Latest US coronavirus surge appears to be plateauing, but health authorities aren’t celebrating
While deaths from the coronavirus are still mounting rapidly, public health experts are seeing a flicker of good news.
CDC updates virus risk groups, adding pregnant women and removing age alone as factor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said the update was prompted by medical studies published since CDC first started listing high-risk groups.
US officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance after delays
The CDC’s “decision tool” documents cover schools, workplaces, camps, child care centers, mass transit systems, and bars and restaurants.
Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients
Some hospitals have reported unusually high death rates for coronavirus patients on ventilators, and some doctors worry that the machines could be harming certain patients.
Reported illness among vapers reaches 150 possible cases
The number of breathing illnesses reported among people who vape is growing. Health officials are now looking into more than 150 possible cases in 16 states.
CDC: No doubt now that Zika virus causes rare birth defects
U.S. health officials say there's no longer any doubt that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects.
CDC: No doubt now that Zika virus causes rare birth defects
U.S. health officials say there's no longer any doubt that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects.
Cancer now No. 1 killer in Alaska, 21 other states
Cancer is becoming the No. 1 killer in more states as deaths from heart disease have declined, new statistics show.
Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men
Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get people to watch their weight, and women have now overtaken men in the obese category, new government research shows.
CDC: More food poisoning outbreaks cross state lines
The government is reporting an increase in food poisoning outbreaks that span multiple states, like the one that this week prompted Chipotle to close 43 of its restaurants in the Pacific Northwest.
39 states' obesity rates predicted to pass 50%
We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in the vast majority of states will be obese.
Survey: 1 in 4 women attacked by intimate partner
It's a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends.