Susan Monarez, a federal scientist, was Trump’s second choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after ...

More than 70 million adults — or one in four — in the United States reported having a disability in 2022, according to a press release from the CDC. The CDC released its annual update to the ...

The CDC also says nearly 44% of people age 65 and older reported having a disability, which is the most among any age group. Nearly 39% of native Americans and those with multiracial backgrounds ...

The CDC acknowledged in its updated guidance that people with certain disabilities have a higher risk of complications from respiratory viruses, citing data showing that even though those with ...

Additionally, boys were more likely than girls to be diagnosed with any developmental disability — 10.8% compared to 5.3% — and specifically were an estimated three times more likely to ...

The agency said that five of its Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network sites will start keeping tabs on the incidence of cerebral palsy in their communities in addition to autism.

The CDC is working closely with clinicians, public health partners, and other federal agencies to better understand Long COVID and its impact, especially on people with disabilities.

The largest study conducted by the CDC to capture the scope of disability in the U.S. and representing 245 million people, the authors found that nearly half of those over 65 reported being ...

About 8.6% of children ages 3 to 17 had a diagnosed developmental disability in 2021, up from 7.4% in 2019. About 3% of the 2021 group had been diagnosed with autism, less than 2% had been ...

The CDC also says nearly 44% of people age 65 and older reported having a disability, which is the most among any age group. Nearly 39% of native Americans and those with multiracial backgrounds ...