24/7 LiveHoustonSouthwestSoutheastNorthwestNortheast

Weather Forecast

Hurricane Guide

ABC13 Loves Teachers

Texas True Crime

ABC Price Tracker

Submit a News Tip

Community Events

Cdc

Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP

US measles cases reach 35-year high

  • Jul 25

CDC expands cyclosporiasis outbreak to 9 states

  • Jul 25
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

RFK Jr. says cyclosporiasis outbreak 'under control' amid 1,600 cases in 5 states

  • Jul 21
Department of Health and Human Services

Senate questions Dr. Erica Schwartz for CDC director

  • Jul 15

Judge Hidalgo reveals mono diagnosis, says she will take time off

  • Jul 10

Passengers from Ebola-affected countries to arrive at IAH, CBP says

  • May 23

2 Texas residents were on ship at center of hantavirus outbreak: DSHS

  • May 7

RFK Jr. defends firing former CDC head

  • Apr 21

Latest Videos

3:13

IAH is one of three airports where certain passengers will receive Ebola health screenings, CBP says

  • May 23
0:33

RFK Jr. says NIH cuts are 'painful,' defends firing of former CDC director

  • Apr 21
2:33

Health experts urge parents to talk to pediatricians following CDC's new guidance on child vaccines

  • Jan 6
2:13

The latest numbers as flu cases continue to climb across Texas

  • Jan 3
2:06

CDC lists Texas as 'VERY HIGH' for flu-like illnesses, state data shows positive flu cases rising

  • Dec 30, 2025
1:39

Whooping Cough cases on the rise in Galveston Co. and nationally

  • Oct 15, 2024
3:18

Doctors at Memorial Hermann use new tech to treat blood clots

  • Oct 26, 2022
2:15

CDC confirms false-positive monkeypox test result for Harris County child under 2 years old

  • Aug 23, 2022

Latest Stories

AP Photo/Ben Gray, file

Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the CDC.

  • Apr 17

CDC warns about 'rhino tranq,' a mix of fentanyl and animal sedative that resists overdose reversal

Fentanyl alone is dangerous enough, but now comes a warning about "rhino tranq," which is fentanyl laced with the animal sedative medetomidine, making it even more lethal. Adding to the danger, it doesn't respond to overdose reversal medications.

  • Apr 7
AP Photo/Devi Shastri

US surpasses 1,000 measles cases for the 3rd time in 26 years, CDC data shows

About 92% of cases are among people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, CDC data shows.

  • Feb 27
AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File

US child, teen obesity rates reach record high while adult trends appear to slow, CDC report finds

U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new reports published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • Feb 26

Doctors are ignoring new federal vaccine recommendations

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released its updated recommendations for what vaccines children should get.

  • Jan 27