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Bird flu update as CDC issues new recommendations
Newsweek· 7 days agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges state and local health officials to keep up with influenza testing over the summer to track...
Strokes Are Increasing in People Under 65
WebMD· 4 days agoStrokes – a medical emergency typically linked to older adults – are increasing among younger people. A study by the CDC released Thursday said self-reported incidents of ...
Stroke rates rising sharply among people younger than 65
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoStroke risk tends to rise as blood pressure numbers get higher. Finally, the opioid epidemic may be...
Prescriptions for Ozempic and Similar Drugs Up 600% in Teens and Young Adults
People via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMore than 60,000 teens and young adults are being prescribed Ozempic and similar medications...
Wastewater monitoring in Texas picked up an early signal of the bird flu outbreak – KION546
KION 46 Salinas· 6 days agoWhat if a virus with the potential to spark the next pandemic turned up in the wastewater they...
County formally asks state to petition CDC to investigate cross-border sewage crisis and its impact...
U-T San Diego· 6 days agoOn Monday, Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county’s public health director, submitted a public health request to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), asking the agency to “make an official ...
Healthier Together: Mental health crisis among children
KIRO via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCrisis levels -- that’s what some medical professionals are calling the mental health crisis among...
These are the counties with the highest STI rates in Utah
KTVX via Yahoo News· 2 days agoChlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are technically bacterial infections—meaning they can be cured...
Matthew Perry's Death Investigated; CDC H5N1 Surveillance; Trump Talks Birth Control
MedPage Today· 6 days agoHealth news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff
States that most often prescribe opioids to Medicaid patients
The State· 6 days agoOphelia explored how U.S. prescription opioid dispense rates in 2021 varied by state using Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data.
