Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2016 By Joan McCarter Thanks, Obama. With three years of Obamacare, the nation has hit another milestone. The Centers of Disease Control announced Thursday that the uninsured rate fell below 9 percent in the first half of this year, the lowest percentage it’s recorded. The uninsured rate[Read More…]
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CDC Recommends Only Two HPV Shots for Younger Adolescents
Fewer shots offer more incentive to prevent HPV cancers Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. CDC today recommended that 11- to 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine at least six months apart rather than the previously recommended three doses to protect against cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. Teens and[Read More…]
CDC Working with Florida to Respond to New Active Zika Transmission Area in Miami-Dade County
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to work with Florida health officials to investigate new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Miami-Dade County. Florida today announced a new area of active Zika transmission in an area of about one square mile[Read More…]
New CDC Study Shows Changes in Breast Cancer Death Rates by Age Group
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. Breast cancer death rates among women decreased during 2010-2014, but racial differences persisted, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The findings show changes for death rates from breast cancer by age[Read More…]
Dialysis Organizations Team Up with CDC to Protect Patients
Coalition aims to cut infections, expand CDC prevention efforts nationwide Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. CDC is teaming up with a broad coalition of kidney and dialysis organizations to reduce the number of bloodstream infections in dialysis patients. Each year, about 37,000 people get potentially deadly bloodstream infections related to their[Read More…]
CDC: Young People Say Marijuana Is Becoming Less Available
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Fewer young people are reporting that marijuana is ‘easy’ to obtain, according to an analysis by the US Centers for Disease Control. Investigators from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the CDC evaluated annual data compiled by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health for[Read More…]
CDC Awards $6.8 Million to Partners to Support Zika Response
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $6.8 million to national public health partners to assist state, tribal, local, and territorial jurisdictions with their Zika responses in a wide range of activities, including surveillance and epidemiology, vector control, communication and outreach to pregnant[Read More…]
CDC Foundation’s New Business Pulse Focuses on On-the-Job Vehicle Crashes
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. Business Pulse: Motor Vehicle Safety at Work, launched today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, focuses on how businesses can protect employees who drive for work in the United States and travel for business abroad. This issue also features an interactive infographic[Read More…]
CDC Adds The Bahamas to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for The Bahamas. Local transmission of Zika has been reported on the island of New Providence, which includes the capital city of Nassau. CDC[Read More…]
CDC Adds Cayman Islands to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a full list[Read More…]
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