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CDC Director Robert Redfield speaks in Washington on June 11.

The CDC director’s deeply personal reason for fighting opioids: His son nearly died of an overdose

August 19, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

One of the nation's top public-health officials has explained why the fight against the opioid epidemic is so personal to him. At a conference in New Orleans, Centers for Disease...

Source of E.coli-contaminated romaine lettuce still a mystery, FDA says

May 1, 2018 at 5:09 p.m.

Eight sick prisoners in Nome, Alaska, have provided a clue to authorities about the origin of a nationwide outbreak of dangerous E. coli infections from romaine lettuce, but U.S. officials...

Failure to vaccinate is likely driver of U.S. measles outbreaks, report says

June 2, 2018 at 3:43 a.m.

People who don't get vaccinated are the most likely reason for the steady increase in the rate of measles and major outbreaks in the United States, according to an analysis...

Then-CDC Director Tom Frieden works in his Atlanta office during the Ebola epidemic in 2014.

Former CDC chief launches $225 million global health initiative

June 2, 2018 at 12:14 p.m.

Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is starting a new initiative to tackle some of global health's thorniest issues: cardiovascular disease and epidemics. Frieden,...

Dangerous unproven treatments for ‘chronic Lyme disease’ are on the rise

June 3, 2018 at 9:05 p.m.

An increasing number of Americans with medically ambiguous symptoms are being misdiagnosed with "chronic Lyme disease" and prescribed dangerous and often expensive treatments that do not work, according to a...

Infants born in water births at risk of Legionnaires’ disease, CDC says

June 4, 2018 at 2:27 p.m.

Babies born during water births are at risk of contracting Legionnaires' disease, a severe and potentially life-threatening form of pneumonia that infected two infants in Arizona last year. Both infants...

Should you space out vaccines? 7 common questions answered

June 5, 2018 at 4:29 a.m.

With so many vaccines being required for young children today, some parents are asking their doctors whether they can space out or delay the vaccine schedule. They're concerned that too...

Rare but deadly mouse-borne virus increases in the spring

June 5, 2018 at 5:41 a.m.

As the weather warms and people turn to spring cleaning and outdoor activities such as camping and hiking, they need to beware of a rare but deadly virus that is...

Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill

June 5, 2018 at 2:55 p.m.

Employers could impose hefty penalties on employees who decline to participate in genetic testing as part of workplace wellness programs if a bill approved by a House committee this week...

Zika may persist in eyes and play a role in spreading virus, study finds

August 21, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.

Researchers have found that the Zika virus can live in eyes, and research in mice may help explain why some Zika patients develop eye disease, including a condition that can...

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