The U.S. death rate has dropped to prepandemic levels as COVID-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to research published Wednesday. The death rate fell by 3.8 percent in 2024, ...

WASHINGTON -- Reported coronavirus cases vastly underestimate the true number of infections, U.S. government data published Tuesday suggest, echoing results from a smaller study last month. The ...

The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as COVID-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the U.S. Centers ...

A public health expert breaks down the most important public health issues on the agenda for the CDC's vaccine advisory committee meeting on March 18.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine advisers voted Friday to recommend individual decision-making for COVID vaccinations, rather than positive recommendations for all Americans.The ...

A top U.S. health official on Monday called for the combined measles-mumps-rubella shot to be broken up, drawing a quick rebuke from vaccine maker Merck, which said there is no scientific evidence ...