Traumatic brain injury affects more than 230,000 people in the U.S. A traumatic brain injury is a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head, ...

An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t participate. IDWeek is being held ...

ATLANTA (AP) — CDC researchers are being forced to skip a pivotal conference on infectious disease this week due to the government shutdown, missing out on high-level discussions not long after surges ...

If you look around your community and workplace, you will notice that many Americans are quite large and do not look healthy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics ...

(NAPS)—Flu symptoms are often coupled with uncertainty. What steps can you take if you start feeling sick? Is it really the ...

As we approach cold and flu season, the ongoing government shutdown could cause delays in disease tracking by the Centers for ...

The CDC shared new data about an ongoing listeria outbreak investigation that is being linked to ready-to-eat pastas made by ...

This year’s doses protect against three strains of influenza, including two types of influenza A and one type of influenza B.

Flu season is developing in Florida and it takes about two weeks for your flu shots to take effect, so experts say to get ...

The earlier the better for the flu shot, health experts recommend. Individuals should get vaccinated against influenza by the end of October, according to the CDC. The CDC recommends everyone 6 months ...

Last year's flu season was more severe than in recent years, with hospitalizations reaching their highest level since 2010-11. The CDC predicts a moderate flu season for this fall and winter. Flu ...

In the U.S., all flu vaccines for the 2025-2026 season will be trivalent, which means they’re formulated to protect against ...