Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

Obesity prevalence among adults remained high in the United States in 2023, with one in three adults living with obesity in 23 states, according to new CDC data.

By addressing factors like health insurance coverage, internet access and income level, primary care providers can play an important role in suicide prevention, according to experts.

Healio’s infectious diseases and pediatrics news teams received an APEX award for a 2023 report on the CDC and FDA’s performances during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was part of a larger series called “Life during COVID.”

More than 70 million adults — or one in four — in the United States reported having a disability in 2022, according to a press release from the CDC.

In the United States, 41,116 people died by suicide in 2021, making suicides the leading type of violent death that year, MMWR data showed.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously voted to recommend respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for all adults aged 75 years and older, as well as those aged 60 to 74 years at high risk for severe disease.

The CDC on Thursday recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory season, and a newly approved 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for adults.

People in sexual and gender minority groups were more likely to experience loneliness and have a lack of social and emotional support, results published in MMWR showed.

Hepatitis C virus clearance rates in all states fell well short of national elimination goals, a study published in MMWR showed.

BOSTON — Vitamin D test results have become more reliable during the past decade after quality improvement measures, but inaccuracies persist for some assays that can affect diagnosis and treatment decisions, researchers reported.