A new report from the American Lung Association has identified Pennsylvania as one of the worst states at preventing and controlling tobacco use. In a new report called the “State of Tobacco Control ...
Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Only a single state — Maine — is funding its anti-tobacco efforts at or above the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recommended level, a new report finds. Why ...
The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Many states, including Ohio, are experiencing a surge in trips to the emergency room triggered by respiratory issues as 2025 begins, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
The CDC calculates its activity levels (minimal, low, moderate, high, very high) with a baseline of the average illness activity level when COVID, flu and RSV visits are low. A CDC map of acute ...
In a positive finding, the CDC emphasized that there is no evidence the virus has spread from the Louisiana patient to others, and the mutations alone are unlikely to spread from person to person. CDC ...
Teen tobacco use has long been linked to lifelong dependency, with 9 out of 10 cigarette users claiming they picked up their first cigarette before the age of 18. The introduction of e-cigarettes has ...
Background: Increased taxation on alcohol and tobacco is among the cost-effective measures used to deal with the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) globally. Despite adopting such efforts, the ...
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) works to reduce tobacco use, prevent teen smoking and help people quit. “Parents, don’t be afraid to research and ...
(CDC/NIAID via AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. State health officials ...