Guns were the leading cause of death among American youth for the third year in a row in 2023, outpacing car accidents.

Researchers from the CDC and Colorado School of Public Health estimate that seven major pathogens caused 9.9 million ...

Firearm-related deaths among children and teenagers in the United States have risen sharply in recent years, increasing by 50% since 2019.

Firearm-related deaths among children and teenagers in the United States have risen sharply in recent years, increasing by 50 ...

Kennedy said Tuesday that vitamin A can "dramatically" reduce measles deaths, but experts say it's not a sufficient treatment ...

Explore the alarming rise in avoidable death rates in the U.S. despite high healthcare spending and its global implications.

The opioid overdose death rate in Minnesota dropped by 24.4% between 2023 and 2024 – one of the steepest declines nationwide.

New research shows there were 9.9 million domestically acquired foodborne illnesses in the United States in 2019. The most ...

Using advanced diagnostics and improved modeling, the CDC reveals which foodborne bugs are making Americans sick—and how many end up in hospital beds or worse. Study: Foodborne Illness Acquired ...

Craig Hedberg, PhD, a professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota and ...

The U.S. has recorded more than 300 cases of measles in just the first three months of this year, according to data published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the ...

Washington is director of Mecklenburg County Public Health in North Carolina. Taylor is health officer and director of the Shelby County Health Department in Tennessee. As leaders of Mecklenburg ...