A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flags a surge in “nightmare bacteria.” The label, ...

Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from CDC scientists.

WAS ARRESTED. CASES OF FLESH EATING BACTERIA ARE ON THE RISE, THE CDC SAYS. POTENTIALLY DEADLY BACTERIA THRIVES IN WARM COASTAL WATERS, ESPECIALLY BRACKISH WATER, WHERE FRESH WATER MEETS THE SEA. THE ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cases of flesh-eating bacteria have surged, with an 800% increase in reported occurrences by the CDC between 1988 and 2018. These bacteria, which can be deadly, flourish in coastal ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is in chaotic disarray, as a slew of resignations and an unprecedented walkout of staff have roiled the agency. At the center of the controversy is the ...

Longtime government scientist Susan Monarez is refusing to leave her position as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS ...

California, Oregon, and Washington have formed the West Coast Health Alliance to provide science-based health guidance. The alliance was created in response to what the states' governors call the ...

Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.

WASHINGTON — Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discussed how to downplay concerns about COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and avoid “too precise” comparisons between the ...

Public health official Dr. Demetre Daskalakis resigned from his high-profile position at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) after months of turmoil at the essential federal agency — and he made the ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that travelers to China face an "enhanced" risk of contracting a virus spread by mosquitoes. There has been an outbreak of ...