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There is no federal team in Milwaukee responding to lead crisis, city health department says, contrary to RFK Jr. claim
The Milwaukee Health Department said there is no team from HHS or the CDC in Milwaukee responding to the lead contamination ...
CDC reports dramatic change in major public health crisis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that drug overdose deaths have decline by nearly 27% in 2024. The ...
CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health in U.S., overseas
Just as firefighters rush into burning buildings to save lives, this team’s specialists mobilize both domestically and internationally to help curb disease outbreaks. But first and foremost, it is a t ...
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MPS lead crisis; RFK Jr. pressed on prevention effort cuts
Before U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. even said a word during Tuesday's hearing, vice ...
Drug overdose deaths plummet to pre-pandemic levels during fentanyl crisis
Prof. Robert Valuck, who runs the Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention at the University of Colorado School of ...
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TB in prisons is a public health issue
Overcrowding, poor ventilation, malnutrition, and high HIV prevalence have created a perfect breeding area for TB ...
CDC reports 27% decline in overdose deaths last year
The CDC has been collecting comparable data for 45 years. The previous largest one-year drop was 4% in 2018, according to the ...
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Drug overdose deaths plummet to pre-pandemic levels during fentanyl crisis
According to the CDC, the deadliest drugs were those containing ... President Donald Trump has highlighted fentanyl overdoses as a public health crisis and national emergency, and repeatedly ...