Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you're sick, but drops its 5-day isolation rule
Health
8 months ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dropping its 5-day isolation guidance for people w...
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Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend
National
8 months ago
NEW YORK — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they go...
Americans who live alone report depression at higher rates, but social support helps
National
8 months ago
People living alone are more likely to report feeling depressed compared to those living with others...
The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance
National
8 months ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon drop its isolation guidance for people with ...
Syphilis cases rise to their highest levels since the 1950s, CDC says
National
9 months ago
The number of syphilis cases in the U.S. are on the rise. According to a new report from the Centers...
Charcuterie sold at Costco and Sam's Club is being linked to a salmonella outbreak
National
9 months ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding a warning about a salmonella outbreak li...
Respiratory illnesses are on the rise after the holidays
Health
10 months ago
In most U.S. states, respiratory illness levels are currently considered "high" or "very high," acco...
Avoid cantaloupe unless you know its origins, CDC warns amid salmonella outbreak
National
11 months ago
U.S. food safety officials are urging consumers not to eat certain cantaloupe products, including so...
A seasonal viral stew is brewing with flu, RSV, COVID and more
Health
1 year ago
As the weather cools down, health officials are gearing up for a new season of sickness. It's the ti...
The CDC will no longer issue COVID-19 vaccination cards
Health
1 year ago
The CDC will no longer be issuing COVID-19 vaccination cards, the agency said in guidance updated on...
CDC advisers back broad rollout out of new COVID boosters
Health
1 year ago
A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed the broad use of new CO...
The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC
Health
1 year ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As COVID-19 devastated communities across the nation in spring 2020, a group of Bl...
1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy
Health
1 year ago
One in five women experienced mistreatment while receiving medical care for their most recent pregna...
A salmonella outbreak is being linked to pet turtles
Health
1 year ago
A salmonella outbreak in 11 states has been linked to small turtles, the CDC announced last week. Tw...
RSV prevention shot for babies gets OK from CDC
Health
1 year ago
This fall, for the first time, many babies in the U.S. will be eligible to get a shot to fend off RS...
The new CDC director outlines 3 steps to rebuild trust with the public
National
1 year ago
The pandemic was a chance for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do what it does best...
The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave
Health
1 year ago
Yet another summer COVID-19 wave may have started in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease ...
Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported
National
1 year ago
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday found the street dru...
Vaccination and awareness could help keep mpox in check this summer
Health
1 year ago
A dozen people came down with mpox in Chicago around early May, prompting the Centers for Disease Co...
A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year
National
1 year ago
A Washington state woman who was diagnosed with tuberculosis has been taken into custody after month...