Tag:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Science & Environment

Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas

A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where...

Joseph Brown - February 12, 2025

Health

Three key takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, testified Wednesday before a crucial...

Joseph Brown - January 29, 2025

Science & Environment

Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries

The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have...

Joseph Brown - January 27, 2025

Health

Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say...

Joseph Brown - January 21, 2025

McDonald’s shares fall after CDC says E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders

A McDonald's located on Route 66 in Azusa, California, on April 1, 2024.Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesMcDonald's shares dropped...

Joseph Brown - October 22, 2024

Health

Unusual surge of

Infections with the illness known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" have been spreading at unusually high levels in young kids, emergency...

Joseph Brown - October 18, 2024

Health

U.S. boosts passenger screening as Africa grapples with deadly Marburg and mpox outbreaks

Johannesburg — After the world was caught largely unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists warned that lessons must be learned. Now, two more...

Joseph Brown - October 18, 2024

Health