prevented, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 1, 2014

Asthma, a chronic disease that affects the lungs, impacts more than 25 million people in the United States, including 1 in 11 children. It causes 3 in 5 people living with asthma to limit their physical activity or miss days at school and work.

May 1, 2014

Release of &quot;Potentially Preventable Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death - United States, 2008-2010&quot; published in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

May 1, 2014

This week&#39;s report on worldwide antibiotic resistance by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows the urgent need for a coordinated global response. The WHO report reinforces and extends globally CDC&#39;s call to action, Antibiotic Threats in the United States 2013. High rates of antibiotic resistance are present around the world. There already are parts of the world where half of some common infections do not respond to antibiotic treatments.

Apr 30, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today continued its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference, which focuses on key health initiatives such as global health.

Apr 29, 2014

For the first time, Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreak disease detectives are using a new software tool to help find people exposed to the deadly virus faster.

Apr 28, 2014

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today began its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference in Atlanta, a week-long event to feature the life-saving work of its current EIS officers, or &quot;disease detectives&quot; and welcome the incoming class of officers to the two-year post-graduate EIS program.

Apr 28, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today kicks off its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference. Held April 28 to May 1, the event highlights the life-saving work of its current EIS officers or &quot;disease detectives&quot; and welcomes the incoming class of 78 EIS officers. Presentations focus on EIS investigations, the boots-on-the-ground work behind key CDC health initiatives.

Apr 28, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) kicks off its 63rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference this Monday. This week-long event highlights the life-saving work of its current EIS officers or &quot;disease detectives&quot; and welcomes the incoming class of 78 EIS officers.

Apr 24, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing to discuss 20 years of immunization with the VFC program and current measles cases and outbreaks.

Apr 24, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing to discuss 20 years of immunization with the VFC program and current measles cases and outbreaks.

Apr 24, 2014

The CDC estimates that vaccinations will prevent more than 21 million hospitalizations and 732,000 deaths among children born in the last 20 years. Despite the U.S. immunization program&#39;s success, according to CDC officials, 129 people in the U.S. have been reported to have measles this year in 13 outbreaks, as of April 18.

Apr 24, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing to discuss 20 years of immunization with the VFC program and current measles cases and outbreaks.

Apr 22, 2014

Death records show that American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) death rates for both men and women combined were nearly 50 percent greater than rates among non-Hispanic whites during 1999-2009. The new findings were announced through a series of CDC reports released online today by the American Journal of Public Health.

Apr 17, 2014

Transcript for the telebriefing announcing the release of &quot;Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 Sites, 2006-2013.&quot;

Apr 17, 2014

The nation&#39;s food safety grades are out and the results are mixed. CDC&#39;s annual report card shows that foodborne infections continue to be an important public health problem in the United States.

Apr 17, 2014

Evidence-based interventions at the local and national levels provide promising strategies for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities related to HIV infection rates, immunization coverage, motor vehicle injuries and deaths, and smoking, according to a new report by the CDC&#39;s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity.

Apr 17, 2014

Release of &quot;Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 Sites, 2006-2013,&quot; which will be published in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Apr 9, 2014

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs: Younger teens still account for 1 in 4 teen births - Media Advisory

Apr 8, 2014

Although births to younger teens aged 15 to 17 years have declined, they still represent over a quarter of teen births - nearly 1,700 births a week, according to this month&#39;s Vital Signs by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Apr 8, 2014

Although births to younger teens aged 15 to 17 years have declined, they still represent over a quarter of teen births - nearly 1,700 births a week, according to this month&#39;s Vital Signs.

Apr 7, 2014

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joins the World Health Organization(WHO) and other public health partners in recognizing World Health Day, which this year spotlights vector-borne diseases.

Apr 4, 2014

The CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) have confirmed a diagnosis of Lassa fever in a person returning to the United States from West Africa. The patient was admitted to a hospital in Minnesota on March 31 with symptoms of fever and confusion. Blood samples submitted to CDC tested positive for Lassa fever on April 3. The patient is recovering and is in stable condition.

