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CDC Reports Rise in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 -- There has been a rise in invasive meningococcal disease, mainly attributable to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y, according to an alert issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.There were 422 cases... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CDC Warns of Spike in Bacterial Illness That Can Cause Meningitis
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 -- There has been a troubling rise in cases of a rare bacterial illness that can cause meningitis, U.S. health officials warned Thursday.In an alert issued to doctors, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Tuberculosis Is the Highest It ’ s Been in a Decade
NEW YORK — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. More than 9,600 cases were reported, a 16% increase from 2022 and the highest since 2013. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since. Most U.S. TB cases are diagnosed in people born in other countries. Experts say the 2023 number is in part a combinat...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

A Rare Bacterial Disease Is Rising in the U.S.
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in rare bacterial illnesses than can lead to meningitis and possible death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to U.S. doctors on Thursday about an increase in cases of one type of invasive meningococcal disease, most of it due to a specific strain of bacteria. Last year, 422 cases of it were reported in the U.S.—the most in a year since 2014. Already, 143 cases have been reported this year, meaning infections appear to be on track to surpass 2023, the CDC said. Most of the cases last year did not involve meningitis, t...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

US CDC Alerts Healthcare Providers Of Increase in Meningococcal Disease US CDC Alerts Healthcare Providers Of Increase in Meningococcal Disease
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory on Thursday alerting healthcare providers about an increase in invasive meningococcal disease and...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned
For all of 2020, Alex, a 28-year-old living in New York, followed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 guidance “religiously.” Then, in 2021, something began to shift. That spring, the CDC said it was okay for vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most places. But people were clearly still getting sick—including Alex, who got COVID-19 for the first time in late 2021 and later developed Long COVID symptoms. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “There was this reckoning moment where it was like, ‘Maybe the CDC is not being totally honest with...
Source: TIME: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Smallpox may be gone but U.S. should better prepare for its return, report says
Nearly 5 decades after the last documented case, smallpox remains the only human disease that has been officially eradicated. But a new report concludes that the United States can do much to strengthen its ability to respond if the dreaded disease resurfaces, whether naturally, through a lab “leak” of the responsible virus, or from an act of terrorism. The authors of the smallpox report, however, do not offer a recommendation on the long-running debate over whether the only two labs that still hold samples of variola, the smallpox virus, should destroy them for safety reasons—that issue was outside th...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Introduction to the child abuse and neglect special issue "Epidemiology, risk factors, and impacts of adverse childhood experiences in low- and middle-income countries." - Gilbert LK, Annor FB, Brown C, Dube SR.
Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic yet preventable events that occur in childhood (0-17 years) and include exposure to neglect, abuse, and experiencing or witnessing violence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019;... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Following Measles Outbreaks, Officials Grow Wary of Renewed Threat
Cases this year have already topped the total in 2023. Unvaccinated travelers account for most infections. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Disease Rates Medicine and Health Children and Childhood Respiratory Diseases Viruses Measles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health and Mental Hygiene Department (NYC) Chicago Source Type: news

CDC, AMA Urge Americans to Make Sure They Are Vaccinated Against Measles
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 -- As measles cases rise globally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Medical Association each issued advisories on Monday stressing the need for vaccination. Besides a total of 58 known... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

US CDC Urges Measles Vaccinations Amid Rising Cases US CDC Urges Measles Vaccinations Amid Rising Cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday issued a health advisory urging people, particularly children and international travelers, to get...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Measles Outbreaks Have CDC Tweaking Travel Guidelines
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- As millions of Americans prepare to travel abroad this summer and measles outbreaks increase worldwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tightened its guidance on how travelers should handle the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 18, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Gun violence: a public health issue - Gelinas L.
Nurses have a key role to play. In this issue's article, author Corrine Dixon notes the following startling statistics: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently named firearm injury as the number one killer of children ages 1 through... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

CDC: Solicitation for Nominations for Appointment to the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking nominations for membership on the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH). Nominations are due by April 17, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 18, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Marriages in the U.S. are back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the CDC
U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022. That’s a 4 percent increase from the year before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the data Friday, but has not released marriage data for last year. In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19…#marriages #districtofcolumbia #hawaii #nevada #lasvegas #cdc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news