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‘My motherly instinct kicked in:’ Raising water safety awareness for children with autism
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 42 minutes agoWednesday is National Water Safety Day. Locally, Diversity in Aquatics is teaming up with Oak Hill...
Drownings rose among young children after decades of decline. It’s ‘highly concerning,’ CDC says
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, 461 children ages 1 to 4 died in a drowning...
Experts share what data doesn’t say about gun violence and what’s needed to intervene - WABE
WABE· 2 hours agoBetween 2019 and 2020, fatal firearm deaths cost the United States $227 billion. Nurse, an epidemic...
CDC Tightens Dog Importation Rules
RTT News· 6 days agoAs per the updated dog importation regulation, all dogs entering the United States must appear healthy upon arrival; Be at least six months of age; Be microchipped; and Be accompanied by a & ...
Drowning deaths in US suddenly spike
Newsweek· 5 hours agoBetween 2020 and 2022, more than 4,500 people in the U.S. died from drowning each of those years, according to a new report from the CDC. Among young...
CDC is considering changing recommended age for meningitis vaccine; not all agree
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 5 days ago“Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that is, while rare, potentially fatal,” said Dr....
New COVID-19 'FLiRT' variants are now the dominant variant. Could there be a summer surge?
Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoFrom April 28 through May 11, the variant, labeled KP.2, makes up about 28% of the cases in the United States, according to the CDC. That makes it the new dominant variant ...
Auburn City Schools combat student vaping with innovative technology
WRBL Columbus· 58 minutes agoAUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – Auburn City Schools administrators are taking proactive measures to combat the...
First drop in overdose deaths in 6 years, US preliminary data shows
Reuters via AOL· 6 hours agoThis is the first annual decrease in the deaths since 2018, according to the CDC, amid a push by President Joe Biden's administration for action to tackle drug addiction and ...
Data shows drowning deaths are on the rise
CBS News· 6 hours agoFor the first time in decades, drowning deaths are rising, according to a new study from the CDC. The data shows there were around 4,500 drowning deaths...
