CHICAGO (WGN) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging the public to take steps to protect themselves and their families from tick bites, which are higher than normal in many ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump ...

The sickness appears to be linked to backyard chickens.

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump announced this week that he is nominating Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health ...

Roughly a dozen of the cases are among children younger than 5.