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Byline: MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

12 Nov

2 new malaria treatments announced as drug resistance grows

published on November 12, 2025 - 2:22 PM

Researchers on Wednesday reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria’s growing resistance to medication — one involving a new

16 Oct

California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low

published on October 16, 2025 - 2:24 PM

Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version

29 Aug

With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency’s lost work

published on August 29, 2025 - 2:17 PM

The CDC is in chaos and some groups are starting to step in and take over work the agency was

04 Aug

AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups

published on August 4, 2025 - 2:18 PM

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

11 Jun

Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

published on June 11, 2025 - 2:33 PM

More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated,

27 May

COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, Kennedy says

published on May 27, 2025 - 3:34 PM

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children

08 May

US infant mortality dropped in 2024. Experts partly credit RSV shots

published on May 8, 2025 - 2:32 PM

The nation’s infant mortality rate dropped last year after two years of hovering at a late-pandemic plateau. Some experts think

07 Feb

Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years

published on February 7, 2025 - 3:17 PM

The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.

17 Oct

Teen smoking and other tobacco use drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports

published on October 17, 2024 - 2:25 PM

Teen smoking hit an all-time low in the U.S. this year, part of a big drop in the youth use

30 Jul

US will buy flu shots for farmworkers in a bid to prevent bird flu from getting worse

published on July 30, 2024 - 2:06 PM

The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers this year, a strategy to prevent bird flu from changing into