A growing number of U.S. kindergarteners are starting school without vaccinations due to rising exemptions, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccination rates among kindergarten children for the 2023-24 school year declined from the previous ...

A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that there were roughly 488 deaths per day during the COVID-19 pandemic due to excessive alcohol drinking in 2020-21. The average number of deaths related to excessive alcohol use increased more than 29% from ...