How a zombifying cat parasite called Toxoplasma gondii conquered the globe
Don’t freak out, but the human body — and probably your body — is swarming with tiny parasites. If we
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When monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systems
When a case of monkeypox was reported in Nevada’s Humboldt County in August, it was the state’s first detected occurrence
Read moreUpdate on CDC Director and COVID-19
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky experienced mild symptoms from her recent COVID-19 infection, completed a course of Paxlovid, and,
Read moreBlind to problems: How VA’s electronic record system shuts out visually impaired patients
Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Eugene, Oregon, had a problem. Her patients — mostly
Read moreAnnual Report to the Nation: Cancer deaths continue downward trend; modest improvements in survival for pancreatic cancer
Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial
Read moreMy kid has gone vegetarian. What do I need to know (especially if they’re a picky eater)?
So your child has just announced they’ve gone vegetarian, on top of already being a picky eater. What now? Generally,
Read moreEPA finally calls out environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
This story was reported in collaboration with ProPublica. Louisiana must examine how polluters imperil the health of Black residents, the
Read moreAre depressed moms to blame for their children’s developmental delays?
Watch your tone, moms. A new study out of Germany reports a link between maternal postpartum blues and developmental delays
Read moreCDC Director Tests Positive For COVID-19
###U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CDC works 24/7 protecting America’s health, safety and security. Whether disease start at
Read moreDo transgender men and nonbinary people need to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy?
When I talk about our research team’s work on pregnancy in transgender people, people often recall Thomas Beatie, a pregnant
Read moreACIP Immunization Schedule Vote
Today, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended updates to the 2023 childhood and adult immunization schedules, which includes
Read moreCDC Allows Novavax Monovalent COVID-19 Boosters for Adults Ages 18 and Older
Today, CDC’s Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults. This action
Read moreKanye West, regurgitating a false drug war trope, blames George Floyd’s death on fentanyl
The artist formerly known as Kanye West has stirred controversy for claiming George Floyd died from a fentanyl overdose —
Read moreInequities Found in Flu Vaccine Uptake
Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults in the United States are more likely to be hospitalized with flu,
Read moreThe U.S. Response to Ebola Outbreaks in Uganda
The Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) announced the first positive case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Uganda in 2022
Read moreMonkeypox didn’t become a pandemic. Are we celebrating too soon?
The summer of 2022 might be remembered as a moment when the proverbial canary in the coal mine sang a
Read moreNew Vital Signs Report: People from some racial/ethnic minority groups are more likely to be hospitalized with flu
What Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native adults in the United States are more likely to be hospitalized with flu,
Read moreCDC Expands Updated COVID-19 Vaccines to Include Children Ages 5 Through 11
Today, CDC’s Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo expanding the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines
Read moreMicroplastics found in human breast milk for the first time
Microplastics, the shed microscopic particles of larger plastic goods, are both invisible and everywhere. Because synthetic plastic polymers are used to
Read moreAre late dinners making us sick? New research says yes
It’s news to no one that what we eat is important for our health. But scientists are increasingly learning that
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