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HHS official halts CDC reports and health communications for Trump team review
Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.NBC News - 3h -
CDC Suggests Quick Bird Flu Testing for Hospitalized Patients
Still, the risk to the general public from bird flu remains low.Inc. - 6d -
CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
The CDC on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the bird flu that's behind ...NBC News - 6d -
CDC urges hospitals to fast-track bird flu testing
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are hospitalized with the flu for H5N1 bird flu. Health care workers in ...The Hill - 6d -
CDC upgrades its advisory on bird flu. Will Moderna’s stock get a boost?
CDC officials say medical professionals are seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or bird.MarketWatch - 6d -
Norovirus wave now more than double last year's peak, in CDC's data
Officials have blamed a new strain for this winter's surge in norovirus cases.CBS News - Jan. 14 -
New norovirus strain might be driving wave of cases, CDC data suggests
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
What is HMPV? CDC 'monitoring' reports of spiking cases in China
The CDC’s actions come in response to China's government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being down ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last weekABC News - Jan. 3 -
Flu emergency room visits now "very high" nationwide, CDC says
Several Western states are seeing rates worse than last year's peak of flu season.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Cruise ship stomach bug illnesses hit 12-year high: CDC
Cruise ships saw the highest number of stomach bug illnesses since 2012 with 16 outbreaks that impacted 1,894 passengers.The Hill - Jan. 2