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Former North Carolina health official is picked to be new CDC director
The White House has selected a former North Carolina health official to be the new director of the nation’s top federal public health agency.
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Drug-Resistant Bacteria That Causes Stomach Bug Symptoms on the Rise, CDC Warns
Doctors and patients should be on the lookout for symptoms of this worrying infection.
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Another Major HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
The only HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, researchers announced Wednesday, dealing a significant blow to the effort to control the global HIV epidemic and adding to a decadeslong roster of failed attempts.
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CDC Issues Warning Over Invasive Strep A Cases After at Least 2 Kids Die in US
The CDC is investigating a possible increase in severe cases of strep A, especially in children.
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CDC Warns of a Rise in Severe Strep A Infections Among Children
Group A streptococci are the same bacteria that cause strep throat and scarlet fever, but invasive infections refer to more serious cases in which the bacteria spread to areas of the body that such pathogens normally don’t reach, like the bloodstream.
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Nearly 107,000 US Drug Overdose Deaths in 2021, CDC's Final Tally Shows
Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year. That’s according to final figures released Thursday.
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CDC Updates BMI Growth Charts for Kids to Reflect Rise in Childhood Obesity
Expanded growth charts released Thursday by the CDC now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37.
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A Record 40 Million Kids Worldwide Have Missed a Measles Vaccine Dose
Millions of children were now susceptible to measles, among the world’s most contagious diseases, according to a new report.
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7 Listeria Cases Reported in New York Amid Deadly Multistate Outbreak: CDC
An outbreak strain of the bacteria Listeria has infected 16 people in six different states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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E. Coli Outbreak That Has Sickened 37 People in 4 States May Be Linked to Wendy's Lettuce
Thirty-seven related cases of E. coli have been reported in four states — Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania — over the span of just two weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Health officials have not confirmed the source of the bacteria, but the CDC said that many people have reported feeling ill after eating burgers and…
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Biden to Name FEMA, CDC Officials to Head Monkeypox Response
President Joe Biden is set to name top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as the White House coordinators to combat the growing monkeypox outbreak. The White House said Biden will announce Tuesday that he has tapped Robert Fenton, who helped lead FEMA’s mass vaccination effort for COVID-19...
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BA.4 and BA.5 COVID Symptoms: What to Watch For as Infections Climb
The fastest-spreading COVID-19 subvariants yet, the two latest versions of omicron appear to evade protection from vaccines and previous infections more easily than any others before. As of July 2, the subvariant BA.5 was responsible for nearly 54% of COVID cases in the U.S. BA.4, a similar subvariant, accounted for nearly 17% more, according to the latest data from the…
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What is Listeria?
You should seek medical care and tell the doctor about eating possibly contaminated food if you have a fever and other symptoms of possible listeriosis
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CDC: New Listeria Outbreak Tied to 23 Illnesses, 1 Death
One death and nearly two dozen hospitalizations are being tied to a new listeria outbreak of unknown origin. Health officials said Thursday that they have not identified a food that might be spreading the deadly bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling the public to be alert to symptoms and the possibility of infection. CDC officials say...
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U.S. to Deploy Nearly 300,000 Monkeypox Vaccine Doses to Fight Outbreak
The U.S. will deploy nearly 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses in the coming weeks in an effort to stamp out the growing outbreak of the virus.
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CDC Approves COVID-19 Vaccines for Youngest Kids
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Saturday endorsed Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines for young children, the last step before Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky can issue her final signoff.
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US Opens COVID Vaccine to Little Kids, Shots Begin This Week
U.S. health officials have opened COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.
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What Is Salmonella?
Salmonella is a bacteria that lives in the intestines of people and animals — causing more than 1 million foodborne illnesses in the U.S. every year. These are the recommendations from the CDC and FDA to prevent salmonella infection.
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More Than 1 Million Americans Have Died From COVID, CDC Data Confirms
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak.
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Pandemic-Era Asylum Limits in Hands of Federal Judge
A federal judge in Louisiana is considering whether the Biden administration can end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum. After a hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays did not say when he will rule, but he made clear he intends to rule before the restrictions are set to expire May 23. In preliminary rulings in the case, Summerhays has...