Federal Health Agencies Unveil National Tool to Measure Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens
Atlanta) – Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director, CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on the passing of Tonya Moore, Tips From Former Smokers® participant
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Read moreNew CDC Data Reveal Less Than a Third of People Diagnosed with Hepatitis C Receive Timely Treatment for the Deadly, yet Curable, Infection
A new CDC Vital Signs report finds that too few people diagnosed with hepatitis C are being treated, despite availability
Read moreCDC Media Briefing — New Vital Signs Report Hepatitis C is deadly, but curable
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Read moreCDC Media Briefing – New Vital Signs Report: Hepatitis C is deadly, but curable Why are so few Americans getting treatment?
What Hepatitis C can cause advanced liver disease, liver cancer, and death and affects millions in the United States. Yet,
Read moreCDC Hosts 11th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Task Force for Global Health will co-host in person the
Read moreBacteria that Causes Rare Disease Melioidosis Discovered in U.S. Environmental Samples
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified for the first time in domestic environmental samples the bacteria
Read more2022 REACH Lark Award Recipients Recognized for Excellence in Advancing Health Equity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is pleased to announce two winners of the 2022 REACH Lark Galloway-Gilliam
Read moreCDC Investigation Notice: Small turtles purchased online linked to Salmonella outbreak affecting children
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Read moreCDC Media Briefing — New Vital Signs Report Overdose deaths show historic increase: How can we address widening disparities and save lives?
What Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a historic 30% increase in overdose deaths in the United
Read moreSonic Healthcare USA to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Sonic Healthcare USA (Sonic) will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related
Read moreOverdose death rates increased significantly for Black, American Indian/Alaska Native people in 2020
In 2020, overdose death rates (number of drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people) increased 44 percent for Black* people and
Read moreNew COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Data Showcase Protection Gained by 3rd and 4th Doses
A third and fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose offered substantial protection among adults with healthy immune systems who were eligible to
Read moreResearchers just invented gloves that give your hands octopus powers
In the Academy Award-winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher,” a South African man named Craig Foster befriends a wild octopus while diving
Read moreAegis Sciences to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Aegis Sciences will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including
Read moreQuest Diagnostics to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Quest Diagnostics will begin testing for monkeypox. The company has developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test
Read moreCOVID-19 Reverses Progress in Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance in U.S.
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed back years of progress made combating antimicrobial resistance (AR) in the United States. The report from
Read moreMayo Clinic Laboratories to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test, which detects most non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses,
Read moreCDC Advises that People in Florida Not Eat, Serve, or Sell Big Olaf Creamery Ice Cream
An update to CDC’s Food Safety Alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections linked to ice cream has been
Read moreLabcorp To Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Doubling Nationwide Testing Capacity
Starting today, Labcorp will begin testing for monkeypox using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test (which detects all non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox).
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