US FERTILITY RATE HIT RECORD LOW OF 53.1 BIRTHS PER 1,000
The U.S. hit a record low birth rate in 2025, the CDC reported, as younger women had fewer babies and older women stepped up. Here is what experts said.
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BIRTH RATE FOR WOMEN 40-44 TOPPED TEENS, 12.7 TO 12.6
The teen birth rate fell below the rate for women ages 40 to 44 in 2024, CDC data showed. Here is what the numbers mean and what came next.
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MYSTERY PARASITE SICKENED 145 IN 17 STATES, CDC SAID
Cyclosporiasis cases reached 145 across 17 states by mid-June 2026, and the CDC had no single cause. Here’s how the parasite saga played out.
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