What missing CDC scientist told his neighbor the day he disappeared

CDC epidemiologist Timothy Cunningham disappeared more than two weeks ago after he left work early, saying he felt sick

• Feb 27, 2018

Police offer reward in case of missing CDC employee

Timothy Cunningham's parents found his wallet, his car and pet dog still at his home after not hearing from him for two days

• Feb 26, 2018

Search for CDC missing employee enters second week

Timothy Cunningham's family found his car, keys, credit cards, wallet, phone at his Atlanta home

• Feb 26, 2018

Nasty flu season showing signs of winding down

The CDC is cautious about saying flu season has peaked, but called a decline in doctor visits encouraging

• Feb 23, 2018

FDA raises death count from kratom, a natural opioid

It now attributes 44 U.S. fatalities to the herb, and it launched a major recall of dietary supplements containing it

• Feb 23, 2018

Flu season shows signs of leveling off

The number of states reporting heavy flu patient traffic is holding steady at 43

• Feb 16, 2018

Flu vaccine is one of the least effective in years

The CDC says this year's flu vaccine seems to be more effective for children than adults

• Feb 15, 2018

Could we have been better prepared for this flu season?

Former CDC director Tom Frieden says the "only thing predictable about flu is it's unpredictable"

• Feb 14, 2018

Asthma attacks on the decline in U.S. kids

Fewer children are having to deal with asthma attacks ​in recent years, but more work is still needed, federal health officials say

• Feb 6, 2018

CDC reports more flu deaths, record hospitalizations

"Hospitalizations are now the highest we've seen," said CDC Acting Director Dr. Anne Schuchat

• Feb 2, 2018

CDC director resigns after report about tobacco stock trading

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Brenda Fitzgerald resigns due to investment issues, government says

• Jan 31, 2018

Schools in 12 states close to fight flu outbreak

"This year is really unprecedented. I probably saw about 30 kids here on Monday and sent 10 home before noon," one nurse says

• Jan 29, 2018

CDC: Flu activity reaching highest level in nearly a decade

Number of people reporting flu-like illness is highest since swine flu pandemic nearly 10 years ago

• Jan 29, 2018

Why the flu is taking a heavy toll on baby boomers

The flu is putting Americans in the hospital at the highest rate in nearly a decade

• Jan 26, 2018

More birth defects in U.S. areas where Zika spread

New government report finds a spike in potential Zika-linked birth defects in the last half of 2016 compared with births in the first half of that year

• Jan 25, 2018

As flu season gets worse, the costs are climbing

Employers' bill for lost work alone could be near $10 billion, plus health care expenses for stricken workers

• Jan 24, 2018

U.S. flu season has "lot more steam" than expected

Health officials last week said flu was blanketing the country but they thought there was a good chance the season was already peaking

• Jan 20, 2018

Native American tribes sue opioid industry groups

The lawsuit follows more than 70 cases filed across the country and ties claims to the drugs' impact on Native Americans

• Jan 9, 2018

CDC to hold briefing on how public can prepare for nuclear war

This comes amid rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea

• Jan 5, 2018

E. coli triggers warning about romaine lettuce

Dangerous bacteria has sickened people in more than a dozen states

• Jan 4, 2018

U.S. officials lift ban on making lethal viruses in labs

Officials say the decision will help researchers better understand dangerous pathogens, but critics fear the risk if a "super germ" escaped

• Dec 20, 2017

Rattlesnake pills blamed for dangerous infection

Health officials say a person in Kansas became sick after swallowing the pills, which were purchased in Mexico

• Dec 19, 2017

CDC director responds to backlash over "dirty words"

The CDC claims a list of "dirty words" aren't banned, pushing back on reports suggesting they were

• Dec 18, 2017

Report: CDC gets list of 7 banned words

The Washington Post, citing an analyst, reports the Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using a list of words in some documents

• Dec 16, 2017

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from October 1, 2013

As millions of people flooded the system, the government website for Obamacare briefly broke under the strain; and, World War II veteran Benjamin Joyner was determined to see his memorial in D.C. before he died. And, as Jeff Pegues reports, he wasn't going to let a government shutdown stand in his way.

• Oct 1, 2013
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