The National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) along with U.S. Attorneys' Offices in the District of Puerto Rico, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida and Northern District of Florida announced the formation of task forces comprised of local,…

by Rosario Méndez Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC Usually, when I pay with a check, I write it out and sign it, or I direct my bank to send it on my behalf. But what if a…

by Rosario Méndez Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC You’ve probably seen online ads with offers to let you try a product – or a service – for a very low cost, or even for free. Sometimes they’re…

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 53,240 checks totaling more than $532,000 to people who paid VGC Corp of America for expensive vacation packages they never received. According to the FTC’s complaint, the company advertised a vacation package worth thousands…

Very small businesses, critical to the economy, face unique challenges The Federal Trade Commission is hosting small business owners in a series of public roundtables across the United States to discuss the most pressing challenges small businesses face in protecting…

With the peak summer travel season under way, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding travelers to Europe and other global destinations to take steps to protect themselves against measles amid outbreaks of the disease. More than…

More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report finds that as of 2015, 30.3 million Americans –…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the expanded use of a cooling cap, DigniCap Cooling System, to reduce hair loss (alopecia) during chemotherapy. This is the first cooling cap cleared by the agency for use in cancer patients…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $658,427 competitive grant to Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital (OHMCH) to continue providing health screenings for Kentucky miners and…

Attorney General Sessions has issued the attached memo to all Department of Justice components and 94 United States Attorney’s Offices prohibiting them from entering into any agreement on behalf of the United States in settlement of federal claims or charges…

Businesses Beware—Fraudsters want to cash in on digital data, and your vulnerable e-mail account can give them the keys to the kingdom. One of the biggest dangers lurking in your in-box is a version of a phishing scheme. In this…

Diarrhea caused by parasite is problem for swimming pools and water playgrounds Outbreaks of a parasitic infection linked to swimming pools and water playgrounds are increasingly being reported to CDC, with twice as many outbreaks in 2016 as in 2014.…