Reported cases of the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased between 2020 and 2021 – reaching a total of more than 2.5 million reported cases – according to CDC’s final surveillance data.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are preparing for the next phase of the <a href="https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ace/index.html">Assessment of Chemical Exposure</a> (ACE) investigation to assess the health impacts of the February 3 train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio.
FDA and CDC Response to the Florida Surgeon General regarding COVID-19 vaccine safety.
Today, the Biden Administration released the President’s FY 2024 budget. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) budget request for FY 2024 includes $11.581 billion in discretionary budget authority, Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), and PHS Evaluation Funds.
The CDC is announcing two new Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) today under its Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program to advance the critical work that health departments and communities play in driving down overdose deaths.
Transcript for YRBS telebriefing which highlighted U.S. teen girls experiencing increased sadness and violence.
According to new CDC data released today, nearly 3 in 5 (57%) U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021—double that of boys, representing a nearly 60% increase and the highest level reported over the past decade.
Transcript for January Vital Signs Telebriefing: Black and Hispanic Patients on Dialysis Have Higher Rates of Staph Bloodstream Infections.
Adults on dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease were 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bloodstream infection than adults not on dialysis during 2017–2020, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A CDC study published today provides further evidence that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns from whooping cough during their first two months of life, when they are most vulnerable to the disease.