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Health
/ 5 years agoVA Says Hiring of Mental Health Providers “Exceeds Hiring Goal by the Thousands”
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says it has reason to celebrate a recent goal that has already been met....
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/ 5 years agoCDC: Bats Lead in U.S. Rabies Risk
Before 1960, bites from rabid dogs caused most human rabies cases in the U.S, but now bats make up 70% of...
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/ 5 years agoCDC: More than Half of People who Misuse Prescription Opioids also Binge Drink
CDC’s analysis shows that people who binge drank were nearly twice as likely to misuse prescription opioids as non-drinkers.
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/ 5 years agoVA health care facilities to go smoke-free
VHA’s new smoke-free policy applies to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, any other combustion of tobacco and e-cigarettes.
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Health
/ 5 years agoKroger Pulls Frozen Berries Over Hepatitis A Contamination Concerns
If these are in your freezer, toss them. Several varieties included in the recall. Details here -->
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/ 5 years agoHealth Secretary Azar Reinforces “Commitment to Vaccination”
"The measles vaccine is among the most-studied medical products we have and is given safely to millions of children and adults...
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Health
/ 5 years agoAnnual Report to the Nation: Overall cancer mortality continues to decline
Special section on adults ages 20 to 49 shows higher cancer incidence and mortality for women than men
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Health
/ 5 years agoAfter 20-year increase, New Diabetes Cases Decline
35% drop in new diabetes diagnoses – and no increase in total cases
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Health
/ 5 years agoU.S. measles cases in first five months of 2019 surpass total cases for any year since 1994
The CDC is reporting 971 cases of measles in the United States thus far in 2019. This is the greatest number...
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Georgia News
/ 6 years agoGeorgia Receives $400k Grants to Reduce Mortality Related to Substance Abuse Disorder
Georgia is the recipient of a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to be used for...
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