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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated a Level 3 emergency response following recent detections of New World screwworm infestations in animals in Texas and …
CDC Activates Emergency Response as Screwworm Reaches U.S. Livestock Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are investigating a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to recalled requesón and soft ricotta cheese products that has sickened eight people, hospitalized seven, and resulted …
CDC Investigates Listeria Outbreak Tied to Recalled Soft Cheese Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal study reviewing a decade of outbreak investigations found that U.S. residents who traveled for cosmetic procedures experienced infections, other serious complications, and, in some cases, …
CDC Study Links Cosmetic Surgery Tourism to Serious Complications Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials have expanded an ongoing Salmonella investigation tied to moringa-based dietary supplements after identifying 22 additional illnesses across four more states, adding to concerns that …
CDC Expands Salmonella Probe as Moringa Cases Rise Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans could see changes to federal childhood vaccine recommendations after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal health officials to review the nation’s vaccine schedule …
Trump Orders Review of Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Raising Questions About Future Recommendations Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has revised federal public health rules to allow the government to temporarily block lawful permanent residents from entering the …
CDC Expands Title 42 Powers to Green Card Holders Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 184 people across multiple states have been sickened in three Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry, including one death …
CDC Expands Salmonella Probe Tied to Backyard Poultry Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are warning families with young children to avoid contact with pet chameleons and other reptiles after a multistate Salmonella outbreak sickened five children under …
CDC Warns Parents After Salmonella Cases Linked to Chameleons Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Emergency room visits for tick bites are rising sharply across most of the United States, reaching the highest levels for this time of year since 2017 in …
Tick Bites Surge Nationwide, Raising Health Concerns Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At least 34 people across 13 states have been sickened in a Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry, prompting a federal health warning as investigators work to …
Backyard Chickens Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 13 States Read More