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Provisional Suicide Deaths in the United States, 2022 August 11th, 2023Sara Rodriguez

Provisional Suicide Deaths in the United States, 2022

August 11, 2023News & Updates2022, deaths, Provisional, States, Suicide, UnitedSara Rodriguez

CDC is releasing the latest provisional estimates for suicide deaths in the United States in 2022. The provisional estimates released today indicate that suicide deaths further increased in 2022.

U.S. drug overdose deaths continue to rise; increase fueled by synthetic opioids – Press Release June 7th, 2023Pedro Weaver

U.S. drug overdose deaths continue to rise; increase fueled by synthetic opioids – Press Release

June 7, 2023News & UpdatesContinue, deaths, Drug, fueled, increase, Opioids, Overdose, Press, Release, Rise, Synthetic, U.S.Pedro Weaver

An in-depth analysis of 2016 U.S. drug overdose data shows that America’s overdose epidemic is spreading geographically and increasing across demographic groups.

Heart disease and stroke deaths hitting middle age adults in large numbers February 5th, 2023Lawrence Hale

Heart disease and stroke deaths hitting middle age adults in large numbers

February 5, 2023News & Updatesadults, deaths, Disease, Heart, hitting, Large, Middle, numbers, strokeLawrence Hale

Despite being largely preventable, heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and other related conditions caused 2.2 million hospitalizations in 2016, resulting in $32.7 billion in costs and 415,000 deaths, according to the latest CDC’s Vital Signs report.

Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer deaths continue downward trend; modest improvements in survival for pancreatic cancer October 29th, 2022Mollie Foley

Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer deaths continue downward trend; modest improvements in survival for pancreatic cancer

October 29, 2022News & UpdatesAnnual, Cancer, Continue, deaths, downward, Improvements, modest, Nation, pancreatic, Report, Survival, TrendMollie Foley

Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

Four in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable September 20th, 2022Robert Cooper

Four in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable

September 20, 2022News & Updatesdeaths, Four, PregnancyRelated, Preventable, U.S.Robert Cooper

More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable, according to 2017-2019 data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs), which are representatives of diverse clinical and non-clinical backgrounds who review the circumstances around pregnancy-related deaths to identify recommendations to prevent future deaths.

CDC Media Briefing – New Vital Signs Report – Overdose deaths show historic increase: How can we address widening disparities and save lives? July 24th, 2022Angela Lynch

CDC Media Briefing – New Vital Signs Report – Overdose deaths show historic increase: How can we address widening disparities and save lives?

July 24, 2022News & UpdatesAddress, Briefing, deaths, Disparities, historic, increase, lives, Media, Overdose, Report, Save, Show, Signs, Vital, wideningAngela Lynch

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a historic 30% increase in overdose deaths in the United States from 2019 to 2020.

New Study Finds Higher than Expected Number of Suicide Deaths among U.S. Veterinarians July 6th, 2022Nicolas Reed

New Study Finds Higher than Expected Number of Suicide Deaths among U.S. Veterinarians

July 6, 2022News & UpdatesAmong, deaths, expected, Finds, Higher, number, Study, Suicide, Than, U.S., VeterinariansNicolas Reed

Veterinarians in the U.S. are at an increased risk of suicide, a trend that has spanned more than three decades, according to a new CDC study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA).

New Data Show Growing Complexity of Drug Overdose Deaths in America July 4th, 2022Edith Ballou

New Data Show Growing Complexity of Drug Overdose Deaths in America

July 4, 2022News & UpdatesAmerica, Complexity, Data, deaths, Drug, Growing, Overdose, ShowEdith Ballou

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.

Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Firearm deaths show historic increase May 27th, 2022Lawrence Hale

Transcript for Vital Signs Telebriefing: Firearm deaths show historic increase

May 27, 2022News & Updatesdeaths, Firearm, historic, increase, Show, Signs, Telebriefing, Transcript, VitalLawrence Hale

CDC Media Briefing – New Vital Signs Report Firearm deaths show historic increase:What can be done to prevent firearm homicides and suicides?

CDC Media Briefing – New <em>Vital Signs</em> Report Firearm deaths show historic increase What can be done to prevent firearm homicides and suicides? May 11th, 2022Harold Knowles

CDC Media Briefing – New <em>Vital Signs</em> Report Firearm deaths show historic increase What can be done to prevent firearm homicides and suicides?

May 11, 2022News & Updates&ltem&gtVital, Briefing, deaths, done, Firearm, historic, Homicides, increase, Media, Prevent, Report, Show, Signs&lt/em&gt, suicidesHarold Knowles

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a 35% increase in the firearm homicide rate, with the rate in 2020 reaching its highest level in over 25 years, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.