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CDC launches new national campaign to tackle mental health, substance use among teens
The CDC has launched a new national campaign called Free Mind to help tackle mental health and substance use among teens.
Top medical organizations kicked out of CDC vaccine recommendations process call decision "dangerous"
The nation's top medical organizations are speaking out after U.S. health officials told them they will no longer help ...
CDC reports decline in kindergarten vaccination rates, exemptions at record high
It’s that time of year when school is right around the corner, and health officials are urging parents to get their children ...
AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups
U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer ...
CDC to disburse delayed funds for fighting fentanyl and more, staffers say
Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers, including for a key overdose prevention program.
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CDC Urged to Preserve Funding for Overdose Prevention
"CDC is poised to build on recent progress in reducing overdose deaths and remains committed to supporting the Overdose Data ...
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CDC Flags 40-State COVID Growth While Omicron Offshoot Variant NB 1.8.1 Drives Summer Spike
Fueled by a fast-growing new variant, COVID-19 infections are regaining ground just as summer travel peaks.New CDC ...
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CDC Bars Medical Organizations From ACIP Work Groups, Charging Bias
It is not clear yet how many of the 30 organizations that assist ACIP are prohibited — or will ultimately be barred — from ...
New CDC panel expected to meet to consider changing current vaccine guidelines
A new CDC panel is expected to meet soon to consider whether to revise, roll back, or hold steady on current vaccine guidelines. Flu and COVID vaccine recommendations are shifting, which is raising ...