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October
Americans in rural areas more likely to die by suicide - Press Release - Thursday, October 05, 2017
October
Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States - Press Release - Tuesday, October 03, 2017
September
CDC Is Deactivating the Emergency Operations Center for the Zika Response - Press Release - Friday, September 29, 2017
September
New study shows Tdap vaccination during pregnancy can prevent whooping cough in babies - Press Release - Thursday, September 28, 2017
September
Just Over Half of Adults with Work-Related Asthma Report Having Received a Pneumococcal Vaccine - Press Release - Wednesday, September 27, 2017
September
STDs at record high, indicating urgent need for prevention - Press Release - Tuesday, September 26, 2017
September
CDC launches campaign to help states fight prescription opioid epidemic - Press Release - Monday, September 25, 2017
September
Rural Americans less likely to wear seat belts, more likely to die in crashes - Press Release - Thursday, September 21, 2017
September
Why Global Health Security Is Essential to U.S. National Security - Press Release - Thursday, September 21, 2017
September
5 African countries approach control of their HIV epidemics as U.S. government launches bold strategy to accelerate progress - Press Release - Tuesday, September 19, 2017
September
CDC Hurricane Support - Press Release - Monday, September 18, 2017
September
CDC and Texas Health Officials Warn About Illness Linked to Raw Milk from Texas Dairy - Press Release - Friday, September 15, 2017
September
CDC Releases New Data on the Connection between Health and Academics - Press Release - Thursday, September 07, 2017
September
Progress has stalled in US stroke death rates after decades of decline - Press Release - Wednesday, September 06, 2017
September
CDC awards $28.6 million to help states fight opioid overdose epidemic - Press Release - Tuesday, September 05, 2017
August
CDC urges early recognition, prompt treatment of sepsis - Press Release - Thursday, August 31, 2017
August
Some Infants still not receiving the recommended screenings and interventions for hearing loss and critical congenital heart disease at birth - Press Release - Thursday, August 24, 2017
August
Most U.S. teens are getting cancer-preventing vaccine - Press Release - Thursday, August 24, 2017
August
Most adolescent contact lens wearers report habits that could cause eye infection - Press Release - Thursday, August 17, 2017
August
New CDC Report: More Americans have epilepsy than ever before - Press Release - Thursday, August 10, 2017
August
CDC invests more than $200 million to help states respond to infectious disease threats - Press Release - Friday, August 04, 2017
July
New Prediabetes Awareness Campaign Features Unexpected Animal Videos to Encourage Americans to Learn Their Risk - Press Release - Tuesday, July 25, 2017
July
Country with world's highest HIV prevalence is now controlling its HIV epidemic - Press Release - Monday, July 24, 2017
July
CDC reminds travelers to Europe: Protect against measles - Press Release - Wednesday, July 19, 2017
July
New CDC report: More than 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes - Press Release - Tuesday, July 18, 2017
July
CDC awards $12 million to help states fight opioid overdose epidemic - Press Release - Monday, July 17, 2017
July
New CDC Report shows deaths from cancer higher in rural America - Press Release - Thursday, July 06, 2017
July
Opioid prescribing is still high and varies widely throughout the U.S. - Press Release - Thursday, July 06, 2017
June
40th Annual Report on the Health of the Nation Features Long-Term Trends in Health and Health Care Delivery in the United States - Press Release - Wednesday, June 28, 2017
June
Life at Ground Zero: The Story of the West African Ebola Outbreak - Press Release - Monday, June 26, 2017
June
Youth tobacco product use, including e-cigarettes, drops during 2015-2016 - Press Release - Thursday, June 15, 2017
June
Updated CDC Travel Health Book Now Online - Press Release - Tuesday, June 13, 2017
June
CDC analysis of data from US territories finds serious birth defects in about 1 in 12 fetuses or infants of pregnant women with Zika infection in the first trimester - Press Release - Thursday, June 08, 2017
June
Patients in health care facilities at risk for Legionnaires' disease - Press Release - Tuesday, June 06, 2017
June
NIOSH and OSHA Introduce Improved Heat Safety App for Outdoor Workers - Press Release - Tuesday, June 06, 2017
