ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A federal judge ruled in favor of Florida in a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the agency overstepped its authority. Judge Steven ...

Officials say they are making progress in fighting the Zika virus in a small area of South Florida. On Thursday, we heard from the head of the CDC himself. Dr. Tom Frieden says there are no new cases ...

The CDC says 64 people have been infected with a strain of Salmonella since June 21, and 20 people have been hospitalized.

WAS ARRESTED. CASES OF FLESH EATING BACTERIA ARE ON THE RISE, THE CDC SAYS. POTENTIALLY DEADLY BACTERIA THRIVES IN WARM COASTAL WATERS, ESPECIALLY BRACKISH WATER, WHERE FRESH WATER MEETS THE SEA. THE ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking a norovirus outbreak on a Florida cruise ship, days after an unknown illness sickened over 100 people on a Tampa-based ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants President Donald Trump to tap Sunshine State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director. DeSantis contends that the ...

Nikiya Carrero is an Emmy-nominated reporter who joined the CBS News Miami team in October 2023 and she is excited to be back home. The Florida Department of Health reported an increase in flu cases ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — Flu activity is surging across most of the United States, with California among the states now reporting high levels of flu-like illness, according to newly released data from the ...

Video above: Cruise ship with more than 90 sick passengers docks in Tampa TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking a norovirus outbreak on a Florida cruise ship, ...

Cases of flesh-eating bacteria are increasing, with the CDC noting that Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm coastal waters, particularly in brackish water where freshwater meets the sea. Infections ...