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New CDC study shows changes in breast cancer death rates by age group – Press Release May 5th, 2025Judith Chatfield

New CDC study shows changes in breast cancer death rates by age group – Press Release

May 5, 2025News & UpdatesBreast, Cancer, Changes, Death, Group, Press, Rates, Release, Shows, StudyJudith Chatfield

Breast cancer death rates among women decreased during 2010-2014, but racial differences persisted, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

VA’s $1.5 Million Study on Psychedelic Therapy for PTSD is a Step Forward, Says Legal Help for Veterans March 9th, 2025Jacqueline Carpenter

VA’s $1.5 Million Study on Psychedelic Therapy for PTSD is a Step Forward, Says Legal Help for Veterans

March 9, 2025News & Updates$1.5, Forward, help, Legal, Million, Psychedelic, PTSD, Says, Step, Study, Therapy, VA’s, VeteransJacqueline Carpenter

Northville, Michigan – Legal Help for Veterans, a Michigan-based veterans disability law firm, applauds the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its recent announcement of a $1.5 million grant to study MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder in veterans. The research marks the VA’s first federally … Continue reading VA’s $1.5 Million Study on Psychedelic Therapy for PTSD is a Step Forward, Says Legal Help for Veterans →

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.

South African Study Provides Compelling New Evidence on Role of Person-to Person Transmission in Drug-Resistant TB Epidemics – Press Release December 15th, 2024Jose Quinn

South African Study Provides Compelling New Evidence on Role of Person-to Person Transmission in Drug-Resistant TB Epidemics – Press Release

December 15, 2024News & UpdatesAfrican, Compelling, DrugResistant, epidemics, Evidence, person, Personto, Press, Provides, Release, Role, South, Study, transmissionJose Quinn

A study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine provides compelling evidence that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) is spread from person-to-person in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa from 2011-2014.

New Vital Signs study finds noise-related hearing loss not limited to work exposure – Press Release December 11th, 2024Robin Scott

New Vital Signs study finds noise-related hearing loss not limited to work exposure – Press Release

December 11, 2024News & UpdatesExposure, Finds, Hearing, Limited, Loss, noiserelated, Press, Release, Signs, Study, Vital, workRobin Scott

Unless your hearing is tested, it’s really hard to know if it’s damaged. That’s the message of a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey that found about one in four U.S. adults who say their hearing is good or excellent actually have hearing damage.

CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement October 17th, 2024Eldridge Nelson

CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement

October 17, 2024News & Updates20fold, Birth, Certain, compared, defects, Estimates, increase, infection, Media, Possible, pregnancies, preZika, Statement, Study, Types, years, ZikaEldridge Nelson

The proportion of Zika-affected pregnancies with birth defects is approximately 20-fold higher compared with the proportion of pregnancies seen in 2013-2014, which is before Zika was introduced into the Americas, according to an article published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC Study Finds Flu Vaccine Saves Children's Lives – Press Release June 2nd, 2024Deborah Sibley

CDC Study Finds Flu Vaccine Saves Children's Lives – Press Release

June 2, 2024News & UpdatesChildren&#039s, Finds, lives, Press, Release, saves, Study, VaccineDeborah Sibley

A new CDC study published today in Pediatrics is the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination significantly reduced a child’s risk of dying from influenza.

Eldessouky Law Releases Study Showing Discrimination, Harassment, & Wrongful Termination as Leading Causes of Employment Litigation in California May 23rd, 2024Mellisa Scott

Eldessouky Law Releases Study Showing Discrimination, Harassment, & Wrongful Termination as Leading Causes of Employment Litigation in California

May 23, 2024News & Updates&amp, California…, Causes, Discrimination, Eldessouky, Employment, Harassment, Leading, Litigation, releases, Showing, Study, Termination, WrongfulMellisa Scott

Los Angeles, California – A comprehensive study released by Eldessouky Law has revealed that discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination are the primary drivers of employment litigation in California, emphasizing the critical role of hiring an experienced lawyer in these complex cases. The exploration into recent verdicts across the Golden State indicates a pattern of emotional … Continue reading Eldessouky Law Releases Study Showing Discrimination, Harassment, & Wrongful Termination as Leading Causes of Employment Litigation in California →

CDC study shows effectiveness of RSV immunization for infants March 9th, 2024Malcom Marin

CDC study shows effectiveness of RSV immunization for infants

March 9, 2024News & UpdatesEffectiveness, Immunization, Infants, Shows, StudyMalcom Marin

New data released today in CDC’s MMWR show that nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody product, was highly effective in protecting infants from hospitalizations associated with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

New study shows Tdap vaccination during pregnancy can prevent whooping cough in babies – Press Release December 21st, 2023Debra Boyland

New study shows Tdap vaccination during pregnancy can prevent whooping cough in babies – Press Release

December 21, 2023News & UpdatesBabies, cough, During, Pregnancy, Press, Prevent, Release, Shows, Study, Tdap, Vaccination, WhoopingDebra Boyland

A new CDC study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases reported that vaccination with whooping cough vaccine, Tdap, during the third trimester of pregnancy prevented more than three out of four (78 percent) cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis) in babies younger than two months.