Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fewer U.S. teens are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported on Thursday.

This year’s flu season could start earlier than expected — and the dominant strain to spread might be influenza A, which can cause more severe illness, health experts say.

Diseases spread by mosquitoes are in the spotlight again because of recent U.S. illnesses. Here’s a look at some common — and not so common — mosquito-borne diseases.

A U.S. government report concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children.

At least 21 states have very high levels of Covid, the data shows. Yet, with fewer people testing for Covid, experts say it’s more important than ever to pay attention to symptoms.

At least 19 women in nine states reportedly became sick after they got Botox, either having gotten the injections from people who were never licensed or trained to give the shots or received them in “non-healthcare settings,” including homes or spas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

The travel advisory, issued Friday, comes after a person from San Diego died from the disease

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children.

Three people have died following a listeria outbreak at a family-owned burger restaurant in Tacoma, Washington.

Two people in Connecticut and one person in New York have died after contracting Vibrio vulnificus.

An infection with RSV is a coldlike nuisance for most healthy people, but it can be life-threatening for the very young and the elderly

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is an ancient disease that can cause damage to the skin and nervous system.

Here are some tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to treat mosquito bites

The CDC found at least 20 potentially infectious agents at the warehouse in Fresno County.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said illnesses have been reported in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ground beef is the only common food reported in the outbreak

The CDC recently announced it had identified five cases of locally transmitted malaria in the United States, the first such cases in 20 years.

The CDC says malaria is one of the world’s most severe public health problems. Here’s what you need to know about this dangerous disease.

Five cases of malaria have been detected in the U.S. in the last two months.

The White House has selected a former North Carolina health official to be the new director of the nation’s top federal public health agency.