The CDC comes up with the rate of deaths for the American population based on death records received and processed by its ...

Public health relies on data – whether it is tracking the effectiveness of a given year’s flu vaccine, monitoring blood lead ...

A Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City has sickened more than 20 people in two Upper East Side neighborhoods.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report Wednesday indicating cases of a parasitic infection that ...

Cyclosporiasis is making the rounds, so if you're wondering how to keep yourself safe, wonder no more. Here's what you should ...

A parasite that can cause “explosive diarrhea,” cyclospora, is on the rise this summer, with 17 states already reporting ...

The World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scrambling to contain a ...

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease among children ages 2 and older, which a Nashville doctor described as a medical milestone.

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. Operating ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says chronic diseases affect three in four adults and account for ...

The Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Program helps health professionals, entomologists and local mosquito control districts ...