CDC Eases Travel Restrictions, Declares COVID-19 Vaccines as "Highly Effective"

Medicine & Technology Apr 02, 2021

The US Centers for Disease Control and Protection updated its guidance, easing travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people due to the FDA-approved vaccines' high efficacy rate.

Dr. Fauci and the CDC Announce a Few Updates on the Pandemic

Jul 25, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci says a virus will be available by next year the earliest and urges politicians to shut down states again. Meanwhile, the CDC announces lingering symptoms in young adults while urging schools to reopen by fall.

CDC Investigates New Multistate Salmonella Outbreak

Jul 23, 2020

The CDC is investigating a new Salmonella Newport outbreak. As of July 22, there are already 125 people affected in 15 states.

CDC Advises 10-Day Isolation For Those With Positive COVID-19 Test Results

Jul 21, 2020

The CDC has updated its guidelines for those who test positive to the coronavirus. COVID-19-positive individuals are now told to isolate themselves for 10 days at home upon obtaining positive results.

Open or Closed Schools Amid Coronavirus: Which One Is Better According to CDC Director

Jul 10, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim that the health risks of keeping children away from school are far greater than having them in classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic. This follows the initiative of President Trump in pushing schools to reopen by the fall.

Should You Take the Risk? Children Are Not Contagious, Schools Can Safely Reopen, Says CDC

Jul 08, 2020

CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield claimed that children are not contagious enough for schools to remain closed. However, other medical experts disagree and opt for mass testing for children.

CDC Emphasized COVID-19 Not Easily Spread by Touching Surfaces or Objects

May 22, 2020

Coronavirus may live on surfaces, but it is not the main way of transmission. Furthermore, they also said that coronavirus does not easily spread from people to animals and animals to people

Oregon State University Has Provided a New Treatment for Athritis

Nov 27, 2019

A new study published by Oregon State University can lead to an effective treatment for arthritis

Measles Outbreak Caused by International Travelers, Says CDC

Apr 29, 2019

Are authorities targeting the real source?

Health Official Warn Ebola Survivors Against Having Sex

Apr 20, 2015

Health officials have begun warning survivors of the Ebola virus against having unprotected sex after the virus was found in a male survivor's semen 175 days after he first developed symptoms of the virus, which it noted was 74 days longer than it has been found in other survivors.

Too Salty: CDC Warns Packaged and Processed Food Contain Too Much Salt

Apr 03, 2015

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about the salt content found in packaged and processed food, saying that food producers are knowingly and dangerously ignoring the long-standing salt content guidelines.

Inconsistent Lab Practices Bring CDC Credibility Into Question

Mar 21, 2015

A new report on lab safety at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created by a committee of external experts calls into question the credibility of the agency.

Researchers Reveal That Killer ‘Bourbon Virus’ is Of the Rare Thogotovirus Genus

Feb 22, 2015

Forget Ebola, Americans may have an even more viral threat, mutating close to home. Months ago we reported on the death of a Kansas man who had been bitten by ticks and died from complications with what appeared to be a virus—what researchers called the “Bourbon Virus”. Now, health officials say that the virus is not anything like which they have ever seen, and as a member of an entirely novel genus of viruses, it may pose significant health risks throughout the United States.

New HIV Strain in Cuba Has Researchers Rushing to Stop Fast Progression of AIDS

Feb 15, 2015

In a new study published in the journal EBioMedicine, researchers with Belgium’s University of Leuvan report the discovery of a new strain of HIV which may prove to be far more lethal to patients in the West. Originally found in patients in Cuba, the new strain poses particular threats to those infected with HIV as it can develop into AIDS within three years of infection. Though efforts have significantly lowered the infection rates of HIV, as well as prolonged lives with the help of antiretroviral drugs, researchers fear that the fast-moving virus may advance too quickly to treat.

First Caramel Apples, Now the Ice Cream May be Infected—Listeria Epidemic

Dec 26, 2014

First it’s the caramel apples, now it’s contaminated ice cream. Where will the CDC draw the line? In a recent international outbreak of bacterial infection Listeria, health officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have investigated recent deaths and sourced the outbreak back to potentially bad batches of pre-made caramel apples sold in retail stores such as Safeway over the past few months. But now, as the holiday season is in full bloom and more cases are popping up day after day, CDC officials are finding other sources, as well, and are now putting a warning on ice cream potentially infected in some areas of the nation.