Dec 10 Mysterious paralyzing illness affecting children reached record number, health officials say By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press It's still not clear what's causing the kids to lose the ability to move their face, neck, back, arms or legs. The symptoms tend to occur about a week after the children had a fever and respiratory illness. Continue reading
Oct 24 How should doctors and nurses screen patients for intimate partner violence in the #MeToo era? By Laura Santhanam The best estimates likely under-represent the true scope and scale of intimate partner violence because victims often are afraid to disclose what has happened to them. Continue reading
Oct 11 A quiet rise in unvaccinated children could put the U.S. at risk of outbreaks By Jamie Leventhal For the third consecutive year, unvaccinated communities have grown, the CDC reported Thursday. One school in Oregon has toddler vaccination rates lower than those in Venezuela. Continue reading
Aug 07 CDC says 1 in 7 babies exposed to Zika have health problems By Amanda Grennell One in seven infants exposed to Zika in utero experienced microcephaly, seizures, hearing deficiencies or other health problems during their first year of life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 14 Fewer U.S. teens smoke, have sex, do drugs or drink milk, CDC says By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The survey out Thursday found less than one-third of high schools students drink a glass of milk a day. About two decades ago, it was nearly half. Continue reading
Jun 14 Suicide rate rising fastest among women, CDC says By Laura Santhanam Nearly 45,000 people died as a result of suicide in 2016, up 30 percent from the number of deaths by suicide in 2000, the CDC reported. This latest study explores suicide prevalence across demographics, including gender and age. Continue reading
May 23 What's really in public swimming pools? By Laura Santhanam Eight people died and more than 27,200 people became ill from swimming in contaminated water between 2000 and 2014 , the CDC said in a recent report. Here's what you should know. Continue reading
Apr 27 The autism rate is on the rise, CDC says. Here's what that actually means By Nsikan Akpan, Hannah Grabenstein This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the prevalence of autism is slightly higher than previously thought, but does it mean autism is becoming more common?… Continue reading
Feb 24 CDC requests funds to build new maximum-security laboratory By Helen Branswell, STAT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Congress for money for a new building to house the laboratories that work on the deadliest pathogens known to humankind. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 3:18 How will CDC cuts affect health programs abroad and at home? By PBS News Hour The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently lost hundreds of millions of dollars in funding cuts, including a $750 million cut in December. On Friday, President Trump signed a bill that slashed $1.35 billion from its Prevention and… Continue watching