First US case of rat-sourced virus from the Andes reported
The first confirmed US case of Andes virus was reported at a Delaware hospital in January, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said Thursday.
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127 cases of polio-like illness under investigation, CDC says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received reports of 127 patients under investigation for acute flaccid myelitis this year. Of these, 62 have been confirmed by the CDC, and the remainder continue to be investigated, said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the agency's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. noting that the confirmed cases are in 22 sta
First child in Florida has died of flu this season, state reports
A Florida child died due to flu-related illness during the week ended October 6, according to the state's Department of Health. The child, the first to die in the state, had not received a flu vaccination.
Most states facing confirmed or possible cases of polio-like illness
This year, more than half of all US states have had confirmed or possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis, the polio-like illness that can cause paralysis and mostly affects children, according to an exclusive CNN analysis.
Public health discussion held at UW-La Crosse
Public health is bringing together community members for discussion today in La Crosse.
Trump's death penalty plan for drug dealers a 'step backwards,' experts say
President Donald Trump on Monday rolled out his three-part plan to tackle the opioid epidemic -- including some programs long championed by public health advocates -- but it's the proposal to impose the death penalty on drug traffickers that has raised the most eyebrows.
CDC denies language prohibitions amid health groups' protest
In two separate letters, more than 300 public-health organizations urged Acting Secretary Eric Hargan of the Department of Health and Human Services to ignore a reported restriction on employees' use of seven specific words as they prepare budget documents for the President.
'Trump doesn't care about HIV,' say advisers who resigned
Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS resigned last week, owing to "a president who simply does not care," one member wrote in a Newsweek op-ed on Friday headlined "Trump doesn't care about HIV. We're outta here."
FDA aims to regulate e-cigarettes
For many years, the Food and Drug Administration has been able to regulate cigarettes, but now they are looking to include other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, under those same regulations
