NPR: Health Care News
- Racial Disparities In Cancer Incidence And Survival Rates Are Narrowing February 15, 2019African-Americans still have the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate of any U.S. racial or ethnic group for most cancers. But the "cancer gap" between blacks and whites is shrinking.Patti Neighmond
- Why Men In Mississippi Are Still Dying Of AIDS, Despite Existing Treatments February 14, 2019President Trump has pledged to eliminate HIV in America by 2030. But in the South, rates of HIV/AIDS among black gay and bisexual men remain stubbornly high.Ari Shapiro
- Medical Anthropologist Explores 'Vaccine Hesitancy' February 13, 2019Families learn to be skeptical about vaccines in communities where incomplete vaccination is the norm. A researcher into the phenomenon found that people are ready to listen, if they're heard, too.Mara Gordon
- 'Church Of Safe Injection' Offers Needles, Naloxone To Prevent Opioid Overdoses February 12, 2019The group says it has 18 chapters in eight states, all of them funded by private, anonymous donations. Members distribute free and clean drug-use supplies even at the risk of being arrested.Deborah Becker
CDC: News Updates
- CDC Investigation Notice: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Turkey Products February 15, 2019An updated CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products is now available: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/reading-07-18/index.html
- Transcript for Telebriefing of the New Vital Signs Report – 4.9 million U.S. youth use tobacco products February 14, 2019Transcript for Telebriefing of the New Vital Signs Report – 4.9 million U.S. youth use tobacco products
- CDC Food Safety Alert: Brucellosis exposures from raw milk February 11, 2019The CDC and state health officials are investigating potential exposures to Brucella strain RB51 in 19 states, connected to consuming raw (unpasteurized) milk from Miller’s Biodiversity Farm in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.
- Progress Erased: Youth Tobacco Use Increased During 2017-2018 February 11, 2019About 4.9 million middle and high school students were current users (used in the past 30 days) of some type of tobacco product in 2018, up from 3.6 million in 2017.
CDC: Outbreaks
- Raw Milk – Drug-resistant <em>Brucella</em> (RB51) February 8, 2019The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials are investigating potential exposures to Brucella strain RB51 (RB51) in 19 states, connected to consuming raw (unpasteurized) milk from Miller’s Biodiversity Farm in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.
- Pet Hedgehogs – <em>Salmonella</em> infections January 25, 2019CDC and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs.
- Tahini - Salmonella infections November 29, 2018CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Concord infections linked to tahini produced by Achdut Ltd.
- Pork Products - Listeria infections November 29, 2018CDC and public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to pork products produced by 165368 C. Corporation, doing business as Long Phung Food Products.
- Raw Chicken Products - Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections October 18, 2018Raw Chicken Products - Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections