The U.S. suicide rate ticked down in 2024 after reaching its highest level in more than 80 years, according to provisional CDC data released Dec. 9. Last year’s age-adjusted suicide rate was 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people, down from 14.1…
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Multiple states and major medical societies say they will continue to universally recommend hepatitis B vaccination for newborns in a break with newly revised guidance from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The ACIP committee voted Dec. 5 to…
President Donald Trump has directed HHS and the CDC to conduct a review of childhood vaccine recommendations abroad, aiming to align U.S. guidance with best practices from “peer, developed countries.” The directive came via a memorandum the president signed Dec.…
Colorado, Louisiana and New York — particularly New York City — reported high levels of flu-like illness during the week ending Nov. 29, according to the latest CDC data on respiratory virus trends. The CDC’s respiratory illness activity map reflects…
Twelve former FDA commissioners raised concerns about proposed changes to vaccine regulation, warning the agency’s new direction could erode scientific standards and public trust. In a letter published Dec. 3 in The New England Journal of Medicine, the group criticized…
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Months after the CDC eliminated its infection control committee, two epidemiology organizations have created the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group. The two organizations, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,…
Twelve percent of nearly 3,000 norovirus tests during the week ending Nov. 22 came back positive — a notable increase from the 6.82% positivity rate three months earlier, according to CDC data. During the week ending Aug. 23, 6.82% of…
Flu activity remains low but is increasing nationwide, particularly among children and young adults, new CDC data shows. Outpatient visits and hospitalizations for flu have risen in recent weeks, according to the CDC’s latest FluView update published Dec. 1. In…
If ongoing measles outbreaks are not contained by the end of January, the U.S. could lose its elimination status for the disease, reflecting a drop in vaccination rates, experts told ABC News. The U.S. has held measles elimination status since…
Flu admissions jump: 7 notes Flu admissions rates remain low across the U.S., though are beginning to rise ahead of holiday gatherings, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report. At least 2,350 patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza were admitted to a…