State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Accessing Treatments - United States, 2018-2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):301-306. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a2.ABSTRACTThe prevalence of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults enrolled in Medicaid is higher than among adults with private insurance; more than one in five adults enrolled in Medicaid smokes cigarettes. Smoking cessation reduces the risk for smoking-related disease and death. Effective treatments for smoking cessation are available, and comprehensive, barrier-free insurance coverage of these treatments can increase cessation. However, Medicaid treatment coverage and treatment access barriers vary by state. The American Lung Association coll...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Anne DiGiulio Michael A Tynan Anna Schecter Kisha-Ann S Williams Brenna VanFrank Source Type: research
Measles - United States, January 1, 2020-March 28, 2024
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):295-300. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a1.ABSTRACTMeasles is a highly infectious febrile rash illness and was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. However, measles importations continue to occur, and U.S. measles elimination status was threatened in 2019 as the result of two prolonged outbreaks among undervaccinated communities in New York and New York City. To assess U.S. measles elimination status after the 2019 outbreaks and to provide context to understand more recent increases in measles cases, CDC analyzed epidemiologic and laboratory surveillance data and the per...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Adria D Mathis Kelley Raines Nina B Masters Thomas D Filardo Gimin Kim Stephen N Crooke Bettina Bankamp Paul A Rota David E Sugerman Source Type: research
Assessment of Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Among Adolescents and Young Adults After Receipt of COVID-19 Vaccine - Oregon, June 2021-December 2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):317-320. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a5.ABSTRACTCOVID-19 vaccination has been associated with myocarditis in adolescents and young adults, and concerns have been raised about possible vaccine-related cardiac fatalities in this age group. In April 2021, cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination, particularly among young male vaccine recipients, were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. To assess this possibility, investigators searched death certificates for Oregon residents aged 16-30 years who died during June 2021-December 2022 for cardiac or undetermine...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Juventila Liko Paul R Cieslak Source Type: research
Notes from the Field: Neonatal Salmonellosis Associated with Backyard Poultry - Oregon, November 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):321-322. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a6.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38602891 | PMC:PMC11008787 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a6 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Stephen G Ladd-Wilson Karen Yeargain Samuel P Myoda Mansour Samadpour Karim Morey Paul R Cieslak Source Type: research
Infections Associated with Medtronic Duet External Ventricular Drains - Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, January 2023-January 2024
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):312-316. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a4.ABSTRACTExternal ventricular drains (EVDs) are medical devices that are inserted into the ventricles of the brain to drain excess fluid, manage intracranial hypertension, monitor intracranial pressure, and administer medications. Unintentional disconnections and breaks or fractures (breaks) of EVDs or associated drainage system components can result in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage and increased risk for EVD-associated infections. After replacement of Integra Life Sciences EVD systems with Medtronic Duet EVD systems at Rhode Island Hospi...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kevin M Gibas Dianne Auld Stephanie Parente Jean Horoho Leonard A Mermel Source Type: research
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage - World Health Organization African Region, 2021-2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):307-311. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a3.ABSTRACTWith the availability of authorized COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021, vaccination became an effective tool to reduce COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality. Initially, the World Health Organization (WHO) set an ambitious target to vaccinate 70% of the global population by mid-2022. However, in July 2022, WHO recommended that all countries, including those in the African Region, prioritize COVID-19 vaccination of high-risk groups, including older adults and health care workers, to have the greatest impact on morbidity and mortalit...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Reena H Doshi Sheillah Nsasiirwe Melissa Dahlke Ajiri Atagbaza Oniovo Efe Aluta Alain Blaise Tatsinkou Ezekiel Dauda Alba Vilajeliu Santosh Gurung Jayne Tusiime Fiona Braka Ado Bwaka Sarah Wanyoike Donald J Brooks Diana Chang Blanc James P Alexander Benja Source Type: research
State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and Barriers to Accessing Treatments - United States, 2018-2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):301-306. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a2.ABSTRACTThe prevalence of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults enrolled in Medicaid is higher than among adults with private insurance; more than one in five adults enrolled in Medicaid smokes cigarettes. Smoking cessation reduces the risk for smoking-related disease and death. Effective treatments for smoking cessation are available, and comprehensive, barrier-free insurance coverage of these treatments can increase cessation. However, Medicaid treatment coverage and treatment access barriers vary by state. The American Lung Association coll...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Anne DiGiulio Michael A Tynan Anna Schecter Kisha-Ann S Williams Brenna VanFrank Source Type: research
Measles - United States, January 1, 2020-March 28, 2024
