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Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships are no longer in place under the latest ruling by a federal appeals court, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention try to fight a Florida lawsuit challenging the regulations.

U.S. health officials say they now have evidence that an untreatable “superbug” fungus has spread in two hospitals and a nursing home

Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation in a hard-hit Colorado location where disease detectives found many workers were not inoculated

At least two fully vaccinated Olympians on Team USA’s roster have tested positive for COVID-19 and neither of the two female athletes reported feeling any symptoms. Health experts say these breakthrough cases are rare and expected.

Dallas County Health and Human Services says the confirmation of monkeypox infection in the city is “rare,” but “not a reason for alarm.”

Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday cases in the U.S. are up about 70% over the last week, hospital admissions are up 36% and deaths rose by 26%. Nearly all hospital admissions and deaths, she said, are among the unvaccinated.

As the “hypertransmissable” Delta variant surges in communities across the U.S., CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky issued a stark warning to those who remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus, saying, “Our biggest concern is that we’re going to see preventable cases, hospitalizations and sadly, deaths among the unvaccinated.”

A Justice Department attorney says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated under a public health order that has prevented people from seeking asylum at the nation’s borders

The CDC confirmed Monday that about 100 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, were found in people who had received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

The guidance generally leaves it to local officials to figure out how to ensure the unvaccinated are using precautions while letting those who are fully protected go mask-free

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the guidance Friday.

The number of Covid-19 cases in the U.S. rose 10 percent this week, the CDC said on Thursday, due to the “hypertransmissible Delta variant” and lagging vaccination rates.

Walensky said the CDC is leaving it up to local officials to set guidelines for mask-wearing as the highly contagious delta variant surges in areas with low vaccination rates

Disney Cruise Line is postponing its first test cruise since the pandemic brought the cruise industry to a standstill after a handful of participants had inconsistent test results for COVID-19

An outbreak of Salmonella linked to backyard poultry has spread throughout 46 states and is being blamed for infecting nearly 500 people and causing one death in Indiana, the CDC announced this week. The federal agency issued another alert this week after 300 new cases were reported since the CDC’s last update in late May. As of June 24, at…

The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic but says this is expected to be the last time it does so

There’s no evidence yet to suggest that a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot is needed, a working group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. That could change as the pandemic evolves, however, and public health officials will continue to monitor the virus to determine if additional shots are warranted in the future. Members of an independent...

There are some serious risks, but if you choose to co-sleep, there are also some things you can do to minimize those risks.

An estimated 300,000 people in the United States are infected with Lyme disease each year. Here are some helpful tips that can help your family prevent tick bites which can reduce your risk of Lyme disease.

The number of U.S. emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts by teen girls jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic by as much as 51 percent, according to a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.