Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in children
Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world.
May 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains
U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that struck down a national mask mandate on public transportation.
May 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC reports first American with new bird flu, says risk to public low
The first U.S. case of bird flu in a human has been confirmed in Colorado, federal and state health officials reported Thursday.
Apr 29, 2022
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Vaccinated more likely to die during omicron wave if they got J&J shot: CDC
The COVID-related death rate among Americans who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine was more than double that of people who received other vaccines, new data from the Omicron surge show.
Mar 26, 2022
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Medications
CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions
The nation's top public health agency on Thursday proposed changing—and in some instances, softening—guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
Feb 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Jan 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People are receiving unapproved extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Is it a problem?
For many immunocompromised people, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a living nightmare—and the omicron variant may make life even more unsettling.
Jan 7, 2022
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US had 5 rabies deaths last year, highest total in a decade
Five Americans died of rabies last year—the largest number in a decade—and health officials said Thursday that some of the people didn't realize they had been infected or refused life-saving shots.
Jan 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday explained the scientific rationale for shortening its COVID-19 isolation and quarantine recommendations, and clarified that the guidance applies to kids as well as ...
Jan 5, 2022
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CDC chief says omicron mostly mild so far
More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wednesday. But she said nearly all of them ...
Dec 29, 2021
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