Obesity in America: CDC looks at prevalence and health risks
More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity, putting them at risk of chronic conditions like high blood pressure, type 2 ...
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CDC's highly anticipated mask guidance: 6 things to know
The CDC's Isolation Precautions Guidance — which informs infection control and prevention practices within hospitals and nursing homes worldwide — was last updated in 2007. The agency's Healthcare ...
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CDC Alerts on Mpox Prevention for Patients Heading to Areas With Clade I Outbreaks
The CDC issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) update on Monday, emphasizing vaccination and patient education for U.S.
This dominant COVID-19 variant accounts for over 50% of cases, new CDC data shows
The COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 rose 12.7% and now makes up over 50% of COVID cases, the CDC Nowcast data tracker shows.
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Alaska’s life-expectancy drop was biggest among all states in pandemic year of 2021, CDC says
Alaska’s life expectancy in 2021 was 74.5 years, down from the average of 76.6 years in 2020, according to the report from ...
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Prolonged Symptoms After Lyme Disease: What CDC Wants Doctors to Know
Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) is a condition in which symptoms persist 6 months after the patient has received ...
Second Health Care Worker Linked to Missouri Bird Flu Case Also Had Symptoms: CDC
In its latest update, the CDC said the second health care worker wasn’t tested for influenza because the illness had resolved ...
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CDC says Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off,' no signs of spreading
“Right now, evidence points to this being a one-off case,” said Dr. Nirav Shah, CDC principal deputy director. Get top ...
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CDC research finds troubling statistics about dengue in American Samoa
CDC researchers recently found that 60% of children and teens in American Samoa had been infected with dengue — a troubling ...