Apr 4, 2014

National Public Health Week (NPHW), an initiative of the American Public Health Association (APHA), is April 7-13. The 2014 NPHW theme, &quot;Public Health: Start Here,&quot; focuses on how public health starts at home, from maternal health to nutrition and emergency preparedness. Each day this week focuses on a different area of public health.

Apr 3, 2014

CDC Foundation&#39;s Business Pulse: Global Health Security highlights what CDC is doing to protect businesses from global health threats and describes how business leaders can take action to protect their workforces in the United States and abroad.

Apr 3, 2014

The number of calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine rose from one per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, according to a CDC study published in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Mar 27, 2014

CDC media briefing on autism spectrum disorder

Mar 27, 2014

More smokers would quit if state Medicaid programs covered more cessation treatments and removed barriers to coverage, according to a CDC study published in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. All 50 states and the District of Columbia cover cessation treatments for at least some Medicaid enrollees. Efforts to expand state Medicaid coverage for all smoking cessation treatments and the removal of coverage barriers have shown mixed progress over the past five years.

Mar 27, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with health officials in Missouri and Tennessee have identified six new cases of people sick with Heartland virus: five in Missouri and one in Tennessee. The new cases, discovered in 2012 and 2013, are in addition to two discovered in 2009 and are described today in CDC&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Mar 27, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 68 children (or 14.7 per 1,000 eight-year-olds) in multiple communities in the United States has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Mar 27, 2014

Rates of invasive cancer cases among U.S. men and women dropped slightly from 459 per 100,000 persons in 2009 to 446 per 100,000 persons in 2010, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Mar 27, 2014

Getting a flu vaccine reduces a child&#39;s risk of flu-related intensive care hospitalization by 74 percent, according to a CDC study published today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Mar 26, 2014

CDC hosted a media briefing to discuss new national healthcare-associated infection estimates.

Mar 26, 2014

CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing to discuss the MMWR surveillance summary on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders.

Mar 26, 2014

Forty years of data on a major cause of food poisoning now is available to the public, the food industry, and researchers in a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data, collected by state and federal health officials, provides a wealth of information on Salmonella, the top foodborne cause of hospitalizations and deaths in the United States. - Press Release

Mar 26, 2014

Today, CDC released two new reports that detail national estimates of HAIs and report on national and state-specific progress toward preventing HAIs. These reports show that progress is being made, but three-quarters of a million infections still threaten hospital patients.

Mar 26, 2014

On any given day, approximately one in 25 U.S. patients has at least one infection contracted during the course of their hospital care, adding up to about 722,000 infections in 2011, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This information is an update to previous CDC estimates of healthcare-associated infections.

Mar 24, 2014

CDC will host a media briefing to discuss two new publications: one, a New England Journal of Medicine article updating previous national healthcare-associated infection estimates, and the other a 2012 annual report detailing national and state-specific healthcare-associated infection prevention progress over time.

Mar 20, 2014

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Mar 18, 2014

On Monday, March 10, a Drexel University student tragically died from serogroup B meningococcal disease. CDC&#39;s laboratory analysis shows that the strain in Princeton University&#39;s serogroup B meningococcal disease outbreak matches the strain in the Drexel University case by &quot;genetic fingerprinting.&quot; This information suggests that the outbreak strain may still be present in the Princeton University community and we need to be vigilant for additional cases.

Mar 17, 2014

Dozens of groups dedicated to eliminating colorectal cancer as a major public health problem joined together at the National Press Club to hear new data related to progress in reducing deaths from colorectal cancer and to launch an effort to increase the nation&#39;s colorectal cancer screening rate to 80 percent by the year 2018.

Mar 17, 2014

Flow restrictors are intended to work with current child-resistant packaging, such as child safety caps, to help keep young children from getting into medicines when adults aren&#39;t looking.

Mar 7, 2014

The majority of pediatric Clostridium difficile infections, which are bacterial infections that cause severe diarrhea and are potentially life-threatening, occur among children in the general community who recently took antibiotics prescribed in doctor&#39;s offices for other conditions, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published this week in Pediatrics.

Mar 4, 2014

Transcript for the telebriefing on this month&#39;s the CDC Vital Signs report which looks at prescribing practices and variations, and calls on all U.S. hospitals to improve antibiotic-prescribing practices.

Mar 4, 2014

A new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that clinicians in some hospitals prescribe three times as many antibiotics than clinicians in other hospitals, even though patients were receiving care in similar areas of each hospital.

Mar 3, 2014

Most people who abuse prescription opioid drugs get them for free from a friend or relative - but those at highest risk of overdose are as likely to get them from a doctor&#39;s prescription, CDC researchers reported today in a research letter, &quot;Sources of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers by Frequency of Past-Year Nonmedical Use: United States, 2008-2011,&quot; in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine (JAMA Internal Medicine).

Feb 28, 2014

An estimated 1.6 million smokers attempted to quit smoking because of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s &quot;Tips From Former Smokers&quot; national ad campaign, according to a study released by the CDC.

Feb 28, 2014

This report is an important step to better understand childhood mental disorders and help children reach their full potential in life.

Feb 28, 2014

Poor antibiotic-prescribing practices in hospitals can needlessly put patients at risk for Clostridium difficile infection (deadly diarrhea) and future drug-resistant infections. This month, the CDC Vital Signs report looks at prescribing practices and variations, and calls on all U.S. hospitals to improve antibiotic-prescribing practices.

Feb 25, 2014

The latest CDC obesity data, published in the February 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, show a significant decline in obesity among children aged 2 to 5 years. Obesity prevalence for this age group went from nearly 14 percent in 2003-2004 to just over 8 percent in 2011-2012 - a decline of 43 percent - based on CDC&#39;s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data.

Feb 25, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to warn people who may have been exposed to hepatitis A at a Hilton Head restaurant after a restaurant worker tested positive for hepatitis A.

Feb 20, 2014

This influenza season was particularly hard on younger- and middle-age adults, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. People age 18-64 represented 61 percent of all hospitalizations from influenza-up from the previous three seasons when this age group represented only about 35 percent of all such hospitalizations. Influenza deaths followed the same pattern; more deaths than usual occurred in this younger age group.

Feb 20, 2014

CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss two articles which appear in today&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The articles are: &quot;Interim Estimates of 2013-14 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, February 2014&quot; and &quot;Update: Influenza Activity - United States, September 29, 2013-February 8, 2014

Feb 13, 2014

Female high school students in states with indoor tanning laws, particularly those with parental permission laws and age restrictions, were less likely to engage in indoor tanning compared to students in states without any laws, according to a CDC study published online by the American Journal of Public Health.

Feb 13, 2014

Telebriefing on the launch of a new global health security initiative to help make the world a safer place.

Feb 5, 2014

Today, HHS&#39; Million Hearts initiative recognizes nine public and private practices and health systems across the country for success in achieving excellent rates of high blood pressure control.

Feb 4, 2014

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for U.S. children, although deaths have gone down in the past decade. So why are our youngest children still dying in crashes? One of three children who die in a crash is not buckled up.

Feb 4, 2014

One in three children who died in crashes in 2011 was not buckled up, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. CDC analyzed 2002-2011 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to determine the number and rate of motor-vehicle occupant deaths, and the percentage of child deaths among children age 12 and younger who were not buckled up. Motor vehicle crash deaths among children age 12 and younger decreased by 43 percent in

Feb 4, 2014

Motor vehicle crash deaths among children age 12 and younger decreased by 43 percent from 2002-2011; however, still more than 9,000 children died in crashes during that period, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Feb 4, 2014

Every day, 1 in 20 hospitalized patients has an infection caused by medical care. Health care-associated infections are costly to businesses and are potentially lethal to employees. In fact, health care-associated infections create an economic burden of as much as $45 billion for citizens and businesses each year, even though 70 percent of some infections are preventable.

