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CDC recommends Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants, paving way for fall availability
The CDC specifically recommended that expectant mothers 32 to 36 weeks into their pregnancy receive the shot, Pfizer’s Abrysvo, from September through January.
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CDC grants Northeastern $17.5 million for epidemic preparation
Researchers will use wastewater surveillance, artificial intelligence and machine learning to help make more informed decisions about future outbreaks of diseases.
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CDC recommends updated Covid shot for everyone ages 6 months and up
A panel of CDC advisers voted Tuesday to recommend updated Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus booster shots for everyone ages 6 months and up.
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CDC alerts doctors to an increase in RSV cases among young children and babies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted doctors Tuesday about a rise in severe cases of RSV among young children in Florida and Georgia.
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Legionnaires' disease: Its causes, symptoms and treatment
Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. This bacteria can also lead to a milder illness called Pontiac fever, which resembles flu-like symptoms.
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Florida accounts for almost one-fifth of leprosy cases in the US: CDC
Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is an ancient disease that can cause damage to the skin and nervous system.
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How to treat mosquito bites: Getting bit by a mosquito can be itchy and painful
Here are some tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to treat mosquito bites
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A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites. That’s according to a new government report. But health officials believe more have the problem and don’t know it, and the actual number is more than than four times higher. The Centers for Disease Control and...
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Meat allergy from tick bite getting more common, CDC says
People who love red meat may lose the ability to eat it after getting bitten by this tick — a woman from Martha’s Vineyard explains the illness she got.
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Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said illnesses have been reported in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ground beef is the only common food reported in the outbreak
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Pfizer, GSK RSV shots for older adults may prevent thousands of hospitalizations, CDC analysis says
The CDC analysis suggests the shots will reduce the burden of RSV on hospitals in the fall.
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Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped during Covid, study says
The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What to Know About hMPV Virus That Surged in Spring
Here’s everything you need to know about human metapneumovirus or HMPV, including symptoms and how long it lasts.
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CDC Finds Skin Infection Never Before Seen in US in NYC
The Centers for Disease Control released findings last week of two cases of a “drug-resistant” infection in New York.
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CDC's Rochelle Walensky Resigns, Citing Pandemic Transition
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is resigning. Dr. Rochelle Walensky says the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic is a good time to make a transition. She sent a resignation letter to President Joe Biden and announced the decision at a CDC staff meeting Friday.
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Coronavirus Dropped to 4th Leading Cause of Death in US Last Year, CDC Says
U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the No. 4 cause. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
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US Approves First Vaccine for RSV After Decades of Attempts
The U.S. has approved the first vaccine for RSV, shots to protect older adults against a respiratory virus that’s most notorious for attacking babies but endangers their grandparents, as well.
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One-Third of Female High School Students Considered Suicide in 2021: CDC
The rise of US teen girls considering suicide in 2021 — the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic — substantially increased from 2019.
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Shortage of Penicillin Limits Access to the Go-to Drug for Syphilis
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday reported a shortage of an injectable form of penicillin, an antibiotic used to treat syphilis and other bacterial infections like strep throat.
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Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits New All-Time Low in US, CDC Says
U.S. adults are smoking less. Cigarette smoking dropped to another new all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers.