The new website notes that anyone can get ME/CFS. While most common in people between 40 and 60 years old, the illness affects children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. More education for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers is urgently needed, so they are prepared to provide timely diagnosis and appropriate care for patients with ME/CFS.

More than twice as many U.S. college and university campuses were smoke free or tobacco free in 2017 as in 2012, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation (ANRF)

CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and state and local public health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections associated with consumption of pre-packaged Del Monte Fresh Produce vegetable trays containing broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and dill dip.

CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka infections linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal.

The 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) paints a promising picture about the drug and sexual behaviors U.S. high school students report, but the findings leave room for concern - especially among groups of young people who report multiple health risks.

Adults living in non-metropolitan (rural) counties are still more likely to be obese than adults in metro (urban) counties, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report in today's MMWR.

CDC Vital Signs report on Trends in Suicide Rates and contributing circumstances to suicide.

Yet 3.6 million middle and high school students still use tobacco products

According to the latest Vital Signs report, suicide increased in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 through 2016.

Comprehensive prevention goes beyond a focus on mental health concerns

Crypto parasite continues to cause most outbreaks and illnesses linked to pools and water playgrounds

Test could save lives and lead to fewer unnecessary rabies shots

Opportunity to enhance tobacco cessation treatment in these settings

The Partnership for Public Service has announced its nominees for the 2018 Service to America Medals, known as the "Sammies." CDC has three finalists for these prestigious public health awards that recognize the talents and achievements of federal employees.

Transcript for Vital Signs Teleconference - Vector Borne Diseases: More than 640,000 cases reported, 2004-2016: Illnesses from tick, mosquito, and flea bites increased from 2004 - 2016

Cases triple; better tools needed to fight mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas

Almost everyone in the world has been bitten by a mosquito. Although most kinds of mosquitoes are just nuisance mosquitoes, some kinds of mosquitoes spread viruses that can cause disease.

The number of illnesses from tick, mosquito, and flea bites has more than tripled in the US, with over 640,000 cases reported from 2004 through 2016.

About 1 in 59 eight -year-old children in 11 communities across the United States were identified as having autism in 2014, according to a report published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary.

CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign resumes for 25 weeks on April 23, 2018.