Health

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today three confirmed deaths in California due to West Nile virus (WNV). The deceased...

Washington, DC--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released 2016 state- and territory-specific data on adult obesity.  According to combined data for 2014-2016, self-reported...

Silver Spring, MD--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a historic action today making the first gene therapy available in the United States, ushering...

Washington, D.C.--Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their children, according to a report published in...

Washington, D.C.--A total solar eclipse—when the moon completely covers the sun—will be visible from coast to coast on August 21, 2017. This amazing event...

San Diego--Eight people have now died as a result of the hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego.  All eight people had underlying medical conditions...

Washington, D.C.--More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers...

Washington,  D.C.--The Southern United States shows a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya,...

Washington, D.C.--The number of middle and high school students who say they are current tobacco users – defined as having used a tobacco product...

LOS ANGELES -On a daily basis, law enforcement personnel are the first to arrive at the scene of a medical emergency.  Many of these...