CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

It is a frightening fact. Far too many Americans are dying before their time. It is born out in the latest life expectancy statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman robocalled roughly 85,000 voters across five states, falsely telling them that voting by mail would risk "giving your private information to the man."

The CDC will initially work work Michigan and Philadelphia to identify communities with low vaccination rates and begin testing sewage the in those areas.

Nearly 3,000 people, including 12 children, have died from the flu this year as an unusually early and brutal flu season has begun. Dr. Marc Siegel explained there are several reasons for this.

The XBB variant has climbed to 3.1% of new COVID cases nationwide, the CDC now estimates.

The CDC-authorized policy, first enacted under the Trump administration, has allowed U.S. border officials to swiftly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants.

Majestic Princess’s arrival in Sydney triggered memories of coronavirus outbreaks on cruises in Australia and elsewhere early in the pandemic.

Chicago and Cook County returned to a "medium" COVID-19 threat level Friday as cases and hospitalizations rise, the Chicago Department of Health said.

The CDC said the surge highlights the importance of pregnant mothers getting vaccinated, which can protect infants too young to receive the shots.

Many of the people who got sick reported eating meat or cheese from deli counters where investigators detected listeria bacteria, the CDC said.

A food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese has sickened 16 people, including one who died, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.

At least 15 others got sick and most were hospitalized, the CDC said. One woman had a miscarriage. The outbreak was tied to deli meats and cheese.

U.S. health officials say a food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese has sickened 16 people in six states, including one who died.

As alcoholism continues to affect thousands of Americans, David Sallette is helping people in Jacksonville get help.

Seniors and children younger than age 5 are most at risk right now, public health official said.

According to new data from the CDC, deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The European Commission has authorized the world’s first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year.

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention new recommendations are an update to 2016 guidelines that added momentum to a decline in opioid painkiller prescriptions. Opioids painkillers can be addictive — even when used under doctors’ orders — and were identified as a big reason for a rise in U.S. drug overdoses that began more than two decades ago.

The updated recommendations seek to course correct after guidelines from 2016 were criticized for harshly limiting access to needed pain medication.

The Donald Trump-backed GOP nominee for Arizona governor contradicted herself to Fox News' Laura Ingraham in almost the same breath.

The CDC made headlines this fall after warning cases of some sexually transmitted infections are at their highest levels in decades.

Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia earlier this year.

As the weather turns colder, some people find it tougher to stay active — but with smart planning and thought, everyone can practice healthy living and get regular exercise indoors.

Protect yourself this holiday season with N95 masks, KF94 and KN95 masks for kids, at-home COVID-19 tests and more.

Idaho officials have identified a deer in the state with chronic wasting disease. This is the first detected case of the contagious and fatal disorder this year.

Whether you live alone or you enjoy traveling or adventurous activities, there are medical alert devices that can fit your lifestyle.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky had tested positive for COVID-19, despite being up to date with vaccines.

The Vaccines for Children program provides vaccines to kids under age 19 whose families cannot afford them.

The CDC said hospitalization rates among Hispanic adults were about two times more than White adults in the 2009 and 2021 flu seasons.

Flu hospitalizations were 80% higher among Black adults, 30% higher among Native Americans, and 20% among higher among Hispanics, according to the CDC data.

If mosquitoes love you, new research suggests it may be because of how you smell.

The daily pace of new shots administered is once again slowing, following an uptick last month.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's proposed changes include testing chickens and turkeys for salmonella before they enter the slaughterhouse.

Seeking to curb food poisoning, the Agriculture Dept. is suggesting widespread changes in how chicken and turkey meat is processed.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed in an effort to reduce salmonella illnesses from food contamination.

The CDC is expected to sign off on the shots soon, clearing the final hurdle before children can get the updated shots.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still has to issue its recommendations before pharmacies can administer the new shots to kids.

The CDC issued an alert urging doctors and authorities to immediately screen suspected Ebola cases for their travel history.

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging Americans to get their flu shots before the end of the month amid fears of a severe season.

The shift comes as federal health officials are bracing for a renewed wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter.

Health officials are worried about a false sense of security after two milder flu seasons due to COVID precautions.

Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in America from 2017 to 2019 were preventable, according to a new CDC report. Here's what needs to change, says experts.

Norwegian Cruise Line announced Monday that it will suspend all Covid-19 testing, masking and vaccination requirements effective this week.

The CDC, in a report, said monkeypox could spread indefinitely at a low level in the U.S.

Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.

Instead of pushing everyone to get another Covid vaccine, the CDC should be prioritizing older unboosted people.

These are the first real-world findings on how well the vaccine is working in the current outbreak

Instead of pushing everyone to get another Covid vaccine, the CDC should be prioritizing older unboosted people.

The new chief at the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center has inherited a raft of problems.

Moderna has asked the FDA to authorize omicron boosters for adolescents ages 12 to 17-years-old and for kids ages 6 to 11-years-old.

The BA.5 variant from the summer wave of cases has now fallen to 83.1% of new infections.

The BA.5 variant from the summer wave of cases has now fallen to 81.3% of new infections.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine chief says new omicron-specific Covid boosters for children ages 5 to 11 are "only a matter of weeks away."

A study of U.S. children with sickle cell disease found fewer than half get a needed screening for stroke, a common complication.

The CDC predicts life expectancy to grow for Americans in the next few years from 76 years old to about 85 years old.

Well water homeowners need to have their well water tested annually for contaminants such as bacteria and chemicals, the CDC warns, in order to keep their family safe. Here's what to know.

The rate of new monkeypox cases in the U.S. is slowing, according to an official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Currently, CDC recommends the vaccine to people who are a close contact of someone who has monkeypox or who believes they were exposed to the virus.

The CDC guidance says waiting three months after infection to get another Covid shot can result in a stronger immune response.

Though the CDC said the specific source of the outbreak hasn't been confirmed, many of the people who got sick reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at the fast food chain.

Florida has now counted more than 7 million cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill.

The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions to reduce concerns of stigmatization.

The head of the nation’s top public health agency is shaking up the organization with the goal of making it more nimble.

Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus.

The CDC rolled out several new guidelines last week involving schools.

Florida is leading the nation in overdose deaths with a new synthetic drug called eutylone.

The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.

Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners.

Back to school is here and so are concerns over monkeypox.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released new guidance to prevent the spread of monkeypox.

Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent’s reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men.

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds the United States now leads globally in the most known cases of monkeypox.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of pediatric melatonin ingestions reported to poison control centers has increased during the past decade.

After the World Health Organization declared Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, News4JAX talked to a local infectious disease specialist to learn more about the rise of the infection.

The European Medicines Agency says the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox as an outbreak of the once-rare disease sickens people across Europe.

Parechovirus is spreading across multiple states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. News4JAX spoke with UF Health Chief of Infectious Disease, Dr. Mobeen Rathore about it.

U.S. health officials say more than 100,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine are on the way to states in the next few days.

The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is helping the Florida Department of Health and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigate a listeria outbreak linked to ice cream, the FDA said Tuesday.

More people are dying from opioid overdoses with fentanyl playing a large role in the trend. But a new Florida law aims to crack down on opioid dealers and traffickers.

One death and nearly two dozen hospitalizations are being tied to a new listeria outbreak of unknown origin.

The News4JAX Trust Index team is taking a look at a claim in a political commercial for Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams.

For most of the past month, the state has averaged between 10,000 and 11,000 cases a day reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.

Sulzbacher Village Pediatric Health Center held a vaccination event Saturday.

British officials said the monkeypox outbreak U.K. is continuing to grow across the country mainly among men who are gay or bisexual or other men who have sex with men.

There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it is recommending Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and teens.

The White House COVID-19 response team is urging parents to get their young children vaccinated as the country begins to rollout vaccines to the youngest population.

The Biden administration has started shipping testing kits for monkeypox to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnostic tests for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending tests to commercial labs, including Aegis Science, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics and Sonic Healthcare, which it said would significant expand the nation’s health system’s capacity to...

British health officials will start offering vaccines to men who are gay or bisexual or have sex with men, who are at the highest risk of catching monkeypox, in an effort to curb the biggest outbreak of the disease beyond Africa.

British health officials have reported another 50 cases of monkeypox across the country, for a total of 574 cases.

U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers.

In a U.S. Senate committee hearing Thursday, the leaders of the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other public health agencies told senators that the country should prepare for what might happen next.

The World Health Organization will convene its emergency committee to determine if the monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread beyond Africa warrants being declared a global health emergency.

British health officials have detected another 104 cases of monkeypox in England in what has become the biggest outbreak beyond Africa of the normally rare disease.

The U.S. government is buying more monkeypox vaccine as a surprising international outbreak continues to grow.

British health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country.

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights.