The CDC will not move forward with a proposal to conduct aerial spraying across Puerto Rico in order to eliminate mosquitoes and limit the spread of the Zika virus. The agency acquiesced to the wishes ...

“At this time, CDC continues to recommend that clinicians not use any liquid docusate product as a stool softener or for any other medical purpose,” an update on the CDC website reads. “This ...

The phrase is part of ‘harm reduction 101’, which has led to significant declines in overdose fatalities in the US ...

CDC is committed to addressing health inequities and to ensuring health equity. Every person should have the opportunity to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines six strategies to prevent drug use among children and teenagers. While substance use among youth has declined ...

The CDC has released a message that restates its position on the use of single dose and single use vials in an effort to ensure clinicians are clear about CDC guidelines. The CDC’s guidelines call for ...

WFXR – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new campaign in hopes of preventing youth substance use. The ‘Free Mind’ campaign plans to educate youth, ages 12-17, and ...

The CDC has issued a clinical reminder that insulin pens should never be used for more than one person. In the reminder, the CDC says it has become “increasingly aware of reports of improper use of ...

The number of teens using tobacco products has dropped to its lowest level in 25 years, according to the CDC’s latest 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey. “This is really a remarkable public health ...

A woman in Texas died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to clear out her sinuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. According to ...