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Emergency Department Data Show Rapid Increases in Opioid Overdoses – Press Release
Press Release Embargoed Until: Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Data from emergency departments (EDs) show that the U.S. opioid overdose epidemic continues to worsen, according…
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How can health departments respond to the 30% increase in Emergency Department visits for suspected opioid overdoses? – Media Advisory
How can health departments respond to the 30% increase in Emergency Department visits for suspected opioid overdoses? Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 6, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 What…
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CDC releases report to Congress detailing the impact of traumatic brain injury on children, families – Media Advisory
Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 21, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Report to Congress on The Management of Traumatic…
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Is the U.S. Export Economy at Risk from Global Infectious Outbreaks? – Press Release
Press Release For Immediate ReleaseTuesday, February 13, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 In addition to tragic loss of life, the next global infectious disease outbreak could harm the U.S. export economy…
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CDC update on widespread flu activity – Transcript
Press Briefing Transcript Friday, February 9, 2018 Please Note: This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. This is a line graph entitled “Cumulative Number of Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations,…
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CDC Update on Widespread Flu Activity – Media Advisory
Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Friday, February 9, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 What CDC will provide an update on the current flu season. This is a line graph entitled “Cumulative…
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VitalSigns Teleconference: Asthma in Children – Transcript
Press Briefing Transcript Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Please Note: This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. All participants will be…
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Asthma attacks declining among U.S. children – Press Release
Press Release Embargoed Until: Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Children with asthma in the U.S. are having fewer asthma attacks, missed school days, and visits…
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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report | Six million children still affected by asthma: What can be done to reduce asthma attacks in children? – Media Advisory
Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Monday, February 5, 2018Contact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 WhatAlthough attacks have gone down since 2001, still more than half of all children with asthma had 1…
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More birth defects seen in parts of U.S. with local Zika spread – Press Release
Findings show need for strong birth-defect surveillance networks Press Release Embargoed Until: Thursday, January 25, 2018, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Birth defects most strongly linked to Zika virus…