The influenza positivity rate in the U.S. fell to 18.6% during the week ending Jan. 10, down from 24.7% the previous week. At the same time, the deaths attributed to influenza rose to 2.1% from 1.9%, according to CDC data…
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More than half of U.S. counties have seen a steady increase in vaccine exemptions for religious or personal beliefs among kindergartners in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis led by NBC News and Stanford (Calif.)…
U.S. overdose deaths declined in 2025, though at a slower pace than the previous year, according to CDC data released Jan. 14. The data comes as HHS is reversing more than $2 billion in cuts to federal grants supporting mental…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has appointed two new members to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group he has been reshaping since June. The new ACIP members are Adam Urato, MD, and Kimberly Biss, MD, who are…
As of Jan. 6, the CDC has confirmed 2,147 measles cases in 2025 and 2026, with North Carolina and South Carolina reporting the latest cases amid dozens of outbreaks across the U.S. The U.S. achieved measles elimination status in 2020,…
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U.S. cases of meningococcal disease have increased sharply since 2021, CDC data shows, and physicians are worried a more steep jump in these infections is imminent, NBC News reported Jan. 11. On Jan. 5, HHS officials said the CDC will…
The annual number of deaths in the U.S. is projected to exceed the annual number of births beginning in 2030, according to a January report from the Congressional Budget Office. The projections are based on existing laws and policies as…
Flu activity remained elevated nationwide during the week ending Jan. 3, with pediatric deaths and overall hospitalizations continuing to climb, according to recent data from the CDC. While some surveillance indicators showed slight declines, health officials say it is unclear…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is working to expand an innovative nursing program into the system’s newly integrated Lehigh Valley Health Network region in Pennsylvania. In 2022, the system formed its “Nursing SEAL Team” program, aiming to fill vacant shifts while reducing…
More than 33,000 people with influenza were hospitalized during the week ending Dec. 27, with experts anticipating at least several more weeks of increases, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report, which was published Jan. 5. “Just looking at the…