On Tuesday, the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released its latest report analyzing data on the state of obesity ...

A factor that has changed over time is hospitalization due to severe COVID infections. On Aug. 1, the statewide seven-day ...

The CDC recommends a flu vaccine for nearly everyone six months and older in the U.S. every flu season, except for anyone ...

Healthcare advocates are urging Congress to pass a trio of bills to better understand and treat migraines. The first, and ...

Eastern equine encephalitis, often referred to as EEE or Triple E, is a rare, but serious disease, largely found in North ...

Teens are most at risk for taking dangerous counterfeit pills made to resemble Xanax, Adderall, or OxyContin. The most common ...

The general rate of obesity among adults in the United States has stagnated, but the rate of severe obesity has increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity, putting them at risk of chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, ...

Britt said she is especially concerned with the mental health risks for children and adolescents who use social media.

Lyme disease is the most prevalent insect-borne disease in the US, with far more cases each year than other diseases such as ...

The overall rate of obesity in the United States ticked downward between August 2021 and August 2023, breaking a streak of continued increase for over a decade.

Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, took a tour of the Allenmore Medical Center on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Tacoma. She has been on a nationwide tour ...