Feb 3, 2014

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for U.S. children, although deaths have gone down in the past decade. So why are our youngest children still dying in crashes? One of three children who die in a crash is not buckled up. CDC will discuss the latest data on motor vehicle deaths among children aged 12 and under, the impact of improving state child passenger restraint laws, and what everyone can do to protect children on the road.

Jan 31, 2014

CDC&#39;s laboratory has confirmed that the gastrointestinal illness that sickened more than 600 passengers and crew aboard Royal Caribbean&#39;s Explorer of the Seas this week during a cruise to the Caribbean was caused by norovirus.

Jan 30, 2014

According to an article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pilot projects between CDC and Uganda and CDC and Vietnam have resulted in improvements in disease detection and response that may serve as a model for increasing global health security in the rest of the world.

Jan 30, 2014

CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss improvements in disease detection and response that may serve as a model for fighting infectious disease throughout the world.

Jan 29, 2014

Between 2012-2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supported multiple state and local public health responses, helping to strengthen the front lines of public health defense and bolster the nation&#39;s health security.

Jan 23, 2014

Americans eat out at fast food or dine-in restaurants four or five times a week. Just one of those meals might contain more than an entire day&#39;s recommended amount of sodium. CDC has strategies for health departments and restaurants to work together to offer healthier choices for consumers who want to lower their sodium intake.

Jan 17, 2014

Information regarding 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM) and the calculation to establish a screening level in West Virginia drinking water is available at: http://emergency.cdc.gov/chemical/MCHM/westvirgina2014/index.asp

Jan 17, 2014

Approximately 5.6 million American children alive today - or one out of every 13 children under age 18 - will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases unless current smoking rates drop, according to a new Surgeon General&#39;s report.

Jan 13, 2014

Fifty years ago today was a tipping point in recognizing and reversing the deadly epidemic caused by smoking. The first Surgeon General&#39;s report on smoking and health, released on January 11, 1964, made clear that smoking causes cancer.

Jan 9, 2014

Tobacco control efforts are having a major impact on Americans&#39; health, a new analysis of lung-cancer data suggests. The rate of new lung cancer cases decreased among men and women in the United States from 2005 to 2009, according to a report in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Jan 7, 2014

Press briefing transcript for Vital Signs: Alcohol Screening and Counseling.

Jan 7, 2014

Only one in six adults -- and only one in four binge drinkers -- say a health professional has ever discussed alcohol use with them even though drinking too much is harmful to health, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jan 7, 2014

Only one in six adults -- and only one in four binge drinkers -- say a health professional has ever discussed alcohol use with them even though drinking too much is harmful to health, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jan 6, 2014

Continuing with the success of last year&#39;s national tobacco education ad campaign, &quot;Tips from Former Smokers,&quot; a second series of ads was launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jan 6, 2014

At least 38 million adults in the United States drink too much and most are not alcoholics. What are the latest findings and what can be done to reduce this behavior? CDC will discuss why alcohol screening and brief counseling are a health service that works to curve down alcohol use.

Dec 31, 2013

CDC looks back on infographics with the most impact: Nightmare Bacteria spread and TIPS campaign results.

Dec 24, 2013

As the year comes to a close, America&#39;s health protection agency, CDC, looks back at our nation&#39;s health by the numbers. With dramatic breakthroughs in science and technology, 2013 has been a successful year in public health.

Dec 20, 2013

On December 16, 2013 CDC was informed by Merck that the company planned to implement a voluntary recall of one lot (lot J007354) of Gardasil&#174; [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant], due to the potential for a small number of vials to contain glass particles as a result of breakage during the manufacturing process. These vials were distributed between August 20, 2013, and October 9, 2013. No other lots are affected.

Dec 18, 2013

Additional issues addressed by CDC during 2013.

Dec 18, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely following new reports of the mosquito-borne chikungunya (chik-un-GUHN-ya) virus among residents of the French side of St. Martin in the Caribbean.

Dec 18, 2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched a new project aimed at improving health data collection for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

Dec 16, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s job is to detect health threats, stop outbreaks, and prevent illness and injury. As 2013 comes to a close America&#39;s health protection agency looks back at top five health concerns in 2013 and previews the five health threats that loom for 2014.

Dec 13, 2013

MMWR has exciting news about influenza and flu vaccinations and it is so important that people get vaccinated.

Dec 12, 2013

CDC, CMS collaborate to advance public reporting of important hospital quality indicators

Dec 12, 2013

CDC to provide an update on flu and vaccination activity this season and share new data on the impact of vaccination last season.

Dec 12, 2013

Flu vaccination prevented an estimated 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses, 3.2 million medically attended illnesses, and 79,000 hospitalizations during the 2012-2013 flu season, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Dec 5, 2013

A telebriefing to discuss the renewed spike of measles in the U.S. and its continued threat to health security.

Dec 5, 2013

Fifty years after the approval of an extremely effective vaccine against measles, one of the world&#39;s most contagious diseases, the virus still poses a threat to domestic and global health security.

Dec 5, 2013

Yesterday, President Obama reaffirmed the United States&#39; commitment to an AIDS-free generation by signing into law the PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013.

Dec 2, 2013

Increased awareness and implementation of proper food safety in restaurants and delis may help prevent many of the foodborne illness outbreaks reported each year in the United States.

Dec 2, 2013

CDC will host a live media briefing at CDC to discuss the renewed spike of measles in the U.S. and its continued threat to health security.

Nov 27, 2013

A new analysis of data from 20 major U.S. cities reveals continued signs of sexual risk among gay and bisexual men, but shows dramatically lower sexual risk among those who accurately know their HIV status.

Nov 25, 2013

A telebriefing to provide an update on serogroup B meningitis cases in the United States and bacterial meningitis treatment and prevention.

Nov 25, 2013

A telebriefing to provide an update on serogroup B meningitis cases in the United States and bacterial meningitis treatment and prevention.

Nov 21, 2013

Both Pakistan and Afghanistan saw an overall decrease in wild poliovirus (WPV) cases from January - September 2013 compared with the same time period in 2012 according to data published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Nov 21, 2013

Income, education level, sex, race, ethnicity, employment status, and sexual orientation are all related to health and health outcomes for a number of Americans, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Nov 21, 2013

CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden discusses the Winnable Battles initiative.

Nov 18, 2013

Every year as many as 10 million U.S. children risk side effects from antibiotic prescriptions that are unlikely to help their upper respiratory conditions. Many of these infections are caused by viruses, which are not helped by antibiotics.

Nov 14, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for its excellence in emergency management. CDC is the first federal organization to attain full accreditation.

Nov 14, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a cluster of newborns in Tennessee with late vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). VKDB is a serious, but preventable bleeding disorder that can cause bleeding in the brain.

Nov 14, 2013

Emerging tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and hookahs are quickly gaining popularity among middle- and high-school students, according to a report in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Nov 5, 2013

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs ReportHow can more people get tested for colorectal cancer?

Nov 5, 2013

About one in three adults aged 50 to 75 years have not been tested for colorectal cancer as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite rese arch that shows colorectal cancer screening tests saves lives, screening rates remain too low.

Oct 31, 2013

In 2011, 1,925 malaria cases were reported in the United States, according to data published in a supplement of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Oct 23, 2013

A year ago this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its Emergency Operations Center as part of the response to the tragic outbreak of fungal meningitis.

