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CDC removes 5-day isolation guideline for COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed the five-day isolation guideline for COVID-19 on Friday, NBC Chicago’s Stefan Holt reports.
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Hospitals around US are requiring more masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge
More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face a post-holiday spike in flu and other illnesses.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says
Health officials are releasing the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s number is larger than previous studies have suggested. It is likely boosted by some of the patients with long COVID. Chronic fatigue is characterized by at least six months of severe exhaustion not...
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Amid salmonella outbreak, CDC urges caution when eating pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown
At least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died, according to the CDC.
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CDC issues new recommendations amid salmonella outbreak connected to cantaloupe
The CDC is issuing new recommendations amid an outbreak of salmonella linked to cantaloupe sold in 34 states, including Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
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Illinois among states impacted by Listeria outbreak linked to fruit sold in grocery stores
The fruit was distributed nationwide and sold in retail and grocery stores in many states, including Illinois.
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The US infant mortality rate rose last year — the largest increase in two decades, CDC says
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year, which is the largest increase in two decades.
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Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them
It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out.
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Novavax updated Covid vaccine wins FDA, CDC backing, paving way to reach Americans within days
Health officials see Novavax’s protein-based vaccine as a valuable alternative for people who don’t want to take messenger RNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna.
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US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic as a ‘morning-after pill' against STDs
U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a post-sex morning after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases.
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CDC recommends Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants, paving way for fall availability
The CDC specifically recommended that expectant mothers 32 to 36 weeks into their pregnancy receive the shot, Pfizer’s Abrysvo, from September through January.
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CDC recommends updated Covid shot for everyone ages 6 months and up
A panel of CDC advisers voted Tuesday to recommend updated Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus booster shots for everyone ages 6 months and up.
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CDC alerts doctors to an increase in RSV cases among young children and babies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted doctors Tuesday about a rise in severe cases of RSV among young children in Florida and Georgia.
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Legionnaires' disease: Its causes, symptoms and treatment
Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. This bacteria can also lead to a milder illness called Pontiac fever, which resembles flu-like symptoms.
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Florida accounts for almost one-fifth of leprosy cases in the US: CDC
Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is an ancient disease that can cause damage to the skin and nervous system.
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How to treat mosquito bites: Getting bit by a mosquito can be itchy and painful
Here are some tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to treat mosquito bites
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A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites, according to a government report.
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Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said illnesses have been reported in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ground beef is the only common food reported in the outbreak
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Pfizer, GSK RSV shots for older adults may prevent thousands of hospitalizations, CDC analysis says
The CDC analysis suggests the shots will reduce the burden of RSV on hospitals in the fall.
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Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped during Covid, study says
The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic.