About half (53%) of Americans say they hear or read about Ozempic, Wegovy and similar drugs extremely or very often.

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More than two decades ago, measles—a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease—was declared eliminated in ...

In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends ...

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

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The childhood vaccines that the CDC is dropping from the recommended scheduled have successfully beat back illness and death in children from rotavirus, hepatitis and other pathogens.

BREVARD, N.C. — Unlike some health issues where illness is often openly discussed, mental health is vastly different: Many sufferers keep things to themselves. Whether they feel guilt, embarrassment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flu activity is rising sharply across the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Flu activity is rising sharply across the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with some areas seeing record-high numbers of illnesses. The numbers ...

Raw oysters have been linked to an ongoing Salmonella outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. So far, 64 people across 22 states have gotten sick with the same ...