The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.

A Senate committee will vote this week on whether to advance the nomination of Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tick season is in full-swing and health experts believe the number of these pesky, little parasites will increase every year.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop in cases.

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Adults as young as 50 may now qualify for an RSV vaccine if they have certain health conditions, according to a quiet update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Doctors and researchers said the moves will make it harder to detect potentially dangerous changes. If the virus continues to jump between species or the human case count grows, there’s a greater risk that it could mutate and become more easily transmissible between people,

Nearly 1 in 3 American adolescents have prediabetes, a CDC report finds. An official notes "it’s not too late to change course."

The charitable foundation for the Twin Cities organization Abbey's Hope said the CDC cuts could impact their work.