Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a dark view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday night said he picked Dave Weldon, a former Congressman from Florida, to be the agency’s next chief.

Weldon served 14 years in Congress, where he was an outspoken critic of the CDC and its vaccine program.

The child experienced mild symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Control and Prevention.

A recent E. coli outbreak linked to organic, bagged carrots that has sickened nearly 40 people across 18 states has led other popular brands to recall vegetables because of possible contamination, including additional products sold at Whole Foods.

Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu. The new guidance comes after a study showed that some dairy workers had signs of infection, even when they didn’t report feeling sick.

Fresh, slivered onions on the restaurant chain’s Quarter Pounders “are the likely source” of the outbreak, the agency said Wednesday.

U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.

Ten people likely suffered from trichinellosis, a rare parasitic disease linked to wild game meat, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

San Diego County Thursday confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus in a human this year, in a 71-year-old man who became infected while traveling.

U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation’s history, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Fewer U.S. teens are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported on Thursday.

Diseases spread by mosquitoes are in the spotlight again because of recent U.S. illnesses. Here’s a look at some common — and not so common — mosquito-borne diseases.

A U.S. government report concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children.

At least 21 states have very high levels of Covid, the data shows. Yet, with fewer people testing for Covid, experts say it’s more important than ever to pay attention to symptoms.

San Diego County government has officially requested an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and California Department of Public Health on cross-border pollution and its effect on public health, the Board of Supervisors chairwoman announced Wednesday.

San Diego County officials want the CDC to look into the effects of cross-border pollution with the focus on the potential link to gastrointestinal issues, NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez reports.  

One of the surveillance measures is looking at wastewater testing throughout the state

It may feel like more people around you might be getting sick. NBC 7’s Dana Williams looked into the latest numbers from San Diego County’s wastewater surveillance, and has details on where we stand as well as the virus that has the science community on alert.

At least 19 women in nine states reportedly became sick after they got Botox, either having gotten the injections from people who were never licensed or trained to give the shots or received them in “non-healthcare settings,” including homes or spas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.