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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked state public health officials to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to livestock workers to prevent the spread of bird flu. The CDC's assessment indicates that the risk of bird flu to the general public remains low, but workers in close proximity to…

Many worry the CDC is repeating past mistakes as it develops a crucial set of guidelines.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory in response to a rise in measles cases in the U.S. and abroad, with domestic infections this year already meeting the total seen in 2023. As of last week, the CDC has confirmed 58 measles cases across 17 states and cities this…

Morel mushrooms have been linked to a deadly outbreak in Montana last year, a study in the Center for Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said Thursday. According to the study, between March and April of last year, 51 people reported “mild to severe gastrointestinal illness” after eating at a restaurant…

Unsupervised exposure of babies and young kids to melatonin has risen a lot recently, leading thousands of children to end up in the emergency room. The number of children aged 5 and under who went to the emergency room due to unsupervised melatonin consumption increased by 420 percent from 2009 to 2020, according to new data from the Centers…

At least for now, officials think the virus doesn’t pose a huge threat.

And decide whether the outbreak should be deemed an international health emergency