Everyone should pay attention, according to doctors.

The CDC 2026 Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report details an estimated 9.7 million annual infections and 50,800 deaths in the US.

The CDC ranks four germs as urgent threats, its most dangerous category: Candida auris, a fungus that spreads in hospitals ...

Drug-resistant “superbugs” are now killing more than 50,000 Americans and infecting nearly 10 million each year, according to ...

The agency considers these infections to be one of the most pressing public health issues. A new report ranks the germs that pose the most urgent threats.

For generations, an antibiotic prescription could reliably neutralize everyday bacterial threats – clearing childhood strep ...

A new report from the CDC shows and increase in drug-resistant "superbugs" across the United States. Experts say that washing ...

Drug-resistant germs cause an estimated 9.8 million infections and approximately 50,800 deaths in the US each year, according ...

Learn how the CDC weighs treatment options, spread, and future infections to assess drug-resistant germs — and why death tolls tell only part of the story.

For more than 35 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has surveyed American high school students every two years about their health and behavior. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, ...