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There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing
Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases emerging in the newest data.
Suicide attempts increased among transgender teens when states passed anti-trans laws, study says
People in the United States who identify as transgender or nonbinary make up only a tiny fraction of the population, but they’ve been the targets of an outsized share of negative attention from lawmakers, a new study says — and those laws can have potentially deadly consequences.
Check your fridge: CDC warns against eating recalled deli meat as deadly listeria outbreak expands
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding the public to avoid eating recalled deli meats amid a listeria outbreak that has expanded to become the nation’s largest since 2011.
CDC Urges Flu Shots for Farmworkers to Prevent Supercharged Virus
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a new $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines to livestock workers in order to reduce the public health concern that a new version of the influenza virus could emerge among farm workers who are at a higher risk of getting infected with the bird flu (H5N1) virus that has been in circulation in millions of farmed and wild animals.
US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis
Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis that demands urgent action, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared in a major new advisory that pushes for more research and stronger laws designed to reduce harm.
CDC warns of multistate E. coli outbreak tied to recalled walnuts
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Tuesday about a multistate E. coli outbreak connected to walnuts.
Mother of Chicago child with measles: It was ‘one of the scarier moments of my life’
When Jessica Coletti’s 3-year-old son Vincent lost his usual pep last month, she worried that something was really wrong.
Excessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 deaths per day during the pandemic, CDC says
While dry January and damp lifestyles have taken off on TikTok, the United States has already experienced a spike in deaths related to excessive alcohol.
Medication abortion via telehealth is just as safe and effective as with a clinic visit, study shows
Research has long found that medication abortion is safe and effective, but a new study shows that to be true even when the patient gets the medicine through a telehealth appointment.
Smoking drugs now linked to more overdose deaths than injecting drugs, report finds
The percentage of overdose deaths linked to smoking drugs rose sharply in recent years, overtaking injection as the leading route of drug use involved in such deaths, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
