Mike Stobbe

U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that COVID-19 remains the main cause of hospitalizations and deaths in the country.

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Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, U.S. health officials say

December 1, 2023 at 5:28 p.m.

U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that COVID-19 remains the main...

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U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year

August 11, 2023 at 7:42 p.m.

About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet calculated a suicide rate...

Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.

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Some officials now say monkeypox elimination unlikely in U.S.

September 30, 2022 at 8:11 p.m.

Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.

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CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID

August 11, 2022 at 6:44 p.m.

The nation's top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.

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US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

August 4, 2022 at 6:33 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans.

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If monkeypox spreads through sexual contact, is it an STD?

July 28, 2022 at 4:24 p.m.

For most of the six decades that monkeypox has been known to affect people, it was not known as a disease that spreads through sex. Now that has changed.

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New York reports first U.S. polio case in nearly a decade

July 24, 2022 at 4:29 p.m.

An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday.

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U.S. opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week

June 19, 2022 at 11:35 a.m.

The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

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A third of US should be considering masks, officials say

May 18, 2022 at 2:22 p.m.

COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider...

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Study finds higher homicide risk in homes with handguns

April 4, 2022 at 5:49 p.m.

Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones, surveys show. But a study published Monday suggests people who live with handgun owners are...

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