Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men* are among groups at high risk for antimicrobial-resistant Shigella infections (shigellosis). CDC does not know how many Shigella infections are ...

Studies show washing raw chicken may spread harmful bacteria—but the real risks depend on what’s happening in your kitchen.

Using Soap or Dish Detergent on Your Fruits and Vegetables Let's be real, if you've been scrubbing your apples with dish soap thinking you're doing something extra for food safety, you're actually ...

Your kitchen is dirtier than your bathroom. Not by a little; by a lot. According to science, these are the 10 germiest and ...

You can’t see it, smell it, and at times can’t even taste it, but food-borne illness still manages to impact millions of ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is spreading across the country, but it’s not too late to take steps to protect babies from severe illness associated with the virus.

A sexually transmitted ringworm is spreading in one US state - It can take months to treat the fungal infections, which were first reported in the U.S. in 2024 ...

Finding the best gifts for pregnant women can be a daunting task. Believe me. I was one of them not too long ago, and there ...

In a time of uncertainty, the public health campaign to save the CDC Injury Center offers important lessons — and hope.

The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't had a Senate confirmed director since last summer, and that official was in the job for less than a month.

The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.