A parasite in food and water can cause explosive diarrhea. Here's what to know.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there have been as many as 30 Texas cases of the cyclospora parasite ...
Wall Street Journal

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention functions as the primary federal agency responsible for protecting public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease.

Doctors are finally starting to agree on when obesity is a disease

It might seem like semantics. But whether a health condition qualifies as a disease can have a huge impact on patient experiences and treatment options.

125 passengers and crew hit with highly contagious stomach virus on cruise from San Francisco

Health officials say more than 120 passengers and crew on a Princess Cruises ship were infected with a stomach virus during a ...

If a Lyme disease vaccine gets approved, how would it go over? We asked hunters

Drugmakers are working on a potential new shot to prevent the tick-borne illness. How might it fare in the era of vaccine ...

I'm a dentist, here’s one thing that can prevent gum disease

Dr. Soumaya Zinet told Newsweek the "root cause" of gum disease and a simple way to prevent the incurable condition.
Medical Xpress

Nearly half of CDC surveillance databases have halted updates, raising concerns about health data gaps

An audit of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public databases found that nearly half of routinely updated federal health surveillance systems had stopped or delayed ...
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Bella Hadid's story brings attention to tick-borne Lyme disease: Symptoms, treatment and prevention

Lyme disease has once again come up in public discourse after Bella Hadid spoke about living with the condition, raising ...

Californian Dies from Rare Disease After 'Trapping, Feeding and Breeding Wild Rats' in an RV

Another person fell ill in the incident, which the city manager said was an "extreme situation" ...

CBP issues reminder for travelers with dogs crossing the U.S.-Mexico border

All travelers must comply with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Centers for Disease Control and ...