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Paralyzing polio-like illness mainly affecting children confirmed in 22 states, CDC says
Federal health officials are investigating an increase in confirmed and possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like illness that can cause paralysis and mostly affects children.
Percentage of young U.S. children who don’t receive any vaccines has quadrupled since 2001
A pair of reports highlight a growing concern among health officials about children who aren’t getting the necessary protection against preventable diseases.
Flu broke records for deaths, illnesses in 2017-2018, new CDC numbers show
Public health experts urge people to get this year’s flu vaccine soon.
The health dangers don’t stop with a hurricane’s churning. They can get worse.
Florence victims face snakes, carbon monoxide, disease, mold and PTSD in the aftermath.
Ebola outbreak now at 105 cases, and bordering countries are on alert
A vaccination drive and experimental treatments are underway, the head of the CDC said.
Ebola in survivor’s family shows deadly virus’s lasting effects
The case involves first likely transmission from a woman to her husband and children.
CDC warns against eating this pasta salad. It has already sickened 21 people.
The pasta salad is sold in 244 stores in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The CDC director’s deeply personal reason for fighting opioids: His son nearly died of an overdose
CDC Director Robert Redfield Jr. says his adult son nearly died of an overdose of of cocaine mixed with fentanyl.
Urgent care clinics are prescribing too many unnecessary antibiotics, study says
Nearly half of patients who go to urgent care clinics seeking treatment for flu or a cold and other conditions that don’t require an antibiotic received a prescription for one anyway.