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Amid backlash, CDC's new opioid guidance aims to curb addiction and treat patients
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued new guidance for doctors who treat...
America's growing obesity epidemic: 3 charts explain obesity rates across the US
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMore than 4 in 10 Americans now fit the medical definition for having obesity, putting them at risk...
Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic, with more than 900 hospitalizations and dozens of deaths reported
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Puerto Rico Department of Health declared an influenza epidemic Thursday, with at least 900...
Polio vaccination rates in some areas of the US hover dangerously close to the threshold required...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1956, during the height of the polio epidemic in the U.S., health officials in Chicago offer...
Flu season off to a fierce start in U.S. with hospitalizations at 10-year high
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United States has officially “crossed the epidemic threshold” in regards to the flu, with cases, hospitalizations and deaths nearly doubling over the last week, federal health officials ...
Flu season: When it comes to fighting germs, soap and water is best
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInfluenza cases are rising at a rate that is above expected levels typical of this time of year,...
New CDC report shows teen girls facing unprecedented mental health challenges
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoExperts say the wave of sadness highlighted in the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey can be...
Heat caused record-high rates of health emergencies in some parts of the US last year, CDC report...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLast summer was the hottest ever recorded in the United States, and heat-related health emergencies...
Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMonkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, which are the ovals and circles seen in this electron...
UGA diabetes prevention program earns top recognition from CDC
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 1—ATHENS — The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension diabetes prevention program has received the highest recognition offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...
