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Former CDC Official Warn Budget Cuts Could Deepen HIV Crisis for Black Women in Georgia
A former official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that funding cuts outlined in the proposed fiscal ...
CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 U.S. youth have prediabetes, but some experts are questioning the data
The new federal estimates are spurring concerns about the health of U.S. children — and the way Trump administration health ...
COVID cases likely rising in half of states, CDC estimates
Cases of COVID-19 are now likely growing in 25 states, according to estimates published by the Centers for Disease Control ...
Amid national measles spike, Illinois health officials say small outbreak quickly quashed
As national cases soar and federal leadership engages in vaccine skepticism, Illinois has so far seen a single, small measles ...
‘Most serious’ kind of plague kills Arizona resident, health officials say
An Arizona resident has died from the “most serious” form of the plague, health officials said. The person tested positive ...
Health officials declare end of Illinois measles outbreak
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Health officials in Illinois will give an update Friday on measles cases in the state. Officials say there are currently 10 measles cases in Illinois as they are asking clinicians to ...
Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump’s CDC director
A U.S. Senate committee has approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
State officials declare Illinois measles outbreak over amid biggest nationwide spike in cases in 30 years
While Illinois has had eight cases of the virus so far this year, at least 1,288 cases have been confirmed nationwide, the ...
Trump’s CDC nominee advances on party-line vote in Senate
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted along party lines Wednesday to advance President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...