The team behind CDC's U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC) was another casualty in the mass layoffs at HHS -- and clinicians worry what losing this critical guideline will ...

This article presents a period blood chart and discusses what the different ... blood mixes with cervical fluid. Using hormonal birth control can lower estrogen levels in the body, which can ...

The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program full-time staff has been laid ... with eight areas coming under the microscope: medical facilities; potable water systems; swimming pools and whirlpool spas ...

When officials in Wisconsin's largest city asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for help dealing with high levels of lead in city schools, the answer wasn't what they ...

Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping cuts to the nation's public health agencies. Cuts to the CDC's branch responsible for investigating and preventing lead poisoning has brought multiple efforts to help local ...

One of the biggest casualties? The CDC's popular "Tips From Former Smokers" ad campaign. The program, which began in 2012, features real people who suffered health damage from smoking. A study ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends extra measles protection for people traveling to areas with active outbreaks in the United States, CBS News reported.

The CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) will continue operating under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The VSP is primarily staffed by commissioned officers not affected by recent HHS layoffs.

"VSP remotely monitored the situation, including review of the ship's outbreak response and sanitation procedures," the CDC website says. Employees in the Vessel Sanitation Program were cut as ...

For many years, the CDC hasn’t minced words on vaccines. It promoted them with confidence. One campaign was called “Get My Flu Shot.” The agency’s website told medical providers they play ...