Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week.

The most recent CDC hospitalization data and other indicators show that the flu virus is trending higher than the other germs ...

The CDC inspects hundreds of cruise ship yearly. Some cruise lines and cruise parent companies score better than others.

Ohio advocates are looking to a new year that will include fighting for contraceptive access protections on a federal and ...

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently endorsed a policy that encourages Americans to seize upon the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says water fluoridation is one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. Why? Because fluoridation helps to prevent ...

The severe case in the Louisiana is the only one associated with backyard flocks. Dr. Paul Offit, a vaccine scientist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, noted the CDC said the mutations ...

One of those was carfentanil, an altered version of fentanyl that is said to be 100 times more potent, the CDC warned in a Dec ... have a co-occurring mental health issue," he added.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Johnson County Department of Public Health is urging people to get the flu vaccine, not just to help prevent the seasonal flu, but also to prevent a potential new virus ...

The flu typically kicks in faster; a person may experience symptoms anywhere from one to four days after infection, according to the CDC. With COVID-19, a person may experience symptoms anywhere ...