Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a proclamation to kick off National Poison Prevention Week, which takes place March 16-22.

The White House withdrew the nomination of former Florida congressman Dr. David Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because he wasn’t assured of ...

Dr. Dave Weldon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for CDC director, will face Senate questioning today as the agency deals with internal changes and public health challenges.

Key Takeaways Ongoing layoffs of federal workers would hurt the economies of Washington, D.C., and its outlying suburbs the ...

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee announced it ...

“Infected people are contagious from 4 days before the rash starts through 4 days afterward. The incubation period for measles, from exposure to fever, is usually about 7-10 days, and from exposure to ...

Members of a House committee on Wednesday weighed a bill that would declare the World Health Organization, the United Nations ...

Community health centers have to take patients regardless of ability to pay. More patients are coming in and many don’t have ...

Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many anti-vaccine ...

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to more than 250 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus ...