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/ 6 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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/ 6 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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/ 6 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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/ 6 years ago$7 Million Headed to Ga for Maternal, Infant Health
This program seeks to to provide voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services to women during pregnancy, and to parents with young children...
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/ 6 years agoCDC: Racial and Ethnic Disparities Continue in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
The CDC says Black, American Indian/Alaska Native women most affected
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/ 6 years agoUS to Purchase $170 Million in Smallpox Vaccines for Stockpiling
The US can purchase additional vaccine over the next 10 years, with a target of $2 billion in procurement and surge...
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/ 6 years agoCDC Awards New Funds to Stop Drug Overdoses, Deaths
$301 million in new Overdose Data to Action funds is headed to states and local jurisdictions.
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/ 6 years agoSome Medicaid, Medicare Rules Suspended Due to Hurricane Dorian
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced efforts underway to support Georgia and South Carolina in response to...
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/ 6 years agoOn Overdose Awareness Day: A Mother’s Grief, a Top Prosecutor’s Dire Warning and Photos of Lives Lost in the Opioid Epidemic
According to law enforcement reports, the price of fentanyl in 2019 – whether in powder form and pill form – is...
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