In a first, CDC to recommend antibiotic pill after sex for some to prevent sexually transmitted infections
Doctors should weigh prescribing some of their patients a pill of a powerful antibiotic, doxycycline, to prevent the spread of ...
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When to wear masks as Covid cases rise, new variants emerge in the U.S.
Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station ...
COVID hospitalizations climb 22% this week — and the CDC predicts further increases as new variants spread
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now forecasting an acceleration in new COVID-19 hospitalizations over the coming month, ...
The CDC works to overhaul lab operations after COVID test flop
In early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state's public health lab received a test ...
Nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2022, new CDC report reveals
Nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.The number of suicide ...
Georgia resident dies from rare brain-eating amoeba,
A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain infection, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," state health officials have ...
About 1 in 10 young adults are vaping regularly, CDC report finds
Twenty-year-old Alex Morrin says an unexpected danger of vaping is it is easy to hide."You can do it in the ...
Toxic algae is making people sick and killing animals – and it will likely get worse
There's now another kind of water hazard to be on the lookout for – toxic algae. The Centers for Disease ...
Senate report spotlights systemic problems behind early COVID response missteps
From the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak in China to the first surge of infections around the U.S. in ...
