centers for disease control and prevention news

Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now lowest since 2020

Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This marks the 12th straight month of decline since a peak last year.

KHOU 11 · 1h

US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline

There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday. That's down 14% from the estimated 113,000 for the previous 12-month period.

MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon/… · 1d

Opioid overdose deaths decline again in Michigan

Michigan has made progress recently in its fight against opioid overdoses. In 2023, health officials identified 2,826 overdose deaths, which was 5.7% fewer than the year before, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday,

AOL · 16h

Michigan opioid overdose deaths drop faster than national average

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported opioid overdose deaths in the state decreased by 5.7% in the first nine months of 2023, with 2,826 deaths recorded during that period compared to 2,

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to cruise ship hot tubs, CDC says

Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to cruise ship hot tubs, according to CDC reports. Infectious ...

44mon MSN

High rates of preterm birth and infant deaths get the US another D+ grade: ‘It’s a travesty’

Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and ...

18hon MSN

NIH debates mission and structure as Trump shake-up looms

National Institutes of Health officials launched an internal review on rebuilding trust with people in the United States as ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution1d

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released 2023 STD case numbers that show improvement nationally, but Georgia lags

Georgia continues to see a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, despite a drop in case numbers nationally, according to the CDC ...

1don MSN

STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US

There's some good news about sexually-transmitted diseases in newly released U.S. health data. The syphilis epidemic slowed ...

Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

Miami Herald1d

CDC numbers offer good news on HIV infections overall but reveal a crisis for Latinos | Opinion

Bob Self/Florida Times-Union Bob Self/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK When the Centers for Disease Control and ...

What Trump has said about birth control, and what he could do as president

Trump could also work with Congress to enact legislation on women's reproductive rights, including birth control. Following ...

22h

Death rates linked to obesity-related heart disease are up, especially among men

For all men, the rate jumped from 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 to 7.2 in 2020 – a 243% increase. For men ages 55 to ...

1hOpinion

New tools can help with early detection of kidney disease | Opinion

Kidney disease is a leading cause of death in America, killing more people than breast cancer or prostate cancer.

1hon MSN

Second Trump presidency raises big questions for health care

Donald J. Trump’s second presidency may significantly alter health care and public health in Minnesota, especially if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets the opportunity to bring his vaccine skepticism to ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results