CDC Issues Food Safety Alert regarding a Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg Infections
Atlanta, GA--A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/senftenberg-05-22/index.html
Key points:
Fourteen people infected with the outbreak strain...
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Deaths Continue Downward Trend
Washington, DC--Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group...
NIOSH Launches the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer to Understand and Reduce Cancer in...
Atlanta, GA--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), are pleased to launch the...
CDC Warns of Listeria Outbreak Linked to “Soft Serve On The Go” Ice Cream...
A CDC food safety alert regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/ice-cream-08-23/index.html
Key Points:
Two people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported, one...
California State Senator Min Announces Reforms for Mandated Reporters in SB 1126
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Last week, California State Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1126, which will clarify requirements for child abuse mandated...
Most U.S. Teens Are Getting Cancer-Preventing Vaccine
Washington, D.C.--Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their children, according to a report published in...
L.A. County Launches First-of-its-Kind Online Portal to Address Street Homelessness
LOS ANGELES—Today, the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority launched the Los Angeles Homeless Outreach Portal, dubbed LA-HOP, the...
Deadly Staph Infections Still Threaten the U.S.
Atlanta, GA--More than 119,000 people suffered from bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections in the United States in 2017 – and nearly 20,000 died, according to a...
Trump Administration Takes Historic Steps to Lower U.S. Prescription Drug Prices
Washington, DC--President Trump, along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today issued a notice...
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Potential COVID-19 Treatment
Washington, DC--Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of suspected or...
