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Today, CDC released three studies in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that highlight the importance of using layered prevention strategies including universal masking to stop the spread and minimize disruptions to school operations

The health cost of obesity in the United States is as high as $147 billion annually, based on a new study from Research Triangle Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

The health cost of obesity in the United States is as high as $147 billion annually, based on a new study from Research Triangle Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

High school athletes are sidelined more than 9,000 days a year because of heat-related illnesses, according to a new CDC analysis.

High school athletes are sidelined more than 9,000 days a year because of heat-related illnesses, according to a new CDC analysis.

When parents have access to proven parenting information and support designed to address problems all families face-from tantrums to encouraging good behavior-key measures of child maltreatment fall, according to a study released in the Jan. 26

When parents have access to proven parenting information and support designed to address problems all families face-from tantrums to encouraging good behavior-key measures of child maltreatment fall, according to a study released in the Jan. 26

Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself in fetuses' brains and in the placentas of pregnant women, which may help explain how the virus causes devastating birth defects and pregnancy losses even if a woman had only a minor illness.

Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself in fetuses' brains and in the placentas of pregnant women, which may help explain how the virus causes devastating birth defects and pregnancy losses even if a woman had only a minor illness.

Today's MMWR on SARS-CoV-2 transmission at an overnight camp in Georgia found efficient spread of the virus among campers and staff while noting key steps to minimize the risk for SARS-CoV-2 introduction and transmission in camps were not strictly