Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Six Zika-affected pregnancies in the U.S. have resulted in birth defects, the CDC says. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Birth defects found in 6 Zika pregnancies

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 16, 2016 6:42 pm

Tom Frieden, the director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday that the lack of new funding from Congress is making it harder to fight the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)

CDC: More money needed to fight Zika

Robert King · June 15, 2016 1:08 pm

About $29.2 million worth of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention property was put at risk after the employees incorrectly recorded the items in the agency's property system. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Watchdog: CDC property goes ‘missing’ thanks to human error

Gabriella Ciuffetelli · June 14, 2016 8:56 pm

In a new guidance by the WHO, women in 46 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean should consider delaying pregnancy due to the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

WHO: Women should consider putting off pregnancy

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 9, 2016 9:22 pm

The latest outbreak started in Angola in January. The African country has had nearly 2,900 suspected cases of yellow fever and 325 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. (AP Photo)

Another reason to fear the mosquito

Robert King · June 4, 2016 4:01 am

The teen birth rate dropped by 8 percent last year, reaching 22.3 live births for every 1,000 teenage girls. (iStock Photo)

Teen birth rate plummets to record low

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 2, 2016 4:27 pm

CDC is looking for people who came in contact with woman who got the antibiotic-resistant version of E. coli. (Janice Carr/CDC via AP)

Feds move to contain deadly superbug

Robert King · May 31, 2016 7:07 pm

House Speaker's office says Democrats are politicizing a public health crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ryan: There is no Zika funding shortage

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 31, 2016 6:15 pm

The superbug strain of the bacteria E. coli was found in a 49-year-old woman in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Deadly superbug found in U.S.

Robert King · May 26, 2016 7:13 pm

"We have a narrow window of opportunity for effective mosquito prevention measures," Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said. (Drew Angerer/Bloomberg, File)

CDC’s Frieden urges Zika funding

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 26, 2016 7:07 pm

Currently 157 pregnant women in the U.S. may have Zika, and 122 may have it in U.S. territories, the CDC announced Friday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

CDC: 157 pregnant women in U.S. may have Zika

Robert King · May 20, 2016 2:26 pm

Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans lacked health insurance in 2015, new data shows. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)

Uninsured rate declined last year

Robert King · May 17, 2016 2:10 pm