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President-Elect Trump Names His Picks to Head the CDC and FDA
In addition, the president-elect has chosen his nominee for surgeon general
CDC Reports Infant Death From Listeria Outbreak Tied to Ready-to-Eat Meats
More than 72,000 pounds of meat and poultry products made by Yu Shang Food have been recalled
2018 to 2020 Saw Rise in Firearm Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits
After peak in 2020, significant decrease seen in firearm injury-related visit rates year over year from 2020 to 2023
AHA: Muvalaplin Reduces Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Individuals With Cardiovascular Risk
Reduction in levels seen using an intact lipoprotein(a) assay and apolipoprotein(a)-based assay
Studies Examine Cost-Effectiveness of Maternal RSV Vaccination, Nirsevimab in Infants
Seasonal maternal RSV vaccination may be cost-effective, as well as nirsevimab, particularly for those with higher risks
Women With Severe Maternal Morbidity Less Likely to Have Subsequent Birth
Substantially lower probability of subsequent birth seen for those with severe uterine rupture, cardiac complications
Long-Term Exposure to Wildfire PM2.5 Tied to Higher Odds of Dementia
Increased odds of dementia diagnosis seen with increase in three-year mean of wildfire, nonwildfire PM2.5 exposure
1999 to 2020 Saw Twofold Increase in Alcohol-Related Mortality in the U.S.
Increases of 2.5-fold seen for women, 2.4-fold for Asians and Pacific Islanders, 2.5-fold in the Midwest
COVID-19, Flu, RSV Vaccine Coverage Low for Adults in 2024 to 2025 Season
34.7 percent of adults reported having received influenza vaccine; 17.9 percent received COVID-19 vaccine
In Utero Exposure to Certain Antiepileptics Tied to Neurodevelopmental Diagnoses
Children exposed to topiramate were 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with intellectual disability