CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...
CDC upgrades its advisory on bird flu. Will Moderna’s stock get a boost?
CDC officials say medical professionals are seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or ...
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CDC releases top nationwide leading causes of death in 2023, with a large drop in COVID deaths
In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2022. The top leading cause in 2023 was heart disease, ...
Norovirus wave now more than double last year's peak, in CDC's data
Rates of norovirus in that CDC system have reached levels at or above last season's peak in all regions of the country.
SC has among highest flu rates in US, CDC says. Here’s how bad and where it’s worst
South Carolina has a higher rate of flu than most other states, the latest health reports show. According to the Centers for ...
BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.
Flu activity is high and expected to remain so for several weeks, CDC says
Seasonal flu tends to spike from December to February. People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny ...
Family members of South Bay households had health symptoms from sewage, CDC survey results show
A community health survey on the impact of the Tijuana River sewage conducted by the CDC for the South Bay communities was ...