Obesity rates in US not growing for first time in a decade, but severe obesity on the rise: CDC
The overall rate of obesity in the United States ticked downward between August 2021 and August 2023, breaking a streak of ...
Obesity rate in U.S. adults no longer growing, new CDC data suggests
The latest CDC survey found 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. were obese. A map shows the states with the highest and lowest rates.
Good and Bad News on the Obesity Front in the U.S.
On Tuesday, the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released its latest report analyzing data on the state of obesity ...
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.
Whooping cough cases on the rise in the US, CDC says
Whooping cough cases have gone up in the U.S. compared to last year, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease ...
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Obesity rate drops to 40% overall, rising among women, CDC says
According to new numbers from a 2021 survey conducted through 2023, the obesity rate in the U.S. stands at 40%, a slight decrease from the 42% recorded in the previous four-year period.
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CDC Launching ‘Agency-Wide Strategy’ On ‘Health Equity’ For LGBT, Minorities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it will reorganize its Office of Health Equity ...
Alaska’s life-expectancy drop was biggest among all states in pandemic year of 2021, CDC says
Alaska had the biggest decline in average life expectancy of all U.S. states in 2021, a year when health outcomes were ...
Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40%, remains higher than 10 years ago: CDC
More than 100 million American adults have obesity and more than 20 million adults have severe obesity, U.S. figures show.
Lyme disease is on the rise. See case counts for NC + how to avoid tick bites
Lyme disease is the most prevalent insect-borne disease in the US, with far more cases each year than other diseases such as ...
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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 ...
Eastern Equine Encephalitis: What to know about EEE after New York resident dies from disease
Eastern equine encephalitis, often referred to as EEE or Triple E, is a rare, but serious disease, largely found in North America and spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, the Centers for ...