Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus, RSV and COVID?
Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending up. Flu infections ...
CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks
Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as part of its second-term ...
Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.
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Learn COVID pandemic lessons — before it’s too late
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public weariness and irresponsible politics are hampering an effective ...
COVID-like bat virus discovered by researchers in same Chinese lab accused of leaking deadly 2020 outbreak: study
The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...
Skipping shots? CDC recommends vaccines for kids, adults. See what MS schools require
CDC holds that vaccines are a safe, effective way to protect your health and prevent the spread of flu, COVID, measles. What ...
The White House is making exactly the wrong moves to prevent the next pandemic
The U.S. will be seen as a pariah in the global community if it does not play a collaborative role in preventing the next ...
US winter flu deaths outpace Covid-19 fatalities for first time in 5 years
The CDC estimates the flu has made at least 29 million people sick and resulted in 16,000 deaths since October 2024. Read ...
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Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden warns that cutting the Public Health Associate Program and Laboratory Leadership Service ...
Social Security Gets Major $205-Billion Boost After COVID Deaths
The deaths of over a million Americans during the pandemic allowed the Social Security program to save billions in future ...
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Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus, RSV and COVID?
The CDC estimates that there have been at least ... than during the same timeframe in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the CDC estimated that the flu caused a total ...