NEW YORK — The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per woman. But it …
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COVID cases rising in 25 states, but nationwide activity ‘low’: CDC – NewsNation
COVID cases rising in 25 states, but nationwide activity ‘low’: CDC NewsNation COVID cases rise in California. Is this the start of 2025’s summer wave? San Francisco Chronicle A new summer COVID wave may be on its way Axios CDC Says COVID-19 Cases Rising in 25 States U.S. News & World Report COVID cases likely rising in half of states, CDC estimates CBS News Source …
Read More »CDC says COVID-19 cases rising in 25 states
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 25 states are seeing growth in COVID cases as a summer wave appears to be starting, Adobe stock/HealthDay July 14 (UPI) — COVID-19 cases are on the rise again across the United States, with the biggest increases in parts of the South, Southeast and West Coast. The U.S. Centers for …
Read More »Lyme Biobank study finds CDC test misses most cases of early Lyme
A newly published study in Frontiers in Medicine reveals serious gaps in Lyme disease testing and post-treatment care, based on a decade of patient data collected by the Lyme Disease Biobank. The research, supported by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, followed 253 participants in Lyme-endemic areas of Long Island, New York, and Central Wisconsin between 2014 and 2023. All presented …
Read More »Prediabetes in teens: CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have it
A new federal estimate shows a rise in prediabetes among American adolescents, a finding that is spurring concerns about the health of U.S. children — and the way Trump administration health officials are conducting research and communicating information, experts said. In 2023, nearly 1 in 3 U.S. youngsters ages 12 to 17 had prediabetes, according to recently released data from …
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