There have been 1,227 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

Among other cuts, Iowa has asked MercyOne and other hospitals to cancel subsidized breast and cervical cancer screenings from ...

First responders saved the life of a person having a mental health crisis on the I-74 bridge. It happened overnight Friday. Video shot by a TV6 crew captured the moment first responders pulled the ...

The U.S. logged fewer than 20 measles cases this week, though Iowa announced the state's first outbreak Thursday and Georgia ...

Binge drinking is not the same thing as alcohol use disorder, leading to less people seeking traditional treatment for it.

Data from the CDC shows Iowa has one of the highest binge drinking rates in the nation. According to 2022 data, over 23% of Iowa adults binge drank within the last month. Binge drinking is defined as ...

RFK Jr. announced this week that the federal government is removing the recommendation that kids and pregnant women get routine COVID-19 vaccines. But CDC advice is more nuanced.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The recent announcement by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about removing the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women ...

The only main CDC account that has posted some content since April 1 is the CDC's account on X, a platform owned by Elon Musk. He oversaw the Department of Government Efficiency, the organization ...

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Dr. Anne Schuchat, former acting director at CDC, gives a lecture at a conference celebrating the work of the agency's disease detectives in April, 2025.