Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of catching those diseases, including infants too young to get the shots, people who are immunocompromised and the elderly.

Nearly a third of U.S. teens are prediabetic, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In 2023, a count found that an estimated 8.4 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 – or 32.

The type of tick that typically carries disease in New England is the deer tick, which can be as small as a poppy seed.

So far in 2025, 1,288 cases of measles have been reported. The last time the number was that high was 1992, eight years before the disease was completely eradicated

The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though public health experts say the true figure may be higher.

In fact, Ohio has the eighth highest risk for bacterial contamination in chicken, ground turkey and ground beef, with Tennessee and South Carolina following closely. This map depicts each state’s contamination risk index. TraceOne analysis of FDA NARMS data

About seven-in-ten Americans say insurance companies have too much health policy influence, but partisans disagree on the CDC’s role.

Scientists and public health advocates see disconnects between what the Trump administration says about health — notably, in its “MAHA Report” — and what it’s actually doing.

The number of reported measles cases in the United States has hit 1,288 in the first six months of this year, the most since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000.

The charitable foundation for the Twin Cities organization Abbey's Hope said the CDC cuts could impact their work.