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    Linking Local-Level Chronic Disease and Social Vulnerability Measures to Inform Planning Efforts: A COPD...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Susan A. Carlson, PhD1; Kathleen B. Watson, PhD1; Sarah Rockhill, MPH2; Yan Wang, PhD1; Magdalena M. Pankowska, MPH3; Kurt J. Greenlund,...

    CDC’s Tracking Network | Environmental Health Features

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). See how CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network empowers people to use data and tools to take public health action and...

    Use of an Additional Updated 2023–2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Adults Aged ≥65 Years:...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Summary What is already known about this topic? In September 2023, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended updated (2023–2024 Formula) COVID-19...

    Debate at UN examines the impact of Portugal’s ‘Carnation Revolution’

    Named after the flowers civilians stuffed in the muzzles of the soldiers’ guns, the revolution put Portugal on the path to democracy and led...

    Increased Use of Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood...

    Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19–Related Thromboembolic Events Among Medicare Enrollees...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Results Bivalent Vaccine Coverage During September 4, 2022–March 4, 2023, among 12,706,176 immunocompetent Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years who had previously received an...

    Chile Reports First Case of H5N1

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Ministry of Health in the South American nation of Chile has reported that country’s first case of human infection with...

    Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, and Chronic Disease

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Alberto R. Ramos, MD, MS1; Anne G. Wheaton, PhD2; Dayna A. Johnson, PhD3 (View author affiliations) Suggested citation for this article: Ramos...

    Flu Vaccines are Important for Children

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Your child’s health care provider will know which vaccines are right for your child. For more information on the different types of...

    Notes from the Field: Dengue Outbreak — Peru, 2023

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Español César V. Munayco, MD, DrPH1; Betsabet Yadira Valderrama Rosales, MS1; Susan Yanett Mateo Lizarbe, MS1; Carmen Rosa Yon Fabian, PhD1; Ricardo...

    Troisième dose anti-Covid : les Sénégalais peu enthousiastes

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

    New Funding Announced to Evaluate Exposure to Environmental Hazards | CDC Online Newsroom

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The ATSDR Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE) cooperative agreement program will award $13.95 million to fund...

    ConSup North America Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sliced Prosciutto Product Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 – ConSup North America Inc., a Lincoln Park, N.J. firm, is recalling approximately...

    Sénégal – Santé : rien ne va ! 

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    Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H3N8) Virus Reported by China

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). April 14, 2023— The National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China reported a confirmed case of human infection with...

    Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Changes in the 2024 Adult Immunization Schedule Vaccine-specific changes in the 2024 immunization schedule for adults aged ≥19 years include new and...

    Côte d’Ivoire-Covid-19 : la vaccination patine en milieu rural

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    Recovery Is Possible for Everyone: Understanding Treatment of Substance Use Disorders | Feature Topics

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Addiction can happen to anyone. SUD is a treatable, chronic disease that can affect people of any race, gender, income level, or...

    Social Media Use and Subsequent E-Cigarette Susceptibility, Initiation, and Continued Use Among US Adolescents

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Juhan Lee, PhD1; Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD1; Grace Kong, PhD1 (View author affiliations) Suggested citation for this article: Lee J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong...

    U.S. STI Epidemic Showed No Signs of Slowing in 2021 – Cases Continued to...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Reported cases of the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis all increased between 2020 and 2021 – reaching a...

    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...

    Burkina  –  âgés et sans revenus, souffrance silencieuse…

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

    Technical Report: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). HPAI A(H5N1) viruses in wild birds and poultry Since 2005, HPAI A(H5N1) viruses have undergone extensive genetic diversification including the formation of...

    FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Chicken Entree Products Due To Misbranding And An...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2022 –...