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Sexual violence against children is a significant problem in many low- and middle-income countries. At least 25 percent of females and 10 percent of males experienced some form of childhood sexual violence in the majority of seven countries studied.

Melanoma rates doubled between 1982 and 2011 but comprehensive skin cancer prevention programs may prevent 20 percent of new cases between 2020 and 2030, according to this month's Vital Signs report.

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., and melanoma is the most deadly form. It affects everyone regardless of skin color and can spread to other parts of the body.

CDC is investigating the unintentional transfer of anthrax from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to labs in multiple states and overseas. At this time we do not suspect any risk to the general public.

The CDC and the New Jersey Department of Health have confirmed a death from Lassa fever which was diagnosed earlier today in a person returning to the United States from Liberia.

An in-depth analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) examines the overall successes and challenges faced by the largest organized cancer screening program in

Transcript for the telebriefing on a report the CDC is releasing today on incidents and trends in foodborne disease.

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation special May/June issue features research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its public health partners aiming to prevent traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to help people better

In 2014, rates of infection from a serious form of E. coli and one of the more common Salmonella serotypes decreased compared with the baseline period of 2006-2008. Meanwhile, some other less common types of Salmonella increased. Campylobacter and

When most people think of norovirus, they think of people marooned on a cruise ship with raging stomach and intestinal illness, unable to leave their cabins. However, an outbreak at an Oregon lake underscores that swimming can also put the public at