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Hospitals no longer must report COVID data to CDC, spotlighting clunky system
Medical Xpress· 7 days agoAs COVID-19 swept over Phoebe Putney Health System and Southwest Georgia in the first days of the pandemic, residents and public health officials were desperate to know what ...
What to know about the COVID-19 FLiRT variant as it spreads in Connecticut ahead of summer
The News-Times· 24 hours agoA new group of COVID-19 variants called “FLiRT” are rapidly becoming the dominant mutations of the...
CDC makes public influenza A wastewater data to assist bird flu probe
Reuters· 2 days agoThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday released data on influenza A...
Pasco County agencies pushing for progress in fight against opioid crisis: 'We still have a long way...
WTVT via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoAccording to a report released by the CDC on Wednesday, overdose deaths in the U.S. are down for the first time in five years, from 2022 to 2023. Still...s Opioid Committee ...
CDC is considering changing recommended age for meningitis vaccine; not all agree
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 6 days ago“Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that is, while rare, potentially fatal,” said Dr....
Please Don’t FLiRT With Me
The Cut· 14 hours agoLast Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data about KP.2, an Omicron offshoot that is currently spreading throughout the...
What the new COVID variant means for spring and summer | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 23 hours agoThe variant, which made up just 1% of cases in the United States in mid-March, now makes up more...
CDC: Drug overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 2018
The Washington Times· 2 days agoDeaths from synthetic opioids such as fentanyl decreased by 2%, from 76,702 to 74,226, leading the...
Mom suffers ‘disabling pain’ after COVID shot trial, suit says. She’s suing AstraZeneca
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCOVID-19 vaccines are considered safe and effective by the FDA. Adverse reactions to the shots are...
What to know about new COVID variants. Plus, what symptoms of COVID to expect in 2024
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoHowever, the FDA said "health care professionals may choose to prescribe or use an approved human...