CDC warns of "alarming" rise of potentially deadly fungal threat

Reports of patients with the drug-resistant fungal infection Candida auris have accelerated in recent years.

• Mar 21, 2023

As president denies fentanyl made in Mexico, 1.8 million pills found in Tijuana

Mexican cartels have used the border city to press fentanyl into counterfeit pills. They then smuggle those pills into the U.S.

• Mar 15, 2023

A quarter of Americans distrust CDC recommendations, survey finds

Doctors scored highest in the survey, with more than half of respondents saying they trust physicians "a great deal."

• Mar 7, 2023

The Saturday Six: Dental device controversy, scientist's bug find and more

In case you missed it, new words were added to Dictionary.com and we learned how to stay safe in the midst of bears. Pro tip: Don't push your slower friends down so you can escape.

• Mar 3, 2023

Infant's death tied to contaminated breast pump, CDC says

Federal health officials are warning parents of newborns to sterilize equipment used for both bottle- and breast-feeding.

• Mar 3, 2023

CDC warns drug-resistant stomach bug a "serious public health threat"

Doctors have limited options to treat the "extensively drug-resistant" strains of Shigella bacteria.

• Mar 1, 2023

Doctor on risk of drug-resistant bacteria

The CDC is warning about the spread of drug-resistant bacteria causing a spike in stomach illnesses that don't respond to antibiotics. Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious disease physician, joins CBS News to discuss the symptoms, risks and treatment options.

• Feb 28, 2023
• 05:26

Nearly a third of teen girls have seriously considered suicide, CDC survey shows

The CDC says findings from a 2021 survey underscore the urgency for families and schools to intervene in worsening mental health among teens.

• Feb 13, 2023

CDC tells consumers to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears

Disease researchers are probing infections in dozens of patients in 11 states and one death linked to the use of artificial tears brand.

• Feb 2, 2023

Easing rules for opioid treatment meds did not increase overdose deaths, study finds

During the coronavirus pandemic, federal agencies changed rules to allow qualified clinicians to remotely prescribe buprenorphine, even to new patients.

• Jan 20, 2023

U.S. investigating first cases of new drug-resistant gonorrhea strain

Massachusetts has identified two cases so far that were infected by the strain, which appears to have developed some resistance to ceftriaxone.

• Jan 19, 2023

Kindergarten routine vaccination rates fell for second straight year, CDC warns

The decline was not accompanied by a rise in exemptions, the CDC says, suggesting many children could still catch up on their shots.

• Jan 12, 2023

New variant XBB.1.5 now more than a quarter of U.S. cases

XBB.1.5's prevalence remains highest in the Northeast, according to the CDC's latest estimates.

• Jan 6, 2023

CDC urges Americans to "reconsider" travel to China over COVID surge, will require tests

The CDC cited concerns over the COVID-19 surge in China and "the lack of adequate and transparent" data from the country's health authorities.

• Dec 28, 2022

Oysters recalled after norovirus outbreak sickens at least 211 people

No hospitalizations or deaths related to the outbreak have been reported.

• Dec 15, 2022

Drug overdose deaths slow after reaching record highs in 2021, CDC data shows

This is the ninth month in a row that the rate of increasing overdose deaths has slowed, preliminary CDC data shows.

• Dec 14, 2022

Masks recommended again in NYC, LA and other cities as COVID cases climb

Around 14% of Americans now live in counties at "high" COVID-19 Community Levels, up from 5% last week.

• Dec 9, 2022

Senate report spotlights early COVID response missteps

The 242-page document is the latest to retrace early U.S. shortcomings to address the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak.

• Dec 8, 2022

Health agencies renaming monkeypox to help fight stigma

The World Health Organization urged countries to adopt the new name for the disease, citing the "ongoing negative impact" of the original.

• Nov 28, 2022

Companies rush to market at-home STD tests. But are they reliable?

Online shoppers can already choose from more than a dozen self-testing kits, typically ranging in price from $69 to $500.

• Nov 17, 2022

Several children hospitalized in central Ohio measles outbreak

The outbreak was also detected in one school, according to the city's public health department.

• Nov 16, 2022

Alcohol death toll is growing, U.S. government reports say

The rate of such deaths had been increasing in the two decades before the pandemic, by 7% or less each year.

• Nov 4, 2022

Searching for answers to long COVID

The CDC says 1 in 7 adults report symptoms of long COVID after an infection, and there are still many questions about what causes it and how to treat it. CBS News spoke with Tabitha Turchio, who has struggled with the condition for 22 months. Then Dr. Celine Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at Kaiser Health News, joins Elaine Quijano and Errol Barnett with the latest on what doctors are learning and efforts to understand who's most at risk.

• Oct 14, 2022
• 05:58

CDC ending daily reporting of COVID case and death data

The shift comes as federal health officials are bracing for a renewed wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter.

• Oct 6, 2022

Doctors encourage COVID & flu vaccines

The CDC is encouraging Americans to get vaccinated against the flu and receive the updated COVID-19 booster shot. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong joins CBS News to discuss the fall vaccine rollout.

• Oct 4, 2022
• 04:11

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