The CDC updated its COVID-19 testing guidelines Aug. 24, saying people without symptoms don’t always need to be tested. The original guidelines recommended testing for all close contacts of known ...

Under the new guidelines, the CDC recommends all children be vaccinated against 11 diseases, a decrease from the 17 ...

WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidelines around what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last week that their newest ...

Public health officials are recommending wider testing and more aggressive use of flu antiviral medicine for workers who might be exposed to bird flu at poultry and dairy farms. The Centers for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In new guidelines, the CDC recommends testing all infants and children who were perinatally exposed to hepatitis ...

It is no longer necessary to isolate for five days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a Friday statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new guidance ...

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating its COVID-19 guidance so people who test positive for the virus will no longer be directed to isolate at home for five days. On Friday, top ...

FILE - A student wears a mask and face shield in a 4th grade class amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School on Jan. 12, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. Four years after the COVID-19 ...

The last time the CDC changed its COVID-19 isolation recommendations was in 2021, when it reduced the isolation time for infected people from 10 days to five days. (Getty Images) The Centers for ...

The guidelines recommend using tests that detect both Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection, and find antibodies, which can differentiate between current and ...

The ugly head of COVID-19 is rearing once again as children return to school. Both are contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses, according to the CDC. A coronavirus ...