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September 12, 2024
New CDC Data Show Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High
New CDC population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. Currently, at least one in five adults (20%) in each U.S. state is living with obesity.
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January 09, 2019
New Data Show Growing Complexity of Drug Overdose Deaths in America
In-depth analysis confirms sharp increases, geographic spread of synthetic opioid-related deaths
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January 09, 2019
2018 in Review: CDC Looks Back at the Year's Most Pressing Health Threats
From the opioid overdose epidemic to foodborne disease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance to the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), CDC worked around the clock - and around the globe - to protect Americans from health threats in 2018.
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January 09, 2019
CDC Earns Reaccreditation for Emergency Management
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's emergency management program, which includes the emergency operations center, has been accredited again by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program for excellence in emergency management.
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December 28, 2018
Pain Management Task Force calls for patient-centered approach to improve treatment of pain
The Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force), in a draft report issued today, calls for individualized, patient-centered pain management to improve the lives of millions of individuals who experience acute and chronic pain.
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December 21, 2018
CDC Investigation Notice Update: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Turkey Products
Two recalls of turkey products have been announced as a result of this outbreak investigation.
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December 14, 2018
Food Safety Alert: Update on the Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce
CDC is advising that consumers not eat any romaine lettuce harvested from Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Barbara counties in the Central Coastal growing regions of northern and central California while FDA continues its investigation of farms identified in traceback.