Public Health

The CDC has raised its count of 2026 measles deaths from one to two. The agency has not said where either death happened, and it says the number “is subject to change” as it finishes reviews.  The national count is…

Heart disease, cancer and unintentional injuries ranked among the 10 leading causes of death for every age group in 2024, and unintentional injuries were the top cause of death for people ages 1 to 44, according to a CDC report. …

Breast and prostate cancer incidence is rising among people of every race and ethnicity in the U.S., while lung cancer incidence and death rates are dropping sharply, according to the CDC’s “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of…

Once the global leader in public health, the CDC is now a “zombified” version of its former powerhouse status after staffing and budget cuts, and ongoing interference from political appointees, according to 30 current and former CDC employees who spoke…

The U.S. State Department committed an additional $267 million in humanitarian assistance to respond to the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid a report from the World Health Organization that the country is running out of…

The White House has dropped plans for an executive order that would have given federal officials greater authority over grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health, Roll Call reported Sept. 23, citing a person familiar with the matter. The order,…

The CDC reported its first measles death of 2026 but did not say where it happened, while Pennsylvania has reported four measles-associated deaths in August and September.  The agency added the death to its measles dashboard with a note that…

“Is pneumonia contagious?” is the most-Googled respiratory health question in the U.S., drawing an estimated 137,000 searches per month, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from healthcare staffing firm Soliant Health. The data offer a glimpse at patients’ health concerns…

The White House is reportedly drafting an executive order that would create an external committee empowered to veto National Institutes of Health research grants that conflict with President Donald Trump’s policy agenda, The Washington Post first reported Sept. 18.   The…

The CDC said it is still reviewing measles deaths reported by states this year, even as Pennsylvania has confirmed four fatalities tied to its outbreak. In a Sept. 18 update, the CDC’s dashboard listed 3,471 confirmed measles cases nationwide and…