Milwaukee asked federal health officials for help with lead contamination in schools The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it could not help due to recent staff layoffs Local ...

Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas. The revised strategy focuses on controlling outbreaks ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island blocked Trump administration agencies from freezing funds awarded through two high-profile laws enacted during the Biden administration — a bipartisan ...

RFK Jr. links autism rise to ‘environmental toxins,' contradicting CDC findings April 16, 2025 04:17 Poll: Voters sour on Trump’s handling of economy, tariffs and inflation ...

However, the CDC is continuing the inspections under the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), according to a statement by an agency spokesperson to Food Safety News. “This work has not stopped ...

The CDC's data was from 14 states and Puerto Rico in 2022. The previous estimate — from 2020 — was 1 in 36. Boys continue to be diagnosed more than girls, and the highest rates are among ...

Previous CDC reports showed that 1 in 54 8-year-olds had been diagnosed with autism in 2016. In 2000, it was 1 in 150. “The most striking piece of this is how unbelievably common presentations ...

That was up from 1 in 36 in 2020 and 1 in 44 in 2018, researchers reported in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Rates ranged from about 1 in 103 8-year-olds being diagnosed in one south ...

Autism rates in the United States have reached a record high, with about one in 31 children (3.2%) identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a report released by the Centers for ...

CDC advisory panel resumes after RFK Jr.-era delay, plans votes on COVID-19, RSV, and chikungunya vaccine recommendations. COVID-19 vaccine guidance could be narrowed for 2025-26 season as ACIP ...