The 2024-2025 flu season has been the worst since the agency began tracking the seasonal virus 15 years ago, OHA said. As of ...

The Senate health committee announced Thursday morning that it was canceling a planned hearing on Weldon’s nomination because ...

The White House withdrew its nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to serve as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A Grants Pass man is in jail on a parole violation after police found guns and drugs at his home on ...

Oregon lawmakers are advocating for a bill that would ban non-essential use of toxic chemicals found in common household ...

Of the 53 cases of avian influenza in animals in Oregon, none are dairy cattle. Oregon state veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz ...

Local public health officials are the front line for responding to any disease outbreak. Five years after the coronavirus pandemic began, many say that the entrenched politicization of COVID-19 has ...

A former Florida congressman, Weldon also has been a prominent critic of vaccines and the CDC, which promotes vaccines and monitors their safety. Sen. Patty Murray said she had serious concerns ...

More than 250 measles cases have been reported by 12 states including Washington, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HHS is one of the government's costliest federal agencies, with an annual budget of about $1.7 trillion, mostly going to ...

Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico announced Friday. Hantavirus, ...