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CDC estimates preventable deaths from 5 leading causes – Press Release April 7th, 2025Eldridge Ochoa

CDC estimates preventable deaths from 5 leading causes – Press Release

April 7, 2025News & UpdatesCauses, deaths, Estimates, from, Leading, Press, Preventable, ReleaseEldridge Ochoa

The number of potentially preventable deaths – premature deaths that could have been avoided – declined from 2010 to 2014 for three of the five leading causes of death in the Unites States, CDC researchers estimate.

CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths March 3rd, 2025Stephanie Alarcon

CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths

March 3, 2025News & Updatesdeaths, decline, Drug, Nearly, Overdose, Reports, U.S.Stephanie Alarcon

CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths

More illnesses and deaths in <em>Listeria</em> outbreak linked to deli meats is reminder to avoid recalled products September 1st, 2024Cheryl Weston

More illnesses and deaths in <em>Listeria</em> outbreak linked to deli meats is reminder to avoid recalled products

September 1, 2024News & Updates&ltem&gtListeria&lt/em&gt, Avoid, deaths, Deli, Illnesses, Linked, Meats, More, Outbreak, Products, Recalled, reminderCheryl Weston

More illnesses and deaths in Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats is reminder to avoid recalled products

Drowning Deaths Rise in the United States May 21st, 2024Jacqueline Jacobsen

Drowning Deaths Rise in the United States

May 21, 2024News & Updatesdeaths, Drowning, Rise, States, UnitedJacqueline Jacobsen

Drowning deaths are on the rise in the United States, following decades of decline, according to a new CDC Vital Signs study released today. Over 4,500 people died due to drowning each year from 2020-2022, 500 more per year compared to 2019.

Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Drowning Deaths Rise in the United States Making swimming lessons more accessible can save lives May 15th, 2024Brian Metz

Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Drowning Deaths Rise in the United States Making swimming lessons more accessible can save lives

May 15, 2024News & Updatesaccessible, deaths, Drowning, Lessons, lives, Making, More, Rise, Save, Signs, States, Swimming, Telebriefing, Transcript, United, VitalBrian Metz

Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Drowning Deaths Rise in the United States Making swimming lessons more accessible can save lives

New CDC Report shows deaths from cancer higher in rural America – Press Release February 23rd, 2024Leon Hardin

New CDC Report shows deaths from cancer higher in rural America – Press Release

February 23, 2024News & UpdatesAmerica, Cancer, deaths, from, Higher, Press, Release, Report, Rural, ShowsLeon Hardin

Despite decreases in cancer death rates nationwide, a new report shows slower reduction in cancer death rates in rural America (a decrease of 1.0 percent per year) compared with urban America (a decrease of 1.6 percent per year),

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.

Preventing Stroke Deaths January 23rd, 2024Pedro King

Preventing Stroke Deaths

January 23, 2024News & Updatesdeaths, Preventing, strokePedro King

After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Not only has progress in preventing deaths slowed, but there has also been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and among people living in the South, while blacks continue to be the hardest hit by stroke.

Transcript: Preventing Stroke Deaths – Transcript January 19th, 2024Diane Roberts

Transcript: Preventing Stroke Deaths – Transcript

January 19, 2024News & Updatesdeaths, Preventing, stroke, TranscriptDiane Roberts

After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Almost 800,000 people have a stroke each year, more than 140,000 die and many survivors face disability.

CDC Reports Rising Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths in Rural Areas – Press Release December 7th, 2023Jessica Lemon

CDC Reports Rising Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths in Rural Areas – Press Release

December 7, 2023News & Updatesareas, deaths, Drug, Overdose, Press, Rates, Release, Reports, rising, RuralJessica Lemon

Drug overdose death rates now higher in rural areas than in urban areas