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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to lower the risk of Legionnaires' disease for patients in healthcare facilities? – Media Advisory March 31st, 2024Yolanda Bravo

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to lower the risk of Legionnaires' disease for patients in healthcare facilities? – Media Advisory

March 31, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Disease, done, Facilities, healthcare, Legionnaires&#039, Lower, Media, Patients, Report, Risk, Signs, Telebriefing, VitalYolanda Bravo

A new CDC analysis finds that among 21 jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease associated with healthcare facilities – a concerning finding because the disease is particularly severe when acquired from such facilities.

CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories – Media Advisory March 23rd, 2024Randy Coburn

CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories – Media Advisory

March 23, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Media, outcomes, Pregnancy, Telebriefing, Territories, U.S., Update, ZikaRandy Coburn

CDC is hosting a telebriefing to discuss recent findings about birth defects associated with Zika virus infection in the U.S. territories

CDC Hosts Media Availability for New Ebola Exhibition – Media Advisory March 11th, 2024Mollie Daniels

CDC Hosts Media Availability for New Ebola Exhibition – Media Advisory

March 11, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Availability, Ebola, Exhibition, Hosts, MediaMollie Daniels

CDC will host a media availability on June 28, 2017, for reporters who want to tour the new exhibition, EBOLA: People + Public Health + Political Will.

First Fungal Disease Awareness Week Encourages Patients, Doctors To "Think Fungus" – Media Advisory February 9th, 2024Deborah Ramos

First Fungal Disease Awareness Week Encourages Patients, Doctors To "Think Fungus" – Media Advisory

February 9, 2024News & Updates&quotThink, Advisory, Awareness, Disease, doctors, Encourages, First, Fungal, Fungus&quot, Media, Patients, WeekDeborah Ramos

CDC organized the first Fungal Disease Awareness Week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough to provide life-saving treatment.

Forum on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Zika Virus Infection among Infants – Media Advisory January 29th, 2024Robert Cooper

Forum on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Zika Virus Infection among Infants – Media Advisory

January 29, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Among, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Forum, Infants, infection, Management, Media, virus, ZikaRobert Cooper

This Forum will be an opportunity to convene experts to review emerging evidence and collect individual expert input regarding the diagnosis, evaluation and management of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection.

New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity – Media Advisory January 27th, 2024Romeo Getty

New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity – Media Advisory

January 27, 2024News & Updatesadults, Advisory, Data, Media, Obesity, Shows, Still, StrugglingRomeo Getty

The 2016 maps show that the proportion of adults with obesity in the United States remains high.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report: Why have 40 years of declines in stroke deaths slowed? How do we regain momentum? – Media Advisory January 23rd, 2024Patricia Brown

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report: Why have 40 years of declines in stroke deaths slowed? How do we regain momentum? – Media Advisory

January 23, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, deaths, Declines, Have, Media, momentum, Regain, Report, Signs, slowed, stroke, Telebriefing, Vital, yearsPatricia Brown

Progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, progress in stroke death rates has stalled in 3 out of 4 states. In recent years, there has been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and people living in the South.

Stay Safe after Hurricanes, Flooding – Media Advisory January 13th, 2024Steven Hardin

Stay Safe after Hurricanes, Flooding – Media Advisory

January 13, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, After, Flooding, Hurricanes, Media, Safe, StaySteven Hardin

Hurricanes can cause dangerous and destructive high winds, flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges. Keep your family safe after a hurricane has made landfall.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Why is the overall cancer rate declining, while cancer rates associated with overweight and obesity are on the rise? – Media Advisory December 19th, 2023William Heaton

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Why is the overall cancer rate declining, while cancer rates associated with overweight and obesity are on the rise? – Media Advisory

December 19, 2023News & UpdatesAdvisory, Associated, Cancer, declining, Media, Obesity, Overall, Overweight, Rate, Rates, Report, Rise, Signs, Telebriefing, VitalWilliam Heaton

Overweight and obesity are associated with at least 13 different types of cancer. According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report, cancers associated with overweight and obesity accounted for 40 percent of cancers diagnosed in the U.S. in 2014. About 2 in 3 of these cancers are in adults 50- to 74-years-old.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report How long do people have HIV before it is diagnosed? – Media Advisory October 15th, 2023Edgar Hernandez

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report How long do people have HIV before it is diagnosed? – Media Advisory

October 15, 2023News & UpdatesAdvisory, Before, diagnosed, Have, Long, Media, People, Report, Signs, Telebriefing, VitalEdgar Hernandez

CDC estimates the amount of time that people live with HIV before they receive a diagnosis and examines recent HIV testing behavior among people who are at risk for HIV infection.