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/ 5 years agoCDC Vaping Illness Data – Week Ending October 4, 2019
So far, illnesses have been reported in 48 states, with 18 deaths occurring in 15 of them.
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/ 5 years agoWith End of New York Outbreak, United States Keeps Measles Elimination Status
The United States has maintained its measles elimination status of nearly 20 years. This week, the New York State Department of...
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/ 5 years ago4 Georgia Counties to Receive Money for HIV Epidemic
$12 million of the HHS Minority HIV/AIDS Fund has been awarded to 32 CDC-funded state and local health departments to develop...
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/ 5 years agoVaping-Related Death #s Updated by CDC, Georgia Now on List
Cases range in age from 18 to 68 years (median age 26 years), 78% are male.
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/ 5 years agoPharmaceutical Company Targeting Elderly Victims Admits to Paying Kickbacks
The U.S. Attorney's Office in GA announced a deferred prosecution agreement resolving the charge, under which the company admits that it...
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/ 5 years agoNew Controls Implemented to Help with Opioid Crisis Among Federal Workers
The new controls aim to reduce the risk of long-term opioid use. The Department is committed to reducing the potential of...
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/ 5 years agoUS Prioritizes Combatting Antibiotic Resistance
In the United States alone, at least 23,000 people die each year from the more than 2 million antibiotic-resistant infections that...
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/ 5 years agoCDC: 9 states report adult obesity at or above 35%
Obesity decreased by level of education. Adults without a high school degree or equivalent had the highest self-reported obesity (35.0%), followed...
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/ 5 years agoCDC, States Up the Number of Lung Disease Cases Associated with Vaping
The CDC announced this week that both the numbers of confirmed cases of lung disease associated with e-cigarette product use maintained...
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