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Are masks for the birds? We field reader queries about this new stage of the pandemic

The official emergency is over but COVID is still here. And that means ... lots of questions. We asked our readers what's on their mind and then called on experts for advice.

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Silent deadly cancer symptom that can be spotted on your feet - and 8 other signs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released comprehensive information about the causes and ways to prevent skin cancer, which is the most common type of cancer found in the US

Daily Mirror

Biden picks Mandy Cohen, former NC health official, as CDC director

Mandy Cohen, who led North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Mandy Cohen as CDC director? Republicans in Congress tell Biden she’s ‘unfit’

North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd, Rep. Dan Bishop and other Republicans are citing Dr. Mandy Cohen’s track record during the COVID-19 pandemic in opposing her as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Vomiting bug hits more than 175 people onboard cruise ship

It is the third norovirus outbreak this year on a Celebrity Cruises ship, says CDC

The Independent UK

Biden's pick to lead the CDC faces tough summer on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is staring down several legislative battles as a new director is expected to take the reins.

Roll Call

Next pandemic could be 50 times deadlier than Covid, top scientists warn

American virologist Dr Robert Redfield, who served as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2018 to 2021, feared his grandchildren would be faced with an even bigger crisis

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New HIV infections in US fall 12% in 5 years, CDC says

New HIV infections in the U.S. fell more than 10% in five years with a 34% decrease in new cases among young gay and bisexual men, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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5 takeaways from AP's series on health disparities impacting Black Americans

The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have impacted generations of Black Americans

The Independent UK

Mpox could surge again this summer, CDC warns doctors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert urging doctors to refamiliarize themselves with mpox symptoms and encourage vaccination for at-risk patients.

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Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'

Police officers regularly report being poisoned or overdosing after encountering trace amounts of fentanyl on the job. Experts say it's not happening.

WEKU

Coronavirus FAQ: 'Emergency' over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?

Now that official COVID emergency declarations have ended, how should people evaluate their risk of SARS-CoV-2? That's the subject of our frequently asked questions offering.

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Many people living in the 'Diabetes Belt' are plagued with medical debt

More than half of the counties in the nation's so-called Diabetes Belt also have high rates of medical debt among their residents, an NPR analysis found.

WEKU

Rochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resigns

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her exit on the same day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency.

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CDC's Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is resigning

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The CDC lacks a rural focus. Researchers hope a newly funded office will help

In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published multiple reports analyzing health disparities between rural and urban populations.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: A rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change

Last month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change charted global temperatures to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and on a destructive trajectory to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the early 2030s. This intersects surprisingly with another piece of news: the Centers for Disease Control…

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Big tobacco targets Black smokers with menthol but FDA plans a ban

ATLANTA — The Food and Drug Administration has taken up the regulation of tobacco products as a key issue to focus on in 2023, particularly prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and cigarillos.

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Florida health officials removed key data from COVID vaccine report

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced in October that young men should not get the COVID-19 vaccine, guidance that runs counter to medical advice issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: America's decline in life expectancy speaks volumes about our problems

Years of widening economic inequality, compounded by the pandemic and political storm and stress, have given Americans the impression that the country is on the wrong track. Now there's empirical data to show just how far the country has run off the rails: Life expectancies have been falling.

Reuters

Gun injuries sending more Americans, especially kids, to emergency rooms -study

Emergency rooms in the U.S. saw a significant rise in the number of patients with gun injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Thursday.

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Faye Flam: CDC’s top priority has to be rebuilding public trust

COVID-19 was already spreading widely around the world in February and early March of 2020 — well before many Americans had gotten the message that the disease was something to take seriously. Now, the New York Times has reported that staffers at the disease intelligence service at the Centers for…

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Rates of autism diagnosis in children are at an all time high, CDC report suggests

A 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among 8-year-old children is the highest it's ever been.

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Know the signs of strep throat in children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children.

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Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season

Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis (bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S.

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