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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to help prevent smokers and nonsmokers from getting more than 12 cancers associated with tobacco use and secondhand smoke? – Media Advisory April 15th, 2025Patricia Getty

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – What can be done to help prevent smokers and nonsmokers from getting more than 12 cancers associated with tobacco use and secondhand smoke? – Media Advisory

April 15, 2025News & UpdatesAdvisory, Associated, Cancers, done, from, Getting, help, Media, More, nonsmokers, Prevent, Report, Secondhand, Signs, Smoke, Smokers, Telebriefing, Than, Tobacco, VitalPatricia Getty

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed.

CDC Assisting Illinois and Wisconsin Investigation of Seoul Virus Outbreak Associated with Home-based Rat-Breeding Facilities – Media Statement December 13th, 2024Loren Pittman

CDC Assisting Illinois and Wisconsin Investigation of Seoul Virus Outbreak Associated with Home-based Rat-Breeding Facilities – Media Statement

December 13, 2024News & UpdatesAssisting, Associated, Facilities, HomeBased, Illinois, Investigation, Media, Outbreak, RatBreeding, Seoul, Statement, virus, WisconsinLoren Pittman

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working with the Illinois Department of Health and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to investigate cases of Seoul virus infections among eight people who worked at several rat-breeding facilities in the two states.

CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories – Media Statement November 11th, 2024Bettye Reed

CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories – Media Statement

November 11, 2024News & UpdatesAssociated, hoses, Laboratories, Media, Quality, reviewing, Some, StatementBettye Reed

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun a review of air quality associated with the use of air hoses attached to protective suits worn in its Biosafety Level-4 labs. There is no known exposure to hazardous pathogens or contaminated air within the labs, and the air used in these hoses has already … Continue reading CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories – Media Statement →

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.

Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States – Press Release December 17th, 2023Cathy Ramos

Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States – Press Release

December 17, 2023News & UpdatesAssociated, Cancers, diagnosed, Obesity, Overweight, Percent, Press, Release, States, UnitedCathy Ramos

Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers account for about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2014

High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol Associated with Noisy Jobs – Press Release June 11th, 2023Jamie West

High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol Associated with Noisy Jobs – Press Release

June 11, 2023News & UpdatesAssociated, Blood, Cholesterol, high, Jobs, Noisy, Press, Pressure, ReleaseJamie West

High blood pressure and high cholesterol are more common among workers exposed to loud noise at work according to a CDC study published this month in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

Increased Use of Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk for Fatal Overdose April 3rd, 2023Eldridge Ochoa

Increased Use of Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk for Fatal Overdose

April 3, 2023News & UpdatesAssociated, COVID19, Disorder, During, Fatal, increased, Medications, Opioid, Overdose, Pandemic, Reduced, Risk, Services, TelehealthEldridge Ochoa

The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study.

Increased Use of Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose September 4th, 2022Jessica Jackson

Increased Use of Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose

September 4, 2022News & UpdatesAssociated, COVID19, Disorder, During, increased, Opioid, Overdose, Pandemic, Reduced, Risk, Services, TelehealthJessica Jackson

The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment longer and reducing their risk of medically treated overdose, according to a new study.

South Carolina detects first US cases associated with variant first detected in South Africa February 3rd, 2021Charles Wojcik

South Carolina detects first US cases associated with variant first detected in South Africa

February 3, 2021News & UpdatesAfrica, Associated, Carolina, Cases, Detected, detects, First, South, variantCharles Wojcik

CDC is aware that the first US documented cases of the B 1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected in South Africa, have been identified in South Carolina.

CDC Telebriefing: Update on Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping December 28th, 2019Leslie Villarreal

CDC Telebriefing: Update on Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping

December 28, 2019News & UpdatesAssociated, ecigarette, Injury, Lung, Telebriefing, Update, VapingLeslie Villarreal

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will give updates on the investigation into cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use, or vaping. This update includes key findings published today in the Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).