Oct 22, 2013

More than two out of every five middle and high school students who smoke report using either flavored little cigars or flavored cigarettes, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Oct 21, 2013

An agenda for the meeting can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/. The agenda will include three votes: considerations for use of meningococcal conjugate vaccine MenACWY-CRM in infants and young toddlers at increased risk for meningococcal disease; the 2014 Child/Adolescent Immunization Schedule; and the 2014 Adult Immunization Schedule. Both the child/adolescent and adult immunization schedules are updated annually. The 2014 adult immunization schedule incorporates changes approv

Oct 18, 2013

Statement from Tim McAfee, Director, CDC&#39;s Office on Smoking and Health on the passing of Nathan Moose, former Tips campaign ad participant.

Sep 26, 2013

Once labs detect dangerous infections, it&#39;s crucial for the correct information to get to health departments quickly and in a format that allows them to recognize disease outbreaks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s (CDC) efforts to speed this process and ensure that the best and most complete information about disease cases is reported is paying off, according to new data released in today&#39;s issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Sep 24, 2013

The exhibit, Health is a Human Right: Race and Place in America, looks back through history at how minority groups have experienced health problems differently, helps us understand why these differences persist, and examines our efforts to reduce and eliminate health disparities.

Sep 20, 2013

The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special supplement investigating the role of safe, stable, nurturing relationships (SSNRs) and social contexts in the cycle of child maltreatment across generations.

Sep 19, 2013

Quitline calls spiked dramatically when 2013 ads were running; fell quickly when they were not

Sep 17, 2013

Today, the CDC Foundation is launching Business Pulse: How CDC Protects the Health of Your Business. The first Business Pulse coincides with September&#39;s National Preparedness Month and features a business continuity discussion between CDC and UPS.

Sep 17, 2013

Statement from CDC Director Tom Frieden on the passing of Terrie Hall

Sep 16, 2013

CDC telebriefing on today&#39;s drug-resistant health threats

Sep 16, 2013

Every year, more than two million people in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a result, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sep 13, 2013

CDC will host a media telebriefing to discuss a new report that describes the striking toll of antibiotic-resistant germs in the United States. The report provides a first-ever, criteria-based ranking of the organisms by their threat to human health.

Sep 12, 2013

CDC telebriefing both on the release of the 2012 National Immunization Survey details in today&#39;s MMWR as well as the increases we are seeing in measles around the country.

Sep 12, 2013

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of passage of the legislation that created the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC), one of our nation&#39;s most successful public-private partnerships for improving public health.

Sep 12, 2013

CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss results from the National Immunization Survey, measles cases and outbreaks, and the 20th Anniversary of the passage of the legislation that created the Vaccines for Children program.

Sep 10, 2013

Our guest today has plenty to keep him awake at night. It&#39;s his job to worry about the growing threat that dangerous new pathogens pose for the health not only of Americans, but for the world population. Dr. Thomas Frieden is the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and one of the world&#39;s leading experts in safeguarding our health.

Sep 10, 2013

&quot;The Cough Heard &#39;Round the World&quot;

Sep 9, 2013

An estimated 1.6 million smokers attempted to quit smoking because of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s &quot;Tips From Former Smokers&quot; national ad campaign, according to a study released by the CDC.

Sep 9, 2013

An estimated 1.6 million smokers attempted to quit smoking because of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#39;s &quot;Tips From Former Smokers&quot; national ad campaign, according to a study released by the CDC.

Sep 6, 2013

CDC will host a media telebriefing to discuss the results of the Tips From Former Smokers campaign, a national advertising campaign designed to encourage smokers to quit by featuring emotionally powerful stories of former smokers living with smoking-related diseases and disabilities. The results exceeded the campaign&#39;s original goals of quit attempts and successful quits.

Sep 5, 2013

The percentage of U.S. middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, more than doubled from 2011 to 2012, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sep 3, 2013

More than 200,000 preventable deaths from heart disease and stroke occurred in the United States in 2010, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sep 3, 2013

More than 200,000 preventable deaths from heart disease and stroke occurred in the United States in 2010, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than half of these deaths happened to people younger than 65 years of age.

