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AACR Delivers Report on Disparities in Cancer Progress
Black and Indigenous individuals have higher overall cancer death rates, despite having lower cancer incidence rates
USDA, HHS Announce New Measures to Monitor, Prevent Bird Flu
Dairy farmers will be compensated for keeping workers, animals safe; viral research and monitoring will be funded
Majority of U.S. Adults Give Health Care System a ‘D’ for Handling Mental Health
Cost, finding a provider, and stigma are top barriers to receiving treatment
CDC: Decrease in Maternal Mortality Rates Seen in 2022
Significant decreases seen in rates for Black, White, and Hispanic women and in all age groups
USDA Testing Beef for H5N1 Amid Current Outbreak in Dairy Cows
Agency is stressing that the testing does not mean the beef supply is not safe
Births in the United States Declined in 2023
Declines in birth rates seen for women in age groups 15 to 19 through 35 to 39 years
Impaired Fecundity Rate in Women Unchanged From 2011 to 2019
However, infertility among married women ages 15 to 44 years rose
CDC Launches Online Tool to Help Americans Manage Extreme Heat
Climate change is sending more and more people unprepared for heatwaves to the nation's emergency departments
FDA Urges Public to Use Heimlich Not ‘Anti-Choking’ Devices to Save Lives
Unpacking and figuring out how to use an anti-choking device can waste valuable time, the agency said
Salmonella Linked to Trader Joe’s Fresh Basil Sickens 12
States affected by current recall include Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin