President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration largely sidestepped questions Thursday from senators about how he would handle numerous pressing issues before the agency, including recent layoffs,

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.

One of the worst flu seasons in years has reached its peak and is improving, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated in a World Health Organization (WHO) flu vaccine meeting this week, seemingly bypassing President Donald Trump’s executive orders banning communication with the global health body.

After speculation as to whether this year’s flu vaccine could be poorly matched to the current strain of flu, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released last week says otherwise. The 2024-25 influenza vaccine reduced the risk for influenza-associated outpatient visits and hospitalization,

A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise.

Patient advocacy groups had decried the firings, and lobbying groups rushed to save some slots that were in part funded by the private sector.

Roughly 700 employees are believed to be impacted by the layoffs mandated by the current administration's Department of Government Efficiency.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people who had recently received a vaccine that prevents disease caused by the chikungunya virus.