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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is a public health agency housed under the United States Department of Health and Human Services. As the top public health agency in the U.S., the CDC promotes public health awareness and protects the U.S. against severe health threats, such as infectious diseases.
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JUL 25, 2019Cardiology
Plant-based diets are steadily gaining popularity with the general public. As a wave of interest fuels research into the ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 22, 2019Immunology
https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news/enhancing-the-infection-fighting-potential-of-natural-products-321553Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUL 01, 2019Health & Medicine
Last Saturday, the County of San Diego Communications Office reported four pediatric cases of E. coli linked to contact ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 01, 2019Microbiology
The CDC is warning the public about a parasitic infection that's on the rise, and is the main cause of illness due to wa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In 2016, an estimated 1.3 million people attempted suicide, and suicide rates are rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2019Cancer
A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that mortality rates for patients with ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 05, 2019Microbiology
A woman began having terrible nightmares, hallucinations, and insomnia. Doctors did an MRI and thought it was a brain tu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2019Health & Medicine
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights just how poor maternal health is in the United States ...Written By: Abbie ArceAPR 30, 2019Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2019Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2019Health & Medicine
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threa ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 25, 2019Microbiology
Drug resistant bacteria kill about 23,000 in the United States every year. That number is expected to rise.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2019Videos
In eight states, eleven people have fallen ill with a pathogenic strain of Salmonella, ten of them after having contact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2019Videos
The CDC has warned people not to eat uncooked flour - it is not treated to remove germs, and must be cooked.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2019Health & Medicine
Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (H ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 18, 2019Videos
Tens of thousands of people have been hospitalized with the flu so far this season.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2019Cardiology
We are just 11 days into our heart-healthy New Year's resolutions knowing that fitness, diet and timely access to he ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 03, 2019Cardiology
If you are like many people, you may have committed to losing weight when setting your New Year’s resolution. Mayb ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 01, 2019Microbiology
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people about RSV, which can infect people of an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2018Videos
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It ...Written By: Dena Aruta
JUL 25, 2019
Cardiology
Plant-based diets are steadily gaining popularity with the general public. As a wave of interest fuels research into the
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 22, 2019
Immunology
https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news/enhancing-the-infection-fighting-potential-of-natural-products-321553
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUL 01, 2019
Health & Medicine
Last Saturday, the County of San Diego Communications Office reported four pediatric cases of E. coli linked to contact
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 01, 2019
Microbiology
The CDC is warning the public about a parasitic infection that's on the rise, and is the main cause of illness due to wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In 2016, an estimated 1.3 million people attempted suicide, and suicide rates are rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2019
Cancer
A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that mortality rates for patients with
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 05, 2019
Microbiology
A woman began having terrible nightmares, hallucinations, and insomnia. Doctors did an MRI and thought it was a brain tu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2019
Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Health & Medicine
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights just how poor maternal health is in the United States
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
APR 30, 2019
Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threa
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 25, 2019
Microbiology
Drug resistant bacteria kill about 23,000 in the United States every year. That number is expected to rise.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2019
Videos
In eight states, eleven people have fallen ill with a pathogenic strain of Salmonella, ten of them after having contact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2019
Videos
The CDC has warned people not to eat uncooked flour - it is not treated to remove germs, and must be cooked.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (H
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 18, 2019
Videos
Tens of thousands of people have been hospitalized with the flu so far this season.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2019
Cardiology
We are just 11 days into our heart-healthy New Year's resolutions knowing that fitness, diet and timely access to he
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 03, 2019
Cardiology
If you are like many people, you may have committed to losing weight when setting your New Year’s resolution. Mayb
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 01, 2019
Microbiology
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people about RSV, which can infect people of an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2018
Videos
The Marburg virus was identified in 1967 after lab workers, and then some of their family members became ill.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta