U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer ...

The White House budget office recently reversed a decision to freeze about $15 billion in research funding for the NIH.

Dr. Susan Monarez is slated to be sworn in as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, a ...

From vaccines to fluoride, here's what the newly confirmed CDC director Susan Monarez has said about some key health topics.

Though Lyme disease receives the most attention, there are numerous tick-borne illnesses that pose significant health risks.

Lyme disease is a tick-borne infectious disease that, if left untreated, can affect the joints, heart and nervous system, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Legionnaires' disease surfaces in Harlem, New York. The outbreak sickens many and causes one death. Legionella bacteria ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting new permanent leadership. The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick Susan Monarez to serve as CDC director. She’ll be the CDC’s first ...

Justin Timberlake 's announcement that he was diagnosed with Lyme disease has put a spotlight on the condition that impacts nearly 500,000 people in the United States each year, according to the ...

The new head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deep Wisconsin ties.