Public Health

Measles cases have increased sharply in the U.S. over the past week, new CDC data shows. 

Last year, more than 9,600 tuberculosis cases were reported in the U.S., marking the highest number of annual cases reported in over a decade, according to data the CDC published March 28. 

The CDC is warning an invasive meningococcal strain is on the rise and disproportionately affects people ages 30 to 60.

Americans' life expectancies are declining right alongside their happiness scores, according to U.S. News & World Report. 

The FDA is warning consumers to avoid over-the-counter topical pain relief products that contain high concentrations of lidocaine and has sent warning letters to six companies marketing unapproved products. 

The CDC found 214 outbreaks and 88 deaths over five years were associated with drinking water.

The U.S. has recorded more measles cases in the first three months of 2024 than all of last year, CDC data shows.

Overdose deaths hit a record high in 2022, though the increase was only up slightly from the year prior, new CDC data shows. 

Four years after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its COVID-19 treatment guidelines, NPR reported March 19. 

A team of researchers at Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is urging the medical community to prioritize enhanced awareness and education on drug-resistant fungi as the number of global fungal infections grows.