Infection tracking is only one aspect of public health surveillance. Through its modernization initiative, the CDC also has ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took offline recommendations on how doctors should treat sexually transmitted infections and vaccinate adults Friday, as part of a sweeping purge of all ...

The 26-year-old, whose real name is Litzy Lara Banuelos, entered the rehab center for her addiction to the dissociative anesthetic drug, which she was taking 5 to 6 grams of per day, her family ...

Researchers have long known that patients who leave emergency departments before medically advised use more emergency care services, are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital and face higher ...

Preventive care plays a pivotal role in safeguarding public health by identifying and addressing potential health issues ...

The health care industry is in need of more professionals, more transparency and overall more resources as it faces ...

On the fifth anniversary of the U.S. declaring a public health emergency over COVID-19, people continue to lose their lives.

At federal health agencies, veterans hospitals, and local and state health departments, compliance took a variety of forms. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, employees hurried to ...

People hospitalized for infections—almost any infections—are at substantially increased risk years later for heart failure, ...

Increased use of ventilation and air cleaners, designed to mitigate the spread of viral infections in hospitals, is likely to have unpredictable effects and may cause viral particles to move around ...

A comprehensive review of COVID-19 prevention measures in United States skilled nursing facilities revealed that while numerous strategies were implemented during the pandemic, most lacked solid ...

Thirty-three hostages are set to be released in the ceasefire's first phase. Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks ...