Dr. Richard Besser, who served as the CDC's acting director in 2009, was harshly criticized by a C-SPAN caller on Wednesday who described his support for childhood vaccines as "utterly ridiculous."

A rabid bat became tangled in a woman's hair at Olympic National Park and swooped at other visitors, prompting officials to warn of possible exposure.

New research shows that poison center reports linked to liver injuries have skyrocketed over the past 25 years.

Ticks that carry Lyme and other diseases have gained a foothold in unexpected areas and should be considered a major threat farther south, a new CDC report finds.

Heavy alcohol use raised death risk by 24%, but wine at low levels was linked to lower mortality than beer or spirits in a UK Biobank study.

A mutated variant of COVID-19 could be behind the surge in viral levels seen across the Bay Area.

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Experts break down the science behind why putting pencil to paper can have such a calming effect.