In 2023, nearly 1 in 3 U.S. youngsters ages 12 to 17 had prediabetes, according to recently released data from the U.S.

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 7 announced ( it is streamlining H5N1 bird flu updates with its routine ...

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile virus this year in an individual from Livingston Parish. The person was hospitalized due to complications from ...

In the two-hour hearing, Monarez was sharply questioned about Kennedy’s recent move to fire all 17 members of a crucial committee that evaluates and recommends vaccines, his downplaying of the risks ...

Gov. Jeff Landry and U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed a Louisiana bill tied to a national health initiative ...

The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, there were 57 cases in humans statewide in 2024. Three people died.

The Senate HELP Committee narrowly advanced President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday.

RFK Jr. turned the CDC's vaccine committee into an anti-vaccine panel, but it still heard evidence that his campaign against ...

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted on Thursday to recommend infants receive a newer monoclonal antibody shot for ...

In April, the CDC’s influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended expanding RSV vaccination to ...