The nation’s childhood obesity problem prompts the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change its BMI growth charts for kids. Updated growth charts released Thursday by the ...

Sick woman and man have cold, flu and high fever. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has added a new color to its flu activity level chart, indicating areas with very high levels of respiratory ...

Cases of norovirus—a highly transmissible stomach flu—are rising in the United States, particularly in the Northeastern region, according to the most recent figures from the Centers for Disease ...

CDC graphs show in detail the protection vaccines gave from hospitalization. As Omicron spread in the US, hospitalization rates in December were much lower for the vaccinated. Data among adults over ...

NEW ORLEANS -- State health officials say the number of confirmed swine flu cases in Louisiana remains at seven -- and not 14, as shown in a chart on the federal Centers for Disease Control and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Last year, the CDC released new BMI-for-age growth charts for children. The CDC defines severe obesity as a BMI ...

Pfizer's low-dose vaccine for kids 5-11 is now both authorized and recommended for use in the US. Pharmacies and doctor's offices nationwide should start carrying shots for kids in the coming days. A ...

COVID-19 hospitalizations are stagnating in Kansas City, indicating that the metro may be reaching a plateau in its latest wave of the virus. Doctors at The University of Kansas Health System noted ...