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CDC, flu shot, Navajo disability watchdogs

CDC, flu shot, Navajo disability watchdogs

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. I didn’t know this needed to be said, but don’t share blood glucose monitors.  Also, it’s been a long week, here’s a song I’ve been recommending to everyone in my life (h/t Brittany Trang): “Hard Drive” by Cassandra Jenkins. What have you …

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Police officer dies after shooting near US’s CDC headquarters

Police officer dies after shooting near US’s CDC headquarters

A police officer has died from injuries sustained while responding to a shooting outside the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is near Emory University. The Atlanta police department said the incident, which took place on Friday, involved a “single shooter” who is now dead. Police identified the officer killed as 33-year-old David Rose, …

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A gunman targeted the CDC. Here’s what we know about the Atlanta campus shooting

A gunman targeted the CDC. Here’s what we know about the Atlanta campus shooting

Facebook Tweet Email Link Employees at the US government’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were winding down their Friday when bullets smashed through their office windows, whizzing just over their cubicle walls. Across the street from the CDC campus, a gunman had opened fire on its buildings, bringing panic to the to the upscale …

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CDC Warns Travelers About Rising Global Risk in New Health Advisory

CDC Warns Travelers About Rising Global Risk in New Health Advisory

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its global travel alert for polio, warning Americans against the spread of the disease. The advisory, which was last updated this week, classifies the polio virus as “Level 2,” encouraging Americans to “practice enhanced precautions” when traveling internationally. Countries with circulating poliovirus include popular destinations like Finland, Germany, Spain, the United …

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COVID levels rising in much of U.S., with highest in West, CDC says

COVID levels rising in much of U.S., with highest in West, CDC says

The summer surge of COVID-19 doesn’t appear to be slowing down — instead, a key indicator for tracking the spread of the virus has increased, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an update shared Friday, official data showed wastewater activity for COVID-19 is now at a “moderate” level nationwide, up from “low” …

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Ultra-processed foods make up over half of Americans’ calories, CDC says – The Washington Post

Ultra-processed foods make up over half of Americans’ calories, CDC says  The Washington Post More than half of the calories US kids and adults consume are from ultraprocessed foods  CNN Americans Are Eating Slightly Less Ultraprocessed Food, C.D.C. Data Shows  The New York Times Ultra-processed foods make up the majority of kids’ diet, CDC report finds  NBC News American youth derived 62 percent of …

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Ultra-processed foods make up a big portion of Americans’ diet, CDC finds

Ultra-processed foods make up a big portion of Americans’ diet, CDC finds

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report. Nutrition research has shown for years that ultra-processed foods make up a big chunk of the U.S. diet, especially for kids and teens. For the first time, however, the U.S. Centers …

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CDC to restore overdose prevention funds – The Hill

CDC to restore overdose prevention funds  The Hill CDC to disburse delayed funds for fighting fentanyl and more, staffers say  NPR Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight  WBUR Overdose prevention program in funding limbo  Politico CDC Urged to Preserve Funding for Overdose Prevention  MedPage Today Source link

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CDC to disburse delayed funds including for overdose prevention, staffers say : Shots

CDC to disburse delayed funds including for overdose prevention, staffers say : Shots

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Ben Hendren/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hendren/Bloomberg/Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be able to fully fund the Overdose Data to Action or OD2A program ahead of a key budget deadline, according to a CDC senior leader. A second CDC staff member confirmed …

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