May
US Death Rates from Alzheimer's Disease Increased 55 Percent from 1999 to 2014 - Press Release - Thursday, May 25, 2017
May
Crypto outbreaks linked to swimming have doubled since 2014 - Press Release - Thursday, May 18, 2017
May
New Hepatitis C Infections Nearly Tripled over Five Years - Thursday, May 11, 2017
May
CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women - Press Release - Friday, May 05, 2017
May
African-American Death Rate Drops 25 Percent - Press Release - Tuesday, May 02, 2017
April
Dispatches from the Front Lines: CDC's Disease Detective Conference - Press Release - Monday, April 24, 2017
April
Campylobacter, Salmonella led bacterial foodborne illnesses in 2016 - Press Release - Friday, April 21, 2017
April
Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on the rise among children, teens - Press Release - Wednesday, April 12, 2017
April
About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika infection had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016 - Press Release - Tuesday, April 04, 2017
April
CDC Study Finds Flu Vaccine Saves Children's Lives - Press Release - Monday, April 03, 2017
March
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline - Press Release - Friday, March 31, 2017
March
One in four U.S. middle and high school students say they've been exposed to secondhand aerosol from e-cigarettes - Press Release - Monday, March 20, 2017
March
Arthritis Limits Daily Activities of 24 million US Adults - Press Release - Tuesday, March 07, 2017
March
Nation sees near doubling in colorectal cancer screening in 2015 compared with 2000 - Press Release - Friday, March 03, 2017
March
'500 Cities' website: Users can explore neighborhood health data - Press Release - Thursday, March 02, 2017
February
New Vital Signs study finds noise-related hearing loss not limited to work exposure - Press Release - Tuesday, February 07, 2017
January
South African Study Provides Compelling New Evidence on Role of Person-to Person Transmission in Drug-Resistant TB Epidemics - Press Release - Thursday, January 19, 2017
January
Rural Americans at higher risk of death from five leading causes - Press Release - Thursday, January 12, 2017
January
Remarkable progress made reducing kidney failure from diabetes in Native American populations - Press Release - Tuesday, January 10, 2017

October
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Why is the overall cancer rate declining, while cancer rates associated with overweight and obesity are on the rise? - Media Advisory - Tuesday, October 03, 2017
September
Stay Safe after Hurricanes, Flooding - Media Advisory - Wednesday, September 13, 2017
September
Preventing stroke deaths - Digital Press Kit - Wednesday, September 06, 2017
September
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report: Why have 40 years of declines in stroke deaths slowed? How do we regain momentum? - Media Advisory - Wednesday, September 06, 2017
August
New CDC Data Shows US Adults Still Struggling with Obesity - Media Advisory - Thursday, August 31, 2017
August
Forum on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Zika Virus Infection among Infants - Media Advisory - Tuesday, August 29, 2017
August
First Fungal Disease Awareness Week Encourages Patients, Doctors To "Think Fungus" - Media Advisory - Wednesday, August 09, 2017
July
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Media Advisory - Thursday, July 06, 2017
June
CDC Hosts Media Availability for New Ebola Exhibition - Media Advisory - Thursday, June 22, 2017
June
CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories - Media Advisory - Thursday, June 08, 2017
June
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - What can be done to lower the risk of Legionnaires' disease for patients in healthcare facilities? - Media Advisory - Tuesday, June 06, 2017
May
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - African-American Health: What can public health professionals and community organizations do to help achieve better health outcomes? - Media Advisory - Monday, May 01, 2017
April
66th Annual EIS Conference - Media Advisory - Wednesday, April 12, 2017
March
CDC Foundation's New Business Pulse Focuses on Opioid Overdose Epidemic - Media Advisory - Wednesday, March 15, 2017
March
CDC Telebriefing: Zika update - Media Advisory - Monday, March 13, 2017
March
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Why is the Number of US Adults Struggling with Arthritis Continuing to Climb? - Media Advisory - Monday, March 06, 2017
