Cohen worries for future of CDC, Burr criticizes its past during talk on global health
Cohen knows cuts are coming for the CDC. But she said she hopes budget writers approach it with a scalpel rather than an ax.
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Fentanyl deaths in the U.S. have dropped faster than expected, CDC says
If the downward trend holds, this year is expected to be the first since 2020 to see overdose deaths fall below the 100,000 mark. However, Black and Native American communities remain vulnerable.
The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike
The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first U.S. spread since 2003, the CDC says
Four of the cases were found in Florida, while the fifth was logged in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
N. Carolina treasurer criticizes Dr. Mandy Cohen as Biden administration mulls CDC appointment
North Carolina treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dale Folwell is criticizing the state’s former top public health official amid talk of her appointment as head of the Centers for Dis
What is Shigella, the increasingly drug-resistant bacteria the CDC is warning about?
Shigella causes shigellosis, an inflammatory diarrhea. The extensively drug-resistant strain is relatively uncommon overall, but it's being seen in more cases among adults.
Hispanic dialysis patients are more at risk for staph infections, the CDC says
Hispanic patients had a 40% higher risk of staph than white patients, a study found, and black patients are more at risk as well. The report outlines steps doctors can take to keep patients safer.
State officials encourage back-to-school vaccinations
With children heading back to school this month, state officials are reminding families of the importance of staying up-to-date on required and recommended vaccinations.
The CDC endorses Novavax, a more traditional COVID vaccine, for adults
Adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots should consider the new option, the agency said Tuesday. The spike protein vaccine is more typical than the mRNA types being broadly used against COVID.
CDC could add a negative test to its new isolation guidelines, Fauci says
The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation.