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On Dec. 22, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will remove Sierra Leone from the list of nations affected by Ebola that are subject to enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening.

From 2000 to 2014 nearly half a million Americans died from drug overdoses. Opioid overdose deaths, including both opioid pain relievers and heroin, hit record levels in 2014, with an alarming 14 percent increase in just one year, according to new

More than a third of American adults are eligible to take cholesterol-lowering medications under the current guidelines or were already taking them - but nearly half of them are not, according to a report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New CDC estimates underscore the need to increase awareness of a daily pill that can prevent HIV infection

CDC's latest Vital Signs report finds a continuing need to raise awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - a daily pill that can prevent HIV infection - among those who are at substantial risk for HIV infection.

A new Vital Signs report published today estimates that 25 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual adult men, nearly 20 percent of adults who inject drugs, and less than 1 percent of heterosexually active adults are at substantial risk for HIV

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is one essential component in the nation's high-impact prevention strategy for HIV. Many people at very high risk for HIV infection are not getting PrEP and not enough primary health care providers know about it.

Business Pulse: Workplace Safety and Health, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on innovative employer strategies using science-based solutions from CDC's National Institute for Occupational

The number of cancer survivors - people who live after a cancer diagnosis - is expected to grow substantially over the next few decades as the U.S. population ages and as early detection methods and treatments continue to improve.

GET SMART ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS WEEK, an annual one-week observance starting on Monday, November 16, raises awareness of the threat of antibiotic resistance and the importance of improving antibiotic use.