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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U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Rising, Especially in Teens, CDC Says
Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. heal ...
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RFK Jr. Helping Trump Pick CDC Chief; Excess COVID Death Lingers; Turmoil at 23andMe
The House passed 14 bipartisan health bills. Here's a rundown on the legislation from the office of Rep. Cathy McMorris ...
CDC: Flu deaths in children reach troubling highs amid drops in vaccinations
The nation recorded one of its worst totals for child deaths from the flu this past season, coinciding with troubling drops ...
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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 (OHE) ...
CDC: Maryland saw slight increase in life expectancy in 2021, in depths of pandemic
New federal data shows that life expectancy in Maryland increased slightly in 2021, a feat that only a handful of states ...
U.S. drug deaths drop for the first time in years: CDC
For the first time in decades, the U.S. is experiencing a sudden and unprecedented decline in overdose deaths. MSNBC medical ...
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CDC hasn’t warned about deadly ramen noodles, despite social media claims
Streptococcus is a contagious bacteria that can cause different types of infections, from minor ones such as strep throat to potentially deadly ones such as necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating ...
CDC says mpox vaccine boosters aren’t needed in the US as questions emerge around waning immunity
As a deadly mpox outbreak continues to spread in Africa and other parts of the world, new questions are emerging about ...
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CDC recommends ways for hospitals to reduce diagnostic errors
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises hospitals to improve diagnoses by improving communication with ...
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Following months of decline, overdose deaths continue to drop to lowest levels in 3 years; CDC
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The estimated number of drug overdose deaths continues to drop to its lowest levels in three years, ...