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One in 44 (2.3%) 8-year-old children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder according to an analysis of 2018 data published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries.

A CDC Food Safety Alert Regarding a Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157 Infections Linked to Spinach has been Posted.

Part 2 of the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that cancer patients in the United States shoulder a large amount of cancer care costs. In

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the recruitment, training, and development of a new

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CDC is pleased to announce that Allyson Felix, an elite track and field athlete and U.S. Olympian, has joined the Hear Her campaign to share her story and raise awareness about urgent warning signs that could indicate life-threatening complications

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing upcoming action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide $200 million to jurisdictions for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness.

One in 54 8-year-old children have been identified with autismording to an analysis of 2016 data published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary.

Healthy People 2020 targets met for lung, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer deaths

Each year there are about 400,000 poison center calls and 50,000 ER visits as a result of young children ingesting medications when adults weren't paying attention.