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This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that life expectancy in the United States rose to 77.5 years in ...
U.S. measles cases rise to 41, as CDC tallies infections now in 16 states
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At least 41 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. across 16 states so far this year, according to new ...
CDC shortens 5-day COVID isolation, updates guidance on masks and testing in new 2024 recommendations
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it would wind down much of its remaining guidance specifically targeted at ...
There’s a norovirus outbreak. Here’s how to avoid it — and what to do if you catch it.
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Norovirus, aka the “stomach flu,” is on the rise in the U.S. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Florida defies CDC in measles outbreak, telling parents it’s fine to send unvaccinated kids to school
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With a brief memo, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has subverted a public health standard that’s long kept measles outbreaks under control. ...
93 Americans died after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic over 14-year period, CDC says
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Dozens of U.S. citizens died after receiving cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic over a 14-year period, according to the Centers for ...
US Woman Credits Apple Watch With Saving Her Life Following Carbon Monoxide Leak
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Natalie Nasatka is starting the new year grateful to be alive. Natalie Nasatka, a Delaware resident, narrowly avoided tragedy thanks to her ...
Health officials are monitoring a triple threat of respiratory illnesses. Here’s how to avoid getting sick
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As the new year gets underway, health officials are issuing a nationwide alert about a triple threat: The simultaneous spread of the ...
Use of Plan B “morning after” pills doubles, teen sex rates decline in CDC survey
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The share of American women who say they have ever used emergency contraception after having sex has more than doubled since the ...
After Deaths, CDC Issues Disease Alert
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After several cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever were reported in Southern California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...