Fatal drug overdoses down in the U.S. — but not in Utah and the West
The predictive data for Utah shows a 8.08% increase in overdose deaths — 722 deaths for the yearlong period ending in April ...
Boar’s Head listeria update: Liverwurst discontinued, plant closed, workers laid off after recall and deadly outbreak
Embattled deli meat supplier Boar's Head Provision Company said it will permanently discontinue liverwurst after a deadly ...
This dominant COVID-19 variant accounts for over 50% of cases, new CDC data shows
The COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 rose 12.7% and now makes up over 50% of COVID cases, the CDC Nowcast data tracker shows.
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CDC Launching ‘Agency-Wide Strategy’ On ‘Health Equity’ For LGBT, Minorities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it will reorganize its Office of Health Equity (OHE) ...
Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed the deaths
Raj’s death came in the midst of decades of unsuccessful attempts to tamp down suicide rates nationwide. During the past two ...
S.A. had a COVID-19 summer and the winter surge is next. Can the new vaccine slow it?
A summer wave of cases locally and across the country may be on the decline and a vaccine targeting the latest variants is ...
New COVID-19 XEC variant circulating just before fall. What to know about it for Texas
A new COVID variant, XEC, has arrived just before fall. The new variant has sprouted from the Omicron variant that developed in late 2021. Though XEC is new, Prof Francois Balloux, director of the ...
I’m a pediatric ER doctor — here’s my No. 1 tip for surviving cold and flu season
Dr. Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and mom of four, has the perfect solution to the fall and winter ...
COVID fall guide: The new variant in town, when to get vaccinated and what to do if you get sick
Although rates of new COVID infections have fallen since the summer’s surge, there’s a new variant in town, gearing up to ...
Yes, you can get the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu shot at the same time
October is the “sweet spot” for getting flu shots, and for many people it can be convenient to combine their flu and updated COVID vaccines into one appointment.
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1 in 7 kids in US may have blood pressure that's higher than normal
About 14% of children and teens in the U.S. either have high blood pressure or are headed toward it, according to preliminary ...
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September is Suicide Prevention Month. One Lowcountry family is working to make a difference
September is Suicide Prevention Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies by ...