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CDC, drug overdoses

BBC on MSN · 20m

US drug overdose deaths have declined, CDC says

Experts are unsure as to what is causing the decline, which saw deaths decrease by some 14% between June 2023 and 2024.

The Hill on MSN · 56m

Drug overdoses set to drop to lowest levels since 2020: CDC

U.S. drug overdose deaths are on pace to fall to the lowest levels since 2020, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a hopeful milestone amid

CBS News · 17h

Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now lowest since 2020

Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This marks the 12th straight month of decline since a peak last year.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

US Overdose Deaths Are Down, Giving Experts Hope for an Enduring Decline

The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic. There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30,

Epidemic of sexually transmitted infections slows, CDC says

UPI on MSN · 1d

CDC: U.S. epidemic of STDs may finally be slowing

The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States appears to be cooling off after more than two decades, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study says.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

US epidemic of sexually transmitted infections shows signs of slowing, CDC says

The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a sign the epidemic could be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

WSB Atlanta on MSN · 1d

New CDC data shows cases of sexually transmitted infections, diseases starting to slow

Based on the most recent CDC data, Georgia was ranked 3rd for gonorrhea, 5th for chlamydia and 14th for cases of syphilis, by number of reported cases.

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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to cruise ship hot tubs, CDC says

Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to cruise ship hot tubs, according to CDC reports. Infectious ...

20hon MSN

Many more seniors are getting COVID shots this year, CDC reports

The data from the CDC's National Immunization Survey estimates that 37.6% of Americans ages 65 and older had gotten a shot of ...

KRDO3h

CDC releases new information on McDonald’s E. Coli outbreak

A live TV news station covering breaking news and traffic for Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado with a strong ...

emjreviews.com1h

CDC Appoints Industry To Develop Avian Flu Tests in New Agreement

The CDC collaborates with diagnostics industry leaders to develop a rapid, point-of-need test for avian influenza A/H5 in ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution1d

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released 2023 STD case numbers that show improvement nationally, but Georgia lags

Georgia continues to see a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, despite a drop in case numbers nationally, according to the CDC ...

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Black infant mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants: CDC

Infant mortality rates were relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial disparities still persist, according to new ...

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CDC calling for more H5N1 testing of dairy farm employees

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some dairy farm employees showed signs of ...

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CDC Calls for Wider Bird Flu Testing After More Farmworker Infections Found

A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.

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