February
CDC hosts vector control experts to discuss strategies to combat Aedes aegypti - Media Advisory - Friday, February 24, 2017
February
CDC Museum Exhibition-Then & Now: Reinventing Quarantine for Globalization - Media Advisory - Friday, February 17, 2017
February
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Too loud! For Too long! - Media Advisory - Monday, February 06, 2017
January
NIOSH launches hearing loss prevention app - Media Advisory - Tuesday, January 17, 2017
January
CDC and SHAPE America Release New Resources to Improve Recess in Schools - Media Advisory - Wednesday, January 11, 2017
January
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Media Advisory - Tuesday, January 10, 2017
January
Tips From Former Smokers™: landmark anti-smoking campaign begins sixth year January 9 - Media Advisory - Monday, January 09, 2017

October
Vital Signs: Teleconference on Obesity and Cancer - Transcript | Audio Recording Tuesday, October 03, 2017
September
Transcript: Preventing Stroke Deaths - Transcript | Audio Recording Thursday, September 07, 2017
July
Transcript : Vital Signs Opioid Prescription Changes - Transcript | Audio Recording Friday, July 07, 2017
June
Transcript : CDC Telebriefing - Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories - Transcript | Audio Recording Friday, June 09, 2017
June
Vital Signs Legionnaires' Transcript | Audio Recording Thursday, June 08, 2017
May
CDC Telebriefing: Transcript for Vital Signs African American Health - Transcript | Audio Recording Wednesday, May 03, 2017
April
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: EIS Conference - Transcript | Audio Recording Tuesday, April 25, 2017
April
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Zika Virus - Transcript | Audio Recording Tuesday, April 04, 2017
March
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Arthritis in America - Transcript | Audio Recording Tuesday, March 07, 2017
February
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Too loud! For Too long! - Transcript | Audio Recording Wednesday, February 08, 2017
January
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Transcript | Audio Recording Wednesday, January 11, 2017

October
CDC HIV Expert Wins Samuel J. Heyman Award for Career Achievement - Media Statement - Wednesday, October 04, 2017
September
CDC Emergency Operations Center activates to support response to Hurricane Harvey - Media Statement - Tuesday, September 12, 2017
July
Statement From CDC Regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Declaration To End Of Ebola Outbreak - Media Statement - Sunday, July 02, 2017
June
CDC files petition for annexation into City of Atlanta - Media Statement - Tuesday, June 27, 2017
June
CDC surveys find increase in the number of U.S. counties with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that can spread Zika - Media Statement - Tuesday, June 20, 2017
June
CDC updates Zika guidance for Miami-Dade County, Florida - Media Statement - Friday, June 02, 2017
May
CDC finalizes vaccine recommendation for adults traveling to areas with cholera - Media Statement - Thursday, May 11, 2017
May
U.S.-licensed yellow fever vaccine supply to be depleted by mid-2017 - Media Statement - Monday, May 01, 2017
April
CDC assisting investigation of animal material found in packaged salad - Media Statement - Saturday, April 08, 2017
March
CDC identifies potential risk of Zika virus transmission since June 15, 2016, in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties - Media Statement - Monday, March 13, 2017
March
CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk - Media Statement - Friday, March 10, 2017
March
CDC adds 4 countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - Media Statement - Friday, March 10, 2017
March
CDC, FDA, and states investigating multistate E. coli outbreak - Media Statement - Thursday, March 02, 2017
March
CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years - Media Statement - Thursday, March 02, 2017
February
CDC review finds acceptable air quality supplied by air hoses in laboratories - Media Statement - Tuesday, February 28, 2017
February
CDC reviewing air quality associated with air hoses in some laboratories - Media Statement - Friday, February 17, 2017
January
CDC Assisting Illinois and Wisconsin Investigation of Seoul Virus Outbreak Associated with Home-based Rat-Breeding Facilities - Media Statement - Friday, January 20, 2017

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