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4.0 Percent of Seniors Had Received Dementia Diagnosis in 2022
Increase in percentage with dementia diagnosis seen with increasing age; decrease with increasing education level
USPSTF Recommends Osteoporosis Screening for Women Aged 65 Years and Older
Screening also recommended for postmenopausal women aged younger than 65 years with one or more risk factors
Second Patient to Receive Pig Kidney Has Organ Removed
Patient's body had not rejected the organ, but a heart pump she was also using failed to maintain good blood supply to the organ
Slight Decline Seen in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
Declines not spread equally everywhere -- some states experienced another year of increases of fatal ODs
Salmonella Risk Prompts Recall of Cream Cheese From ALDI, Hy-Vee Stores
No illnesses linked to the products have yet been reported
AACR Delivers Report on Disparities in Cancer Progress
Black and Indigenous individuals have higher overall cancer death rates, despite having lower cancer incidence rates
USDA, HHS Announce New Measures to Monitor, Prevent Bird Flu
Dairy farmers will be compensated for keeping workers, animals safe; viral research and monitoring will be funded
Majority of U.S. Adults Give Health Care System a ‘D’ for Handling Mental Health
Cost, finding a provider, and stigma are top barriers to receiving treatment
CDC: Decrease in Maternal Mortality Rates Seen in 2022
Significant decreases seen in rates for Black, White, and Hispanic women and in all age groups
USDA Testing Beef for H5N1 Amid Current Outbreak in Dairy Cows
Agency is stressing that the testing does not mean the beef supply is not safe
