The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the U.S. has until June to decide whether the public needs new COVID-19 shots to target different virus variants.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new COVID-19 guidance that could help the public in determining whether to ditch their masks
Two senior officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned from their positions amid the global pandemic and as the country continues to experience the devastation of COVID-19.
CDC recommends that bars and restaurants need to consider installing sneeze guards at their registration areas. Public transport workers should close each other row of their buses' seats.
A panel of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its 2017 advisory for recommended shots affecting adults. This year's advisory changes up its rules on seasonal flu shots by eliminating nasal flu vaccines and modifying flu-shot advice for people with egg allergies
A team of Harvard and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers are spearheading a new study they hope will help them better comprehend the puzzling patterns underlying antimicrobial resistance.
More than forty states have now seen traveled-associated cases of Zika outbreak, prompting more government officials to seek greater funding for fighting the mosquito-borne virus.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Monday that the two Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli outbreaks linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. appear to be over. However, CDC officials were unable to determine the cause of the outbreak.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines on Tuesday for doctors and other health professionals caring for pregnant women relating to the Zika virus. They urge them to ask patients about their travel history to Zika-infected countries and territories.
Ticks, the small bugs that carry Lyme disease virus, have been discovered to have extensively spread across the U.S. The insects were able to invade large parts of the states in the period of 20 years.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a baby with microcephaly was recently born in Oahu, Hawaii. It is the first reported case of the birth defect linked with the Zika virus in the country.
Days after declaring a state of emergency due to the rampant spread of the Zika virus, Brazil has announced that it is developing new testing kits designed to swiftly identify the presence of three viruses: Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya.
The first case of the tropical virus Zika, a mosquito-borne disease, has been confirmed in a Harris County, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A total of 19 people have so far contracted E. coli in seven states in the U.S. and the outbreak has been suspected to be caused by eating a certain chicken salad made and sold at Costco stores.
