The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second-largest on record and among the fastest-spreading in history. At least 3,553 confirmed cases have been reported since mid-May, according to July 31 data from the World Health…
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Clinical cases of Candida auris more than doubled nationwide between 2022 and 2024, according to CDC data released in July. The CDC recorded 6,304 clinical cases across 43 states and Washington, D.C., in 2024 — the most recent year available…
The CDC has replaced two top leaders of its Ebola response team, Medpage Today reported July 29. Incident manager Satish Pillai, MD, and deputy incident manager Peggy Honein, PhD, were replaced by Henry Walke, MD, who is the director of…
The U.S. has confirmed 2,318 measles cases as of July 23, already ahead of the 2,289 cases reported in the full 2025 calendar year, CDC data shows. Ninety-three percent of this year’s cases are tied to an outbreak, and 35…
As the CDC investigates clusters of cyclosporiasis cases, including one multistate outbreak affecting nine states linked to iceberg lettuce, some hospital laboratories are operating 24/7 to match the outbreak’s pace. Between May 1 and July 27, the CDC has confirmed…
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reduce the number of shots on the childhood vaccine schedule, The Wall Street Journal reported July 27. President Trump reportedly steers nearly every conversation with his health…
Federal funding cuts to the CDC’s FoodNet program have weakened the U.S. system for detecting foodborne illness outbreaks, according to food safety experts cited in a July 27 KFF Health News report published by CBS News. The changes come as…
The Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak is set to become the second-largest on record within days, Bloomberg reported July 26. Here is what to know. 1. In the past week, health officials reported 856 new confirmed infections, and total…
HHS has rewritten the governing charters for the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee. The ACCV charter, filed July 21, removes the standalone designated federal officer section that appeared in the previous version, which specified…
The FDA has added a new cyclospora outbreak of at least 72 cases to its active investigations table. The July 22 listing marks the agency’s fifth active cyclospora investigation of the season. The new cluster comes amid what’s now the…