CDC director resigns over financial conflicts
U.S. officials have announced that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned because of financial conflicts of interest.
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Flu widespread across U.S. for third straight week
Sick with the flu? You've got a lot of company.
U.S. rate for gun deaths increases for second straight year
The U.S. rate for gun deaths has increased for the second straight year, following 15 years of no real change, a government report shows.
Opioid epidemic shares chilling similarities with the past
While declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency Thursday, President Donald Trump said: "Nobody has seen anything like what's going on now."
New study prompts call to examine flu vaccine and miscarriage
A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu shots that included protection against...
Report reveals underground U.S. haven for heroin, drug users
A safe haven where drug users inject themselves with heroin and other drugs has been quietly operating in the United States for the past three years, a report reveals.
Flu vaccine ineffective for people 65 and older last winter
The flu vaccine was ineffective in protecting older Americans last winter against the illness, even though the vaccine was well-matched to the flu bugs going around.