Cruise ship stomach bug illnesses hit 12-year high: CDC
More people experienced gastrointestinal illness while on a cruise ship in 2024 than in any year since 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reported that: 16 occurrences of gastric disease Last year, 1,894 passengers and 245 crew members were injured on a cruise ship. Data shows […]
2024 was worst year for stomach virus outbreaks on cruise ships in decade: CDC
This year has seen the worst outbreak of gastroenteritis on cruise ships docked in the United States in more than a decade. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With one day left, 2024 marks the highest number of stomach virus infections on cruise ships since 2012, with the […]
Norovirus Cases Surge Throughout Country, According to CDC
According to data shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of norovirus infections is rapidly increasing across the country. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus with symptoms ranging from diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and extreme abdominal pain, typically lasting 12 to 47 hours, and often subsides without medical intervention. every hill: […]
Norovirus cases are surging in parts of the US, CDC data shows
The number of people suffering from severe abdominal pain has soared in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. There were 91 cases of norovirus reported in the week ending December 5, up from 69 cases in the last week of November, according to the latest statistics from the US Centers […]
Flu season in US claims lives of 1,500 in US, including 9 kids: CDC
Influenza is surging in New York and across the United States, claiming the lives of five children in the days before Christmas. The test positivity rate increased by a whopping 12% in the week ending December 21, according to data released Friday. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — That means more […]
US CDC bird flu research finds mutations in first severe human case
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that an analysis of samples from a critically ill patient of the country's first bird flu outbreak last week revealed mutations not seen in samples taken from an infected backyard flock on the patient's property. announced that it had been found. The CDC said the […]
CDC issues major update about McDonald’s E. coli outbreak
A deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the julienned onions served with McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has ended. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention he said on Tuesday. The strain of bacteria associated with the outbreak has killed one person and infected 104 people in 14 states, according to the CDC. The agency said at […]
Abortions slightly declined the year Roe v. Wade was overturned, CDC says
The number of abortions in the United States fell only slightly in 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe. v. Wade, returns power to states to enact abortion laws. Abortions decreased by just 2% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to new monitoring data From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abortion rates also […]
Trump’s pro-life pick to run CDC is bad news for status quo, Big Pharma — good news for vax oversight
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday selected former Florida congressman Dr. Dave Weldon (R) to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. celebrated He proposed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Like many of President Trump's other nominees, Dr. Weldon, 71, has all the makings of a disruptor, prompting establishment figures to […]
Meet Trump's picks for CDC, FDA
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