The Latest Breaking News from CDC

Teen HPV Vaccination Has Not Moved in Four Years and the Rural Gap Now Reaches Twelve Percentage Points

CDC survey data show teen HPV vaccination flat for a fourth year, with rural coverage 12 points below urban and Mississippi lowest nationally.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Anaphylaxis After a Common Antibiotic Shot Often Came Without a Rash in a New Federal Case Review

In a CDC-led review of severe events after ceftriaxone injection, most anaphylaxis cases had no skin involvement, and most facilities were outpatient.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Ten Percent of Americans Carry a Penicillin Allergy Label, and Fewer Than One Percent Truly Have One

About 10% of Americans report a penicillin allergy, but the CDC says fewer than 1% truly have one. Testing is often a single supervised oral dose.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

Six-Week-Old Infant Confirmed to Have Died of Measles as U.S. Cases Reach 3,134

Lancaster County's coroner ruled that measles caused a six-week-old girl's death as the CDC counted 3,134 US cases, the most since 1991.

Medical Daily · Sep 6

RFK Jr. responds after coroner confirms measles death in Pennsylvania

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The Independent UK · Sep 5

RFK Jr finally admits that measles was the cause of infant’s death in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is one of three states, alongside South Carolina and Utah, that have been hit the hardest by measles this year

The Independent UK · Sep 5

The recommended health screenings at every age: explained

Some 90 percent of Americans aren’t keeping up with screenings, according to a 2025 poll

The Independent UK · Sep 5

Twelve Deaths After Injections of a Common Antibiotic Prompted a Federal Review That Found No Tainted Vials

A CDC-led review of 31 severe cases after ceftriaxone injections found 12 deaths across 18 states and no contamination in the drug supply.

Medical Daily · Sep 5

Two Healthy Americans Developed Stubborn Elbow Lumps and DNA Testing Traced Them to a Wood-Rotting Fungus

CDC reports two immunocompetent US patients with chronic elbow nodules caused by Fomitiporella fungi. Surgery alone cured both, no antifungals.

Medical Daily · Sep 5

Chilean Blueberry Supplier Faces Import Detention as the Outbreak Tied to Its Fruit Reaches Seventeen Confirmed Illnesses

FDA has placed a Chilean blueberry supplier on an import alert as the E. coli outbreak tied to its fruit reached 17 cases and a third recall.

Medical Daily · Sep 4