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New Data Show Growing Complexity of Drug Overdose Deaths in America

U.S. overdose death rates linked to synthetic opioids, likely from illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), increased more than 45 percent from 2016 to 2017 while death rates from heroin and prescription opioids – still far too high – remained stable.

CDC Media Statement from Dr. Redfield on Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America

Dr. Robert R. Redfield’s statement on the administration’s plan to deploy the people and key prevention and treatment strategies needed to reduce new HIV infections by 75 percent over the next 5 years.

CDC Principal Deputy Director Named 2021 Service to America Medal

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS, RET), has been named a finalist in the Partnership for Public Service’s 2021 Service to America Medals, known as the “Sammies.” Dr. Schuchat is a finalist in the Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Category that recognizes a federal employee for … Continue reading CDC Principal Deputy Director Named 2021 Service to America Medal