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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today new state grants for the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). A total of $3.2 million in FY 2018 funds will go to the 10 new states to become part of NVDRS: Arkansas, Florida

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigated a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to Spring Pasta Salad purchased at Hy-Vee grocery stores. This outbreak

CDC advises consumers and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell any Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, which is linked to a Salmonella outbreak and continues to make people sick

The CDC Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, is based on the most comprehensive review of the science on pediatric mTBI to date-covering 25 years of research.

Opioid use and misuse in the workplace are a definite part of America's opioid crisis - and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has a new plan to fight it.

The number of adolescents who are up to date on HPV vaccination - meaning they started and completed the HPV vaccine series - increased five percentage points from 2016 to 2017, according to results from a national survey published today in CDC's

Of the approximately 4 million babies born in 2015, most (83.2 percent) started out breastfeeding - but many stop earlier than recommended, according to the 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card released today by the Centers for Disease Control and

One in 4 U.S. adults - 61 million Americans - have a disability that impacts major life activities, according to a report in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC has released a graphic novel to help young people understand the potential health risks of human influenza viruses that normally circulate in swine and can cause disease in people (known as variant flu infections).

CDC has been responding and coordinating with the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since a new outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu province was reported on July 30, 2018.