Drug overdose deaths increased by nearly 21 percent last year — a jump that is more than the last four years combined, according to a preliminary CDC report released Friday. Preliminary data from the ...

The overall drug overdose death rate in urban and rural U.S. counties nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2017, according to new CDC data reported by STAT. The CDC based its data on the National Vital ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a significant rise in infection rates from drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" between 2019 and 2023. According to the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines six strategies to prevent drug use among children and teenagers. While substance use among youth has declined ...

As students make their way back to the classroom, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leading a new campaign looking at the relationship between drugs and mental health ...

CDC Warns: Drug-Resistant 'Nightmare Bacteria' Spreads Rapidly A concerning new report from the CDC reveals a nearly 70 percent jump in 'nightmare bacteria' infections across 29 states from 2019 to ...

Difficult-to-treat infections caused by dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria are on an alarming upward climb, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a recent health alert. Known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker checks on a patient at an overdose prevention center in New York City on February 8, 2022. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via ...