Cancer death rates are falling, but more young people are getting diagnosed. The good and bad news from the annual cancer progress report.
Cancer deaths are down in the U.S., but the disease is taking hold in younger populations, likely fueled by obesity, alcohol ...
HIV stigma is on the decline for the first time in five years, new study finds
HIV stigma, for the first time in five years, is on the decline in the United States, despite knowledge gaps in certain ...
US congressmen introduce legislation to expand resources for suicide prevention care
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and leaders are looking at ways to expand resources to help those struggling ...
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The Download: training robots for unfamiliar environments, and all-new bird flu
September will soon be drawing to a close. The kids are back to school, and those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are ...
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Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu
The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.
States, hospital systems try less punitive drug testing of pregnant women and newborns
This story originally appeared in at Stateline. Some states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing ...
Fatal drug overdoses down in the U.S. — but not in Utah and the West
In Utah, one drug accounted for nearly half of all accidental and undetermined drug overdose deaths in 2023 — fentanyl. Since ...
Former GOP leader, UM Regent Ron Weiser gives $25 million for new breast cancer center
The Weiser Family Center for Breast Cancer will help improve experiences by creating programs to support patients and expand ...
With cold and flu season here, it's time to start thinking about getting an updated COVID vaccine
As the days get shorter and the leaves start to turn, another season begins: cold and flu season. Just like the seasons, ...
COVID fall guide: The new variant in town, when to get vaccinated and what to do if you get sick
Although rates of new COVID infections have fallen since the summer’s surge, there’s a new variant in town, gearing up to ...
Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find
First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the ...
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Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes a visit to a Tacoma pharmacy
Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, took a tour of the Allenmore Medical Center on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Tacoma. She has been on a nationwide tour ...