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):295-300. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a1.ABSTRACTMeasles is a highly infectious febrile rash illness and was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. However, measles importations continue to occur, and U.S. measles elimination status was threatened in 2019 as the result of two prolonged outbreaks among undervaccinated communities in New York and New York City. To assess U.S. measles elimination status after the 2019 outbreaks and to provide context to understand more recent increases in measles cases, CDC analyzed epidemiologic and laboratory surveillance data and the per...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Adria D Mathis Kelley Raines Nina B Masters Thomas D Filardo Gimin Kim Stephen N Crooke Bettina Bankamp Paul A Rota David E Sugerman Source Type: research
Assessment of Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Among Adolescents and Young Adults After Receipt of COVID-19 Vaccine - Oregon, June 2021-December 2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):317-320. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a5.ABSTRACTCOVID-19 vaccination has been associated with myocarditis in adolescents and young adults, and concerns have been raised about possible vaccine-related cardiac fatalities in this age group. In April 2021, cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination, particularly among young male vaccine recipients, were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. To assess this possibility, investigators searched death certificates for Oregon residents aged 16-30 years who died during June 2021-December 2022 for cardiac or undetermine...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Juventila Liko Paul R Cieslak Source Type: research
Notes from the Field: Neonatal Salmonellosis Associated with Backyard Poultry - Oregon, November 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):321-322. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a6.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38602891 | PMC:PMC11008787 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a6 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Stephen G Ladd-Wilson Karen Yeargain Samuel P Myoda Mansour Samadpour Karim Morey Paul R Cieslak Source Type: research
Infections Associated with Medtronic Duet External Ventricular Drains - Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, January 2023-January 2024
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 11;73(14):312-316. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7314a4.ABSTRACTExternal ventricular drains (EVDs) are medical devices that are inserted into the ventricles of the brain to drain excess fluid, manage intracranial hypertension, monitor intracranial pressure, and administer medications. Unintentional disconnections and breaks or fractures (breaks) of EVDs or associated drainage system components can result in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage and increased risk for EVD-associated infections. After replacement of Integra Life Sciences EVD systems with Medtronic Duet EVD systems at Rhode Island Hospi...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 11, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kevin M Gibas Dianne Auld Stephanie Parente Jean Horoho Leonard A Mermel Source Type: research
Surveillance To Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication - Worldwide, 2022-2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 4;73(13):278-285. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7313a1.ABSTRACTThe reliable and timely detection of poliovirus cases through surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), supplemented by environmental surveillance of sewage samples, is a critical component of the polio eradication program. Since 1988, the number of polio cases caused by wild poliovirus (WPV) has declined by >99.9%, and eradication of WPV serotypes 2 and 3 has been certified; only serotype 1 (WPV1) continues to circulate, and transmission remains endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This surveillance update evaluated indicato...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 4, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Nishant Kishore Elizabeth Krow-Lucal Ousmane M Diop Jaume Jorba Tigran Avagnan Varja Grabovac Anfumbom K W Kfutwah Ticha Johnson Sudhir Joshi Lucky Sangal Salmaan Sharif Ashraf Wahdan Graham F Tallis Stephanie D Kovacs Source Type: research
Federal Retail Pharmacy Program Contributions to Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccinations Across Sociodemographic Characteristics - United States, September 1, 2022-September 30, 2023
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 4;73(13):286-290. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7313a2.ABSTRACTThe Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (FRPP) facilitated integration of pharmacies as partners in national efforts to scale up vaccination capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency response. To evaluate FRPP's contribution to vaccination efforts across various sociodemographic groups, data on COVID-19 bivalent mRNA vaccine doses administered during September 1, 2022-September 30, 2023, were evaluated from two sources: 1) FRPP data reported directly to CDC and 2) jurisdictional immunization information systems data reported to CDC ...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 4, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Roua El Kalach Nkenge Jones-Jack Mattie A Elam Abdulhakeem Olorukooba Marley Vazquez Shannon Stokley Sarah Meyer Sunanda McGarvey Kimvy Nguyen Lynn Gibbs Scharf LaTreace Q Harris Christopher Duggar Lori B Moore Source Type: research
Erratum: Vol. 71, No. 19
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 4;73(13):292. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7313a4.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38573867 | PMC:PMC10997044 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7313a4 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 4, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
QuickStats: Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex - 
United States, 2019-2022
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 4;73(13):293. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7313a5.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38573869 | PMC:PMC10997042 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7313a5 (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl...)
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - April 4, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
