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Estimated 1 in 31 children have autism as diagnosis rates increase in the US: CDC
Autism diagnoses are continuing to increase in the U.S., now affecting one in 31 children, according to a new CDC report ...
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With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their ...
Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic saw a spike in growth as they gained attention on social media
Americans shelled out an estimated $71 billion for weight-loss drugs in 2023 - that is as much as the U.S. government disbursed in foreign aid the same year, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
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CDC officials plan for the agency’s splintering, but questions remain
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Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a ...
Measles outbreaks now declared in 8 states, including Michigan's first in 5 years
Michigan has reported a measles outbreak after three cases were confirmed in Montcalm County, following seven other U.S.
Strep throat strain that can trigger a flesh-eating disease has more than doubled in the US
Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...
Hantavirus: the rare pathogen linked to rodents that attacks the lungs
In rare cases, the virus can be contracted from a bite or scratch. The CDC started tracing cases of hantavirus-related ...
RFK Jr. has a goal to study what's 'behind' autism by September. How realistic is it?
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is planning to study what causes autism and release results in September.
CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for ...
The CDC says its tally of US measles cases is likely an undercount
Right now, the CDC reports that there are more than 700 cases across the U.S., although it only updates its tally once a week ...
HHS and EPA looking into changes to nation's fluoride guidance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Monday he plans to assemble a task force and ultimately change the CDC's guidance to stop ...