Coverage for Routine Childhood Vaccines Remains Below Prepandemic Levels
Vaccine series completion for rotavirus, DTaP, PCV at 12 months was highest in January 2020 and remained lower in October 2023
Federal Government Pulls Back $11.4 Billion in COVID Health Funds
Trump Administration Ends Dozens of LGBTQ Health Grants
2009 to 2019 Saw Increase in Avoidable Mortality in United States
Decrease in avoidable mortality seen in most comparator countries from European Union and OECD
Tuberculosis on the Rise Again in the United States
Preliminary data show 2024 rates were highest seen in more than 12 years
Black American Infants, Children Have Persistent Excess Mortality
From 1950 to 2019, 5.0 million excess deaths of Black Americans could have been avoided if mortality rates were equal to those of Whites
Many U.S. Adults Still Have Misconceptions About Skin Cancer Risk
About two-thirds of adults reported experiencing no sunburns in the past 12 months, while 2.1 percent reported experiencing more than six
Heart Failure Patients With Ejection Fraction Improvement Rarely Withdrawn From Meds
Withdrawing renin-angiotensin inhibitors/angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists tied to higher one-year mortality, morbidity
FDA Approves Blujepa for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
Medication approved for uUTIs in women and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older
Prevalence, Severity of Pediatric Astigmatism Increased After Pandemic
Prevalence and severity of refractive astigmatism and corneal astigmatism increased among schoolchildren