The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death for the first time in four years, new provisional federal data shows.

The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Senators in both parties had harsh words for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a recent hearing. We discuss the health and political implications of the latest controversy surrounding the secretary and the agencies he leads.

Four physicians, who recently resigned from the CDC in protest, tell "Sunday Morning" they believe HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing the nation's public health.

Two other CDC scientists who requested anonymity described the project as a one-stop-shop for all notifiable conditions, searchable by state. A public health official in New Jersey, for instance, would be able to see case counts for all notifiable conditions in their state and which way cases were trending.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to meal kits. What to know in Wisconsin.

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that a Maine resident locally contracted the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, marking the first human EEE case in a resident of the state this year.

Half a dozen heated exchanges focused on Kennedy firing his hand-picked CDC director, Dr. Susan Monarez, with Trump's backing in a blowup that saw several top officials quit the agency. Kennedy maintained that her ouster was essential and accused her of lying about the reason she was dismissed.