Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) news and information

New estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that last year more than 91 million people—including children—lacked health insurance for part or all of 2012, representing 29.7% of the U.S. population. That's compared with 30.4% the prior year.
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Researchers say a vaccine for a sexually spread virus has cut infections in teen girls by half. This is the first evidence of how well the HPV vaccine works since it came on the market seven years ago.
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Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18% of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current smokers.
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It's not all public health wonk work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seems the federal agency has won the grand prize at a film festival. Not quite Cannes, but cheers, nonetheless.
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Reacting to a settlement in March over the rejection of two medical school students who have hepatitis B, HHS and the Justice and Education departments have sent letters to medical, dental and nursing schools to emphasize updated nondiscrimination policies released by the Centers for Disease...
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Federal health officials say they have found bacteria and fungus in drug vials from a Tennessee specialty pharmacy that recalled all of its injectable medicines last month.
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A bill that is intended to persuade more Oregon parents to take their kids to doctors for shots and get over their mistrust of conventional medicine has taken a big step in the Legislature with passage by the state Senate.
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The financial strain of getting sick or injured leaves roughly one out of five U.S. households with medical debt, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show.
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Prodded by federal and state regulations, hospitals have made significant strides to combat hospital-acquired infections. Even so, some say more work needs to be done to address infections that occur outside the intensive-care unit and that hospitals should...
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When Dr. Michael Edmond learned that the Food and Drug Administration had tightened its regulations governing fecal transplants, he promptly canceled 10 scheduled appointments for the procedure.
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