But benzathine penicillin G is the only product that’s approved and recommended to treat the sexually transmitted infection syphilis during pregnancy. If the infection is caught early, a single ...

Self-care includes making choices that reduce health risks. This means not smoking, drinking responsibly (or not at all), ...

Tick bite cases are currently on the rise, with this summer showing the highest number of emergency room visits for ticks ...

Decades of research show the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal is safe in vaccines, but CDC's new advisory panel is ...

Thousands of health workers lost their jobs this week after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump ...

The U.S. grapples with its largest measles outbreak in over 30 years, putting its disease elimination status at risk if virus spread continues unchecked.

Vinay Prasad overruled other reviewers for a third time in recent months in clearing only narrow use of Moderna's vaccine in ...

Building up a city’s downtown area is no easy feat, but it’s one that Christopher Hardesty is well-equipped to handle, having ...

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the ...

Health officials in Lake County, Illinois, have confirmed the county’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) this year.

New statistics from the CDC says 1 in 3 teens was diagnosed with prediabetes in 2023. Prediabetes is a health threat that can ...

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials who were laid off and subsequently reinstated have “no clue” why, said Paul Schramm, chief of the agency’s climate and health program. “I wish I ...