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CDC launches new national campaign to tackle mental health, substance use among teens
The CDC has launched a new national campaign called Free Mind to help tackle mental health and substance use among teens.
Top medical organizations kicked out of CDC vaccine recommendations process call decision "dangerous"
The nation's top medical organizations are speaking out after U.S. health officials told them they will no longer help ...
AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups
U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer ...
CDC reports decline in kindergarten vaccination rates, exemptions at record high
It’s that time of year when school is right around the corner, and health officials are urging parents to get their children ...
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CDC Urged to Preserve Funding for Overdose Prevention
"CDC is poised to build on recent progress in reducing overdose deaths and remains committed to supporting the Overdose Data ...
Questions and expectations rise as Monarez steps into director’s role at CDC
Dr. Susan Monarez is slated to be sworn in as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, a ...
Childhood vaccination rates fall as exemptions increase, CDC data shows
Childhood vaccination rates for the 2024-25 school year fell for the fifth year in a row, according to data from the Centers ...
Trump Administration Blocks Funding for CDC Health Programs
The White House budget office recently reversed a decision to freeze about $15 billion in research funding for the NIH.
CDC to disburse delayed funds for fighting fentanyl and more, staffers say
Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers, including for a key overdose prevention program.