The risk for mpox transmission in the commercial aircraft cabin setting was low between July 2021 and August 2022, according to findings from the CDC.

The cruise lines had followed CDC requirements for operating private hot tubs, but the report said those were “insufficient” to keep the bacteria from growing. Cruise ship medical facilities ...

The person was not sick while traveling, so the risk to fellow airline passengers is "extremely low," CDC officials said. The virus is not spread by casual contact and patients are not believed to ...

Awareness of the Mycoplasma trend is important, the CDC says, since first-line antibiotics for kids such as amoxicillin and penicillin don’t kill this type of bacteria. The infection is usually ...

Surveillance carried out by the CDC revealed a catalogue of breaches, including one instance where a dead bird covered with maggots was found on an outdoor grill. "The area under the outdoor grill ...

Adults only need to get the vaccine once. The CDC recommends pneumococcal vaccination for children younger than 5 years and adults 65 years or older. It also recommends pneumococcal vaccination ...

Seventy-five people in 13 states have reported being ill. At least 22 people have been hospitalized, the CDC said. One death has been reported from an “older adult” in Colorado. Colorado ...

“Now is a great time to get vaccinated against pneumococcal disease in preparation for the winter respiratory season,” CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen said in a statement Wednesday nigh ...

In its latest guidance, released Wednesday, the CDC recommends that adults aged 65 and older, as well as individuals with weakened immune systems, receive a second dose of the updated vaccine six ...

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Federal regulators gave a strong push to electric-powered air taxis Tuesday by issuing a final rule for operating the aircraft and how pilots will be trained to fly them. The head of the Federal ...