Sep 3, 2013

This September Vital Signs is on preventable death from heart disease, stroke, and hypertensive disease, United States 2001 to 2010.

Aug 30, 2013

One out of every three deaths in the U.S. is due to cardiovascular disease. A large proportion of heart attacks and strokes do not have to happen. CDC will discuss the latest data on number of preventable death from heart attack and stroke, who is most at risk, where progress is needed and what can be done to drive down these deaths.

Aug 26, 2013

School districts nationwide are showing improvements in measures related to nutritional policies, physical education and tobacco policies, according to the 2012 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS).

Aug 20, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an award to states of about $75.8 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement (ELC).

Aug 19, 2013

Preliminary estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the number of Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease each year is around 300,000. The preliminary estimates were presented Sunday night in Boston at the 2013 International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases.

Aug 13, 2013

Excessive alcohol use causes a large economic burden to states and the District of Columbia, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Aug 6, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released the online version of the 2014 edition of CDC Health Information for International Travel, commonly known as the &quot;Yellow Book.&quot; Nicknamed for its yellow cover, this is the ultimate guide for healthy international travel.

Aug 6, 2013

Nineteen states and territories reported decreases in obesity among low-income preschoolers. Twenty states and Puerto Rico held steady at their current rate, and obesity increased slightly in three states.

Aug 6, 2013

After decades of rising rates, obesity among low-income preschoolers declined slightly in 19 states and U.S. territories from 2008 through 2011, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Aug 6, 2013

After decades of rising rates, there are signs of progress in the fight against childhood obesity. CDC will discuss state-by-state obesity rates among low-income preschoolers, where progress is being made, and what can be done to continue this progress.

Aug 6, 2013

After decades of rising rates, there are signs of progress in the fight against childhood obesity. CDC will discuss state-by-state obesity rates among low-income preschoolers, where progress is being made, and what can be done to continue this progress.

Aug 5, 2013

No one spends more time in the pool than elite swimmers, including seven-time Olympic medalist and mom Amanda Beard. CDC and Beard are teaming up to encourage everyone to take steps to protect themselves and their family and friends while swimming.

Jul 31, 2013

In a press conference held today, top officials from CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that HPV vaccination rates in girls aged 13-17 years failed to increase between 2011 and 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Jul 25, 2013

CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescent girls and postlicensure vaccine safety monitoring in the United States, 2007-2012.

Jul 25, 2013

Breastfeeding rates have continued to rise over the past decade, according to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percent of babies breastfeeding at six months increased from 35 percent in 2000 to 49 percent in 2010.

Jul 25, 2013

CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescent girls and postlicensure vaccine safety monitoring in the United States, 2007-2012.

Jul 18, 2013

Residents of the South regardless of race, and blacks throughout the United States, have lower healthy life expectancy at age 65, according to a report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jul 11, 2013

The homicide rate for youth aged 10 to 24 years in the United States reached a 30-year low in 2010.

Jul 3, 2013

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $916 million to continue improving preparedness and health outcomes for a wide range of public health threats within every state, eight U.S. territories, and four of the nation&#39;s largest metropolitan areas.

Jul 2, 2013

The number of prescription painkiller overdose deaths increased five fold among women between 1999 and 2010, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jun 28, 2013

The prescription painkiller epidemic is killing more women than ever before. New data shows prescription painkiller overdose deaths among women have skyrocketed.

Jun 20, 2013

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted today, 13 to 0, in favor of recommending FluBlok during the 2013-2014 influenza seasons for vaccination of persons 18 through 49 years of age with egg allergy of any severity.

Jun 19, 2013

A new study looking at the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in girls and women before and after the introduction of the HPV vaccine shows a significant reduction in vaccine-type HPV in U.S. teens.

