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More women are falling behind on breast cancer screenings, study shows
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSACRAMENTO — A simple mammogram can be life-saving. The problem is that not enough women are getting...
Overdose death rate increased by 30% in 2020, a 'staggering' rise
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United States saw its biggest increase ever in the rate of drug overdose deaths in the first...
CDC sounds alarm on pregnant women's doctor visits amid rise in maternal deaths
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn a recent survey, 1 in 5 American women reported being scolded, threatened or otherwise mistreated...
Meet the doctor working to change the CDC
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the newly appointed chief medical officer at the nation’s top public health agency, Debra Houry says her job is to make sure the Centers for Disease...
Is nowhere safe for teen girls? CDC report showed a disturbing trend of sexual violence
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found an unprecedented...
Cases of a dangerous infection in babies quintupled over last 4 years in Ohio
WHIO via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA new warning is being issued about an alarming rise in dangerous infections in babies. In Ohio,...
CDC raises alarm over syphilis in newborns. Here's why it's an ongoing crisis in Arizona
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA "rapidly accelerating epidemic" of syphilis in newborns across the U.S. last year left 32 Arizona...
NJ flu cases are on the rise. Experts expect a worse season than the past 2 years
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThat season of headaches and fevers, muscle aches and fatigue caused by the flu has arrived in New...
CDC report validates women who have been reporting mistreatment and birth trauma for years
Motherly via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJakob Lagerstedt/Stocksy Pregnancy and birth should be a time for women to prepare for motherhood —...
Drowning deaths rise in U.S. after decades of declines
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMore than 4,500 people died from drowning each year in 2020 through 2022, 500 more per year than in...