People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at in increased risk for liver cancer, cirrhosis and are 70% to 85% more likely to die prematurely than the general population, according to the Atlanta-based Centers ...
Mar 16, 2023
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In a report published in the March 3 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, interim clinical treatment considerations are presented for severe manifestations of ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Weaknesses in the United States laboratory system, which were illuminated during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscore a need for policy changes to improve the country's infectious disease response, according to a new analysis ...
Mar 6, 2023
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In the first nationally representative survey of U.S. adults on reasons for trust in federal, state, and local public health agencies' information during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public ...
Mar 6, 2023
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As of Feb. 24, Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 25 million illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from the flu this season. With that in mind, the CDC also reported that influenza ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Public health officials are warning about an increase in drug-resistant strains of the bacteria Shigella.
Feb 27, 2023
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Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated.
Feb 23, 2023
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccinations for kindergarten in the U.S. fell to 93% during the 2021-2022 school year. That's the second year in a row routine vaccination rates ...
Feb 14, 2023
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An alarming new survey shows that American teen girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk.
Feb 13, 2023
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Fentanyl is a highly addictive opioid drug that kills hundreds of Texans every year, according to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services.
Feb 9, 2023
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