Susan Monarez, a Washington public health official, became President Donald Trump's CDC director, but her vision may be at odds with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's.

The number of adolescents in the U.S. who have suffered a major depressive episode has decreased -- a reversal from the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from a CDC look into the mental health and drug use of Americans.

Photo: CNA CDC Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said leptospirosis is a bacterial disease mainly spread through the urine of infected animals, which can contaminate floodwater and enter the human body orally or through open wounds.

Health officials say a case of the Powassan Virus was discovered in Hancock County. In York County, the West Nile Virus was discovered in a crow.

The flagship health journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has grown quiet this year, and a report from MedPage Today indicates that a variety of actions by the Trump administration may be to blame for hamstringing the critical resource.

New CDC data released this month reveals that while the number of births in the United States increased by 1% from 2023—to 3,628,934 in 2024—the general fertility rate has declined by 1%. It now stands at 53.8 births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 44, an all-time low. The data is based on U.S. birth certificates.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that found THC contamination in the pizza dough at Famous Yeti's Pizza led to over 80 illnesses last year.

COVID-19 cases are growing in Texas as a summer surge sweeps across the U.S. A new variant includes "razor blade throat" and other symptoms.