Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

As of August 2016, fentanyl and its analogs (drugs that mimic chemical structure and therefore effect) are consistently killing more people than either heroin or prescription opioids. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

The opioid crisis has moved beyond prescription pills to deadly fentanyl

Washington Examiner · January 30, 2018 5:01 am

According to an update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu is now widespread in every state except Hawaii. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Baby boomers hit harder than usual by flu season

Kimberly Leonard · January 26, 2018 6:02 pm

The CDC found that areas with local transmission of Zika saw a 21 percent increase in births with outcomes linked to the mosquito-borne virus in the last half of 2016 from the first half of 2016. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

CDC finds more birth defects in areas affected by Zika

Robert King · January 25, 2018 6:36 pm

Ana Martinez, a medical assistant at the Sea Mar Community Health Center, gives a patient a flu shot, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 in Seattle. According to an update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, flu is now widespread in every state except Hawaii, but the good news is the flu season appears to be peaking. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Flu epidemic hits milestone not seen in more than a decade

Hilary Brueck of Business Insider · January 17, 2018 9:38 pm

Data from the CDC on Friday found that hospitalizations due to the flu spiked this week. The CDC reported that there were 22.7 hospitalizations per 100,000 people in the U.S. due to flu. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

CDC finds ‘widespread and intense’ flu activity in the US

Robert King · January 12, 2018 4:59 pm

Sex education at school could play a role in decreasing the amount of sex kids are having. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Let’s talk about (teenage) sex, baby

Nicole Russell · January 10, 2018 4:58 pm

A police detective inspects an SUV that was damaged by bullets at a crime scene in Chicago on Sept. 3. Gun violence is a leading cause of death for African Americans ages 1 to 44. While African Americans comprise approximately 13 percent of the U.S. population, they experience nearly 24 percent of all firearm deaths and more than 54 percent of all firearm homicides. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

The fight over NIH research on gun violence

Kimberly Leonard · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Opioids made up the largest proportion of drug-related deaths. Roughly half of opioid-related deaths were caused by fentanyl, a highly potent opioid that has been described as 50 times stronger than heroin. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opioid deaths rose for men and women of all ages in 2016

Kimberly Leonard · December 21, 2017 1:52 pm

Dr. Dan Lonergan, a pain specialist who also focuses on addiction, left, treats patient Jeff McCoy at his practice in Franklin, Tenn., Monday, June 5, 2017. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in America fell in 2016, with the rise of heart disease and drug-related overdoses being key factors in the uptick in deaths. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Drug overdoses contribute to drop in US life expectancy

Kimberly Leonard · December 21, 2017 5:01 am

Writing in National Review on Sunday, Yuval Levin said the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's list of words was less of an ideological ban and more of a strategy to persuade Republicans in Congress primarily within the narrow scope of budget documents. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Beltway Confidential

Did you hear the CDC ‘banned’ seven words? Here’s the full story.

Emily Jashinsky · December 19, 2017 6:54 pm

Censorship can stifle new advancements in medicine. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Beltway Confidential

The CDC is banning certain words in budget documents. Is this 2017 or 1984?

Kevin Campbell · December 18, 2017 7:04 pm

"I want to assure you there are no banned words at CDC," Brenda Fitzgerald, the director, said Sunday on Twitter. "We will continue to talk about all our important public health programs." (Image courtesy screenshot)

CDC director denies reports that staffers are banned from using certain words

Eddie Scarry · December 17, 2017 6:00 pm