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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoEPA Considering Adding 20 Fairly Common Chemicals to Risk Evaluation List
The 20 proposed high-priority candidate chemicals include seven chlorinated solvents, six phthalates, four flame retardants, formaldehyde, a fragrance additive, and a...
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/ 5 years agoState Health Department Says It’s Eyeing Possible Vaping-Related Illnesses
In one week's time, the number of vaping-related cases reported to public health officials doubled while the CDC announcd its investigation...
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/ 5 years agoCDC Says 92% of Cancers Caused by HPV Could be Prevented by Vaccine
“This new data shows 1 in 4 parents who received a medical recommendation for the HPV vaccine chose not to have...
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/ 5 years agoUSDA Reiterates Poultry Washing Recommendations: It’s Risky
A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals that individuals are putting themselves at risk of illness when they...
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/ 5 years agoFCC Proposes Making Universal 3-Digit Number a Prevention Suicide Hotline
FCC staffers have recommended that the Commission formally consider designating *988 as a 3-digit number to reach a suicide prevention and...
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/ 5 years agoFirst Human Case of West Nile in Georgia Confirmed
August may be the eighth month on the calendar, but it is the first month of 2019 in which a case...
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/ 5 years agoTyson Foods Recalls Chicken Patty Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Tyson Foods is recalling chicken patty product that may be contaminated with extraneous materials,
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