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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a series of public health updates last week, reporting a steep rise in dangerous drug-resistant bacteria, troubling increases in …
CDC Warns of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Surge, Rising Syphilis in Newborns, and Listeria Outbreak Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services rolled out a wide range of new initiatives last week, announcing efforts to overhaul rural health care, curb youth vaping, …
HHS Unveils $50B Rural Health Push, Crackdown on Vaping, Organ Failures Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a food safety alert following a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections tied to ready-to-eat meals produced by …
CDC Issues Food Safety Alert Over Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Metabolic Meals Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials have issued a food safety alert following a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to eggs distributed by Country Eggs, LLC. The Centers for …
CDC Issues Food Safety Alert Over Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Recalled Eggs Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 22 states urging federal health agencies to continue the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), an annual …
Pennsylvania Joins 22-State Push to Continue National Youth Tobacco Survey Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the revival of the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a federal panel first created by Congress to …
HHS Reinstates Federal Task Force on Childhood Vaccine Safety Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As students return to classrooms across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging families to have candid conversations about mental health and …
CDC Launches ‘Free Mind’ Campaign to Address Teen Mental Health and Substance Use Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a decisive shift in federal vaccine policy, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has formally adopted a recommendation from the Centers for …
U.S. Bans Mercury in Flu Vaccines, Marking End to Thimerosal Use in American Immunization Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health authorities are investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen sprouted beans sold under the Deep brand, prompting an urgent recall and public health warning. As …
Frozen Sprouted Beans Recalled Nationwide After Salmonella Outbreak Hospitalizes Four Read More ATLANTA, GA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) concluded a two-day meeting this past week at CDC headquarters, voting on several …
ACIP Issues Vaccine Recommendations, Commits to Public Health Transparency Read More