States Waited Two Months For CDC Help On A Faster Measles Test, It Never Came

THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2026 (HealthDay News) — State health officials fighting measles outbreaks this spring asked the U.S.

First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria ...
Government Executive

CDC hiring plan and more permanent leadership coming soon, director tells staff

CDC leaders say they're close to finishing a hiring plan that would replenish the agency’s ranks after deep staffing cuts last year, but employees have heard similar messages since March 2026.

Verily Health Awarded Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Contract to Support National Infectious Disease Wastewater Surveillance

Verily Health Inc., a healthcare data intelligence company, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue supporting the ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nearly 2,000 confirmed cases are linked to contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants. The Ruby ...

Protecting people according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

PROTECTING PEOPLE: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Conversation

From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention

Public health relies on data – whether it is tracking the effectiveness of a given year’s flu vaccine, monitoring blood lead levels around the country or estimating the prevalence of diabetes. This ...
The Baltimore Sun

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: US death rate drops to record low

The U.S. death rate hit a record low in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The age-adjusted death rate for 2025 was 689.2 per 100,000 — a decline of 4.6% from ...
STAT

7 big challenges for the next CDC director

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Deadly bacteria discovered at LA medical office as employee tests positive for airborne disease

The airborne bacteria that causes deadly Legionnaires’ disease was discovered at the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s ...