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    Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2016–2021

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Summary What is already known about this topic? U.S. deaths from causes fully due to excessive alcohol use increased during the past 2...

    Racial Differences and Similarities in the Geographic Patterns of High Burden Communities Among Older...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Kirsten Evans, ScM1; Michele Casper, PhD1; Linda Schieb, MSPH1; David DeLara, MS1; Adam S. Vaughan, PhD, MPH, MS1 (View author affiliations) Suggested...

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    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/lqnn-inc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-egg-banh-ba-xa-and-banh-pia-products?" on this server. Reference #18.c587645f.1708850597.1dfa2101 Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control...

    Coverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion Although vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV reduces severe disease from these respiratory viruses in populations at high risk,§§§ coverage with...

    Cost and Access Are Not the Only Barriers Women Face in Getting Lifesaving Mammograms

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A new CDC Vital Signs study finds that only about 65% of women ages 50-74, with three or more health-related social...

    Vietnam Reports First Human Infection with Avian Influenza H9N2 Virus

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). April 12, 2024 — Vietnam has reported the country’s first human infection with a low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) A(H9N2) virus....

    Medicaid Coverage of Guidelines-Based Asthma Care Across 50 States, the District of Columbia, and...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Jacqueline Link, BA1; Hannah Green, MPH1; Barbara Kaplan, MPH1; Pamela Collins, MPA, MSA2; Paige Welch, BA2; Carol Johnson, MPH2 (View author...

    World Polio Day

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). It’s Time to Make Polio History In 1988, poliovirus was present in 125 countries, paralyzing an estimated 1,000 children per day. That...

    Notes from the Field: Group A Streptococcus Bacteremia in Persons Who Inject Drugs —...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Investigation and Outcomes Cases of invasive GAS infections were identified using reports in the electronic medical record (EMR), using Epic software. A...

    Surveillance To Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, 2022–2023

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Results Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance indicators and detected cases were assessed in 28 priority countries during 2022–2023 (Table 1). Priority countries include 21...

    Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, May 1, 2024 - Cargill Meat Solutions, a Hazleton, Pa., establishment, is recalling approximately 16,243 pounds...

    Dear Colleague: Preliminary Data on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Coverage Released | Policy, Planning, and Strategic...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). October 17, 2023 Dear Colleague, Today, as part of CDC’s quarterly HIV Surveillance Data Tables*, CDC published preliminary data on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage....

    Insuffisance rénale au Bénin : la lente agonie des exclus de la prise en charge

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). ...

    Structural and Psychosocial Syndemic Conditions and Condomless Anal Intercourse Among Transgender Women — National...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Rebecca B. Hershow, PhD1; Lindsay Trujillo, MPH2; Evelyn Olansky2; Kathryn Lee, MPH1; Christine Agnew-Brune, PhD1; Cyprian Wejnert, PhD1; Monica Adams, PhD1;...

    National ALS Biorepository

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Learn how ALS researchers from around the world can access and use ALS Biorepository samples as a valuable resource in their...

    Fit with Kelly: Fun Workout Day with former Miss Seychelles on April 13

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). (Seychelles News Agency) - Kelly-Mary Anette, a young Seychellois fitness trainer, aims to get closer to her clients, and people dreaming...

    Surveillance of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water — United States, 2015–2020

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Results All Outbreaks Public health officials from 28 states reported 214 outbreaks associated with drinking water during the surveillance period (Tables 1, 2,...

    Webinar Thursday, September 15, 2022

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). To receive continuing education (CE) for WC4520-091522—Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars—2022-2023 Recommendations for Influenza Prevention and Treatment in Children: An...

    Prevent Norovirus | CDC

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially: After using the toilet or changing diapers. Before eating,...

    South America’s 2023 Flu Vaccines Cut Risk of Flu Hospitalizations by About Half

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). September 8, 2023—A new study conducted by PAHO, CDC, and five South American countries found that people who had gotten a flu...

    Use of the Pfizer Pentavalent Meningococcal Vaccine Among Persons Aged ≥10 Years: Recommendations of...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Jennifer P. Collins, MD1; Samuel J. Crowe, PhD1; Ismael R. Ortega-Sanchez, PhD2; Lynn Bahta, MPH3; Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD4; Jamie Loehr, MD5;...

    Association Between Lack of Access to a Neighborhood Park and High Blood Pressure in...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Stephanie Kjelstrom, MPH, CPH1,2; Richard W. Hass, PhD1; Russell K. McIntire, PhD, MPH3 (View author affiliations) Suggested citation for this article: Kjelstrom...

    Toxic Substances Portal | ATSDR

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). ATSDR’s Toxic Substances Web Portal makes it easy for researchers and individuals to find information about toxic chemicals, understand how these...

    Neighborhood-Level Stressors and Individual-Level Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Native Hawaiians: a Cross-Sectional Study

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Claire Townsend Ing, DrPH1; Hyeong Jun Ahn, PhD2; Mapuana C.K. Antonio, DrPH3; Adrienne Y. Dillard, PhD4; Bridget Puni Kekauoha, BA4; Kevin...