CDC Expert Commentary
This special series of commentaries, interviews, and slideshows is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape. This content is designed to deliver CDC's authoritative guidance directly to Medscape's physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.
Expert Commentaries
- 5 Things to Know When Prescribing Topical Antifungals
- Initiating a Naloxone Discussion in Opioid-Managed Knee Pain
- Navigating a Patient's Concerns About Managing Low Back Pain
- 5 Things to Know: COVID-19 Vaccines for Immunocompromised People
- Q&A: Antiseptic Soap and Nasal Decolonization
- What to Know About COVID Rebound
- Can You Identify That Pediatric Rash?
- 5 Things to Know About Antifungal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- 5 Things to Know: Improving Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine
- Helping Patients Stay Safe From Respiratory Viruses
- 5 Things to Know About Alcohol Use During, After Pregnancy
- 5 Things to Know About CDC Yellow Book 2024
- Three Cases of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- CDC's New Program Aims to Help Hospitals Combat Sepsis
- Dealing With Avian and Variant Influenza A Infections
Slideshows
- Infant Outcomes of Zika: New Data
- Ocular Findings in Congenital Zika Infection
- Illnesses Linked to Contact With Pets and Farm Animals
- Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC
- What Foods Are Making People Sick? Recent Major Outbreaks
- An Alarming Trend: Multistate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
- Foodborne Illness Outbreaks: Most Wanted List
- Hepatitis C: 25 Years From Discovery to Cure
- Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States
- Risks From Pets and Pet Food
CDC Mission
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, and the development of public health policies, tools, and information. CDC offers expertise, leadership, and training on topics ranging from common diseases and conditions, emergency preparedness, environmental health and safety, healthy living, traveler's health, and workplace safety and health.