Enterovirus D68, which in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children, is on the rise in California and across the ...

Over 40 percent of U.S. adults are now obese, with rates roughly the same for men and women, new government data sho ...

According to Suyama, in 2023 the flu killed 44,000 people nationwide, while COVID killed 74,000 people. “So COVID was nearly ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foodborne illnesses are a major public health concern in the United States and are responsible for about 48 million people becoming ...

When it comes to where the new variant has been detected, right now, it’s more common in Europe. Currently, it’s been ...

The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade has died, Gov.

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S. About 4 in 10 Americans have obesity overall and about 1 in 10 have severe ...

The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed ...

Wastewater surveillance reveals influenza A and H5 subtype detections, providing critical insights into public health risks ...

Alaska had the biggest decline in average life expectancy of all U.S. states in 2021, a year when health outcomes were ...

More than 100 million American adults have obesity and more than 20 million adults have severe obesity, U.S. figures show.

The latest CDC survey found 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. were obese. A map shows the states with the highest and lowest rates.