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An Estimated 92% of Cancers Caused by HPV Could be Prevented by Vaccine

Date
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 1:15 PM
Description
During 2012-2016, an average of 43,999 HPV-associated cancers were reported each year, according to a new study published today in CDC's  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Among the estimated 34,800 cancers probably caused by HPV, 92

After 20-year increase, New Diabetes Cases Decline

Date
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 7:45 AM
Description
New cases of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. decreased by 35 percent since a peak in 2009 - the first sign that efforts to stop the nation's diabetes epidemic are working, CDC researchers report.

Alert: Phishing Email Referencing CDC and Flu Pandemic

Date
Friday, March 22, 2019 - 10:25 AM
Description
CDC security officials have been working with multiple law enforcement agencies to track a campaign of phishing emails claiming to be from the CDC that reference a flu pandemic.

Asian Longhorned Tick Spreading Widely in U.S.

Date
Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 2:05 PM
Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health, agricultural, and academic experts to understand the possible threat posed by the spread of the Asian longhorned tick.

Autism prevalence slightly higher in CDC's ADDM Network

Date
Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 10:45 AM
Description
About 1 in 59 eight -year-old children in 11 communities across the United States were identified as having autism in 2014, according to a report published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary.

Asthma attacks declining among U.S. children - Press Release

Date
Tuesday, February 06, 2018 - 10:45 AM
Description
Children with asthma in the U.S. are having fewer asthma attacks, missed school days, and visits to the hospital, according to a new Vital Signs report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.