Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Though congress is still battling over Zika funding, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is handing out $25 million to states to fight the...

Federal health officials on Friday issued first-time guidance for couples planning a pregnancy if either partner may have been exposed to Zika, the...

Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines de...

Amid an increase of travel-related Zika cases in Florida, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefed Florida health care providers on...

Federal health officials have sent the state of Florida an additional 950 kits to test for viral antibodies in people who have shown Zika symptoms after...

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. It can also cause cancer. There's currently vaccine available...

Florida is a major player in widespread influenza reported in 43 states so far this season. Levels of transmission have reached epidemic proportions,...

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading causes of injury and death in the United States. And while wrong-way crashes account for a small percentage of the...

The state Department of Health has confirmed the first Florida case of a severe respiratory illness affecting children around the country. Officials...

Gov. Rick Scott says Florida officials continue to work with health care providers and the Center for Disease Control in an effort to prepare Florida...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new ally in its graphic anti-smoking campaign. Even though the CDC's “Tips from Former Smokers”...

For the first time in a long time, Florida's children aren't getting heavier. The Centers for Disease Control credits the drop, at least in part, to First…