Jun 19, 2013

The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special issue focusing for the first time on the relationship between bullying and suicide. The special issue was assembled by an expert panel brought together by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jun 19, 2013

A new study looking at the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in girls and women before and after the introduction of the HPV vaccine shows a significant reduction in vaccine-type HPV in U.S. teens.

Jun 19, 2013

CDC will host a telebriefing to discuss a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases that looks at the prevalence of vaccine-type human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in females since the vaccine was introduced in 2006.

Jun 17, 2013

CDC cancer survivors are featured in the new exhibit, CANCER: Survivors in Focus, which highlights the public health impact of living with, through, and beyond cancer. The exhibit will be open June 17 through September 10, 2013. Several survivors will be available for pictures and interviews on Thursday, June 20.

Jun 14, 2013

Haiti&#39;s public health experts are one step closer to completely ridding its population of a disease that has long plagued the country. For the first time, millions of Haitians are now protected from the infectious, parasitic disease called lymphatic filariasis (LF).

Jun 10, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through its partner Viridian Health Management, has identified 104 employers in eight counties across the nation that have voluntarily chosen to participate in the National Healthy Worksite Program, a new initiative aimed at reducing chronic disease and building a healthier, more productive U.S. workforce. The initiative primarily focuses on small and mid-sized employers.

Jun 6, 2013

A new study shows that heat-related deaths are on the rise. In a 2-week period in 2012, excessive heat exposure resulted in 32 deaths in 4 states, four times the typical average for those states for the same 2-week period from 1999-2009.

Jun 6, 2013

Sometimes foods we love and count on for good health are contaminated with germs that cause serious illness and can be deadly for certain people. Listeria, while rare, is one of the most deadly germs spread by contaminated food.

Jun 4, 2013

Sometimes foods we love and count on for good health are contaminated with germs that cause serious illness and can be deadly for certain people. Listeria, while rare, is one of the most deadly germs spread by contaminated food.

Jun 4, 2013

The percentage of people under age 65 in families having problems paying medical bills decreased from 21.7 percent in the first six months of 2011 to 20.3 percent in the first six months of 2012, according to a report from CDC&#39;s National Center for Health Statistics.

Jun 4, 2013

Listeria can cause serious infection in certain vulnerable groups, resulting in higher rates of hospitalization and death than most other bacteria commonly spread by contaminated food. A new Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the key groups particularly hard hit by listeria food poisoning. It also highlights the importance of safety measures to prevent contamination of cheese and raw produce, such as those included in the 2011 Food Safety Modernization

May 30, 2013

In 2011, 20 percent of U.S. adults reported at least one emergency room visit in the past year, and 7 percent reported two or more visits, according to Health, United States, 2012, the government&#39;s annual, comprehensive report on American&#39;s health.

May 30, 2013

Awareness of anti-smoking messages on television, radio, or billboards, or in newspapers or magazines, significantly increased the odds that current smokers intend to quit in 14 of 17 countries surveyed, according to a study released in this week&#39;s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 29, 2013

A new study on antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals shows that using germ-killing soap and ointment on all intensive-care unit (ICU) patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

May 29, 2013

Using germ-killing soap and ointment on all intensive-care unit (ICU) patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in ICUs.

May 23, 2013

As schools let out and summer approaches, it is important for us to remember to stay healthy and safe under the sun and in the water. Skin cancer is the most common kind of cancer in the United States, and melanoma is the most deadly kind of skin cancer.

May 22, 2013

Because a doctors&#39; advice and assistance more than doubles the chances that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on the new &quot;Talk With Your Doctor&quot; campaign to encourage smokers to ask a doctor for help. The campaign also encourages clinicians to ask patients if they smoke and offer assistance in helping them to quit.

May 20, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today seven new members who will serve on the Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women (ACBCYW). The Committee was chartered in 2010 and consists of external experts and stakeholders. The committee members serve two- to four-year terms.