RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - The Virginia Department of Health is reporting a sharp increase in hand, foot and mouth disease cases. Health officials say the viral infection seems to be spreading ...

Days after hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees were laid off, former CDC officials are warning it has left the agency more unprepared to keep Americans healthy and safe.

Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration's mass firings over the weekend, current ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump, left, and Mehmet Oz, ...

Florida has increased surveillance after two new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were found in deer. CWD is a fatal and contagious brain disorder similar to mad cow disease that affects deer.

Protecting children from preventable diseases starts with understanding the recommended immunization schedule. Vaccinating children against serious diseases significantly reduces illness, disability, ...

Journalists reported that the Trump administration’s massive CDC layoffs will be felt worldwide as “potentially important outbreaks” have the potential to now go undetected. The administration began ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The changes include individual-based-decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination in individuals not at risk and standalone vaccination for varicella in toddlers. The Centers for Disease Control and ...