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COVID cases likely rising in half of states, CDC estimates
Cases of COVID-19 are now likely growing in 25 states, according to estimates published by the Centers for Disease Control ...
Senate committee advances Trump's pick for CDC director ahead of confirmation vote
The Senate HELP Committee voted on Wednesday to advance Susan Monarez's nomination as director of the Centers for Disease ...
Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump’s CDC director
A U.S. Senate committee has approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have prediabetes, but experts question scant data
A new federal estimate shows that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adolescents had prediabetes in 2023, far higher than a previous estimate ...
Senate panel advances nominee for CDC
The Senate HELP Committee narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Northeast sees worst summer surge in tick bites in years, CDC says
This summer's May and June spikes in tick bites are the largest for at least five years in the Northeast, according to data ...
Former Alaska ICE detainee hospitalized with tuberculosis in Washington state, attorney says
A man from Peru who was one of roughly 40 federal immigration detainees held in an Alaska jail last month is now hospitalized with tuberculosis in Washington, his attorney said Wednesday. Word of the ...
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Bird flu emergency is over, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ended its emergency response to the H5N1 bird flu and said Monday it will ...
Sliding vaccine rates hang over vote on CDC director nominee as US measles cases hit dangerous milestone
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate ...