In a startling revelation in the health community, cases of syphilis among newborns has risen at dramatic and alarming numbers, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The number of Americans dying of opioid-related overdoses could be more than 20 percent higher than CDC data suggests, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.

SAN DIEGO — May is Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Month at the same time as new statistics show drownings are on the rise. Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under the age of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tissue sample with the presence of Treponema pallidum spirochetes, the bacterium responsible for causing syphilis, is shown. U.S ...

The number of deaths due to the flu surpassed the number of deaths from the coronavirus for the first time ever last month, according to weekly data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

A total of 49,449 Americans died by suicide in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. This is a 2.6% increase from 48,183 in 2021 and the highest number ever recorded, ...