The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Atylanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Georgia’s cyclospora case range increased on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s surveillance map as the Atlanta-based agency tracked a nationwide surge of cyclosporiasis.

Georgia is one of the 31 states with cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal disease caused by microscopic parasites that can contaminate food and water. Summer is prime time.

The parasite that causes prolonged diarrhea is most common during Georgia's summer months. Here's what residents should know as cases climb across the U.S.

Georgia had the 10th highest rate of abortions performed in the country in 2022, according to federal data released Wednesday. Abortions were performed in Georgia at a rate of 17.2 per 1,000 women ...

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson faced questions at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Congressional Luncheon. Bottoms ...

Federal health officials are scrambling to monitor American citizens across at least four states following a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius. The Centers for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The CDC is investigating a parasite outbreak in Georgia. There's a new parasite outbreak in 18 states across the country and one ...

ATLANTA — Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are demanding answers following reports that repairs are still needed at the CDC’s Atlanta campus after last year’s shooting. The senators ...

Publix advised customers throw out even more fruit than was recalled. The Florida Department of Health first notified the CDC.