• 'Dramatically inaccurate': Women's health misinformation is rampant on TikTok

    Most TikTok videos on gynecological cancer contain misinformation that could be harmful to women's health, a recent study found. 
  • 22 states with highest obesity rates: New CDC data

    Twenty-two states have obesity rates at or above 35 percent, according to CDC estimates updated Sept. 21. 
  • CDC invests $263M to forecast infectious disease threats

    The CDC is dolling out $262.5 million over five years to research centers across the U.S. The goal? To develop a national network that can forecast infectious disease outbreaks, something akin to the National Weather Service, according to a Sept. 20 Boston Globe report. 
  • Warm water bacteria increased 8-fold in last 30 years

    As global temperatures warm, infection-causing bacteria that thrives in both saltwater and freshwater — like Vibrio vulnificus and Naegleria fowleri — are increasing too, and with it, so is the risk to humans, The New York Times reported Sept. 20. 
  • HHS expands care with $45M grant for long COVID-19 clinics

    HHS in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced it will allocate nine grant awards of $1 million each, for five years, to support long COVID clinics. 
  • US to again offer free COVID-19 tests, awards $600M to boost production

    Starting Sept. 25, Americans will again be able to order free COVID-19 tests through the federal government. The news comes amid the ninth consecutive week of COVID-19 hospital admissions increasing across the U.S. 
  • Task force urges blood pressure checks during all prenatal visits

    All pregnant individuals should have their blood pressure checked during every single prenatal visit, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends. 
  • CDC awards university $17.5M for pandemic preparedness work

    The CDC will award Boston-based Northeastern University $17.5 million over the next five years to create an innovation center designed to help communities detect and prepare for future infectious disease outbreaks. 
  • Early signs indicate COVID-19 is plateauing

    The COVID-19 uptick in some parts of the country may have peaked, recent wastewater surveillance data suggests. 
  • Biden plans office of gun violence prevention

    The White House is planning to create a new federal office dedicated to gun violence prevention, The Washington Post first reported Sept. 19. 
  • COVID-19 admissions up for 9th straight week

    More than 20,500 patients with COVID-19 were admitted to U.S. hospitals for the week ending Sept. 9, according to the latest CDC update. 
  • The condition behind 10.8M 'avoidable' deaths a year

    The World Health Organization on Sept. 19 published its first-ever report on high blood pressure — a condition behind 10.8 million avoidable deaths every year, according to the report. 
  • Women less likely than men to get CPR in public

    Women are less likely than men to receive CPR in public places, but older people, especially older men, are less likely to get CPR in private locations, new research has found.
  • Arkansas resident dies from brain-eating amoeba

    The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting one resident has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from a splash pad at the Country Club of Little Rock, according to a Sept. 14 news release.
  • 2 scenarios for virus season admissions: CDC

    This fall and winter, U.S. hospitals could see similar levels of capacity and resource strain as last year, the CDC said in a Sept. 14 outlook on respiratory virus season. 
  • HHS launches program providing free COVID shots to the uninsured

    The HHS has officially launched its Bridge Access Program to support access to free COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured Americans, according to a Sept. 14 news release.
  • Where COVID admissions are highest, rising fastest

    There were nearly 19,000 new COVID-19 admissions in U.S. hospitals for the week ending Sept. 2, according to the latest data from the CDC. 
  • Triple set of vaccines coming: What to know

    Vaccines for the three most closely watched viruses — COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus — will soon be available just before the respiratory virus season is in full swing.
  • BA.2.86 prevalence, by state

    The omicron subvariant BA.2.86 has been identified in at least seven states as of Sept. 13, according to outbreak.info, a platform that tracks data on COVID-19 variants and is supported by the CDC and other national research groups.
  • Hospitals required to report gunshot victims in New Mexico

    New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released public health orders Sept. 8 outlining steps toward addressing two key issues: gun violence and the fentanyl crisis.

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