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Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States – Press Release April 13th, 2025James Fleming

Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States – Press Release

April 13, 2025News & UpdatesCancers, diagnosed, Linked, Press, Release, States, Tobacco, UnitedJames Fleming

Forty percent of cancers diagnosed in the U.S. may have a link to tobacco use, according to this month’s Vital Signs Report. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. It causes more than lung cancer – based on current evidence, it can cause cancers of the mouth and throat, voice … Continue reading Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States – Press Release →

CDC Reports Improvement in Childhood Obesity among Young Children Enrolled in WIC – Press Release April 9th, 2025Jack Real

CDC Reports Improvement in Childhood Obesity among Young Children Enrolled in WIC – Press Release

April 9, 2025News & UpdatesAmong, Childhood, children, Enrolled, Improvement, Obesity, Press, Release, Reports, YoungJack Real

Obesity among low-income children (aged 2-4 years) enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) decreased from 15.9 percent in 2010 to 14.5 percent in 2014.

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 updates guidance for Miami Beach (FL) area with active Zika transmission – Press Release April 1st, 2025Flora Arbour

CDC updates guidance for Miami Beach (FL) area with active Zika transmission – Press Release

April 1, 2025News & UpdatesActive, Area, Beach, Guidance, Miami, Press, Release, transmission, Updates, ZikaFlora Arbour

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in the previously identified 4.5-square-mile area in Miami Beach, FL. The North Miami Beach-designated area is no longer considered to be an area of active Zika virus transmission (red area).

CDC supporting Texas investigation of possible local Zika transmission – Press Release March 13th, 2025Ashley Schick

CDC supporting Texas investigation of possible local Zika transmission – Press Release

March 13, 2025News & UpdatesInvestigation, Local, Possible, Press, Release, Supporting, Texas, transmission, ZikaAshley Schick

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by Texas health officials that Zika virus infection has been diagnosed in a resident of Brownsville, Texas, without any other known risk factors, suggesting possible local transmission of Zika virus infection.

Use of syringe services programs increases, but access must improve for greater HIV prevention – Press Release March 11th, 2025Julianne Grant

Use of syringe services programs increases, but access must improve for greater HIV prevention – Press Release

March 11, 2025News & UpdatesAccess, Greater, Improve, Increases, Must, Press, Prevention, Programs, Release, Services, syringeJulianne Grant

Use of syringe services programs (SSPs) has increased substantially during the past decade, but most people who inject drugs still don’t always use sterile needles, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report published today.

CDC Reports Winnable Battles Results – Press Release March 7th, 2025Lawrence Picklesimer

CDC Reports Winnable Battles Results – Press Release

March 7, 2025News & UpdatesBattles, Press, Release, Reports, Results, WinnableLawrence Picklesimer

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the final report on the Winnable Battles program, an effort to make the biggest health impact for the most Americans in the shortest time.

Flu vaccine coverage remains low this year – Press Release February 17th, 2025Pamela Wojcik

Flu vaccine coverage remains low this year – Press Release

February 17, 2025News & UpdatesCoverage, Press, Release, Remains, Vaccine, yearPamela Wojcik

As of early November, only about 2 out of 5 people in the United States reported having gotten this season’s flu vaccine, yet flu vaccine offered substantial benefit last season by preventing an estimated 5 million flu illnesses and 71,000 flu hospitalizations.

Study Finds Zika Virus Replicates and Persists in Fetal Brains and Placentas – Press Release February 17th, 2025Leonard Galloway

Study Finds Zika Virus Replicates and Persists in Fetal Brains and Placentas – Press Release

February 17, 2025News & UpdatesBrains, Fetal, Finds, Persists, Placentas, Press, Release, Replicates, Study, virus, ZikaLeonard Galloway

Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself in fetuses’ brains and in the placentas of pregnant women, which may help explain how the virus causes devastating birth defects and pregnancy losses even if a woman had only a minor illness.

CDC in 2016: Keeping America Safe From Health Threats New And Old – Press Release February 15th, 2025Laura King

CDC in 2016: Keeping America Safe From Health Threats New And Old – Press Release

February 15, 2025News & Updates2016, America, from, Health, keeping, Press, Release, Safe, ThreatsLaura King

The health threats of 2016 came in all sizes, ranging from drug-resistant superbugs to Zika-carrying mosquitoes to a powerful hurricane. In a digital press kit released today, CDC highlights key agency activities during 2016 and previews what could come in 2017.