CDC Telebriefing on 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey Results - Media Advisory
CDC will discuss the 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey results, highlighting the use of e-cigarette use and hookah use among middle and high school students.
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Ebola vaccine trial begins in Sierra Leone - Press Release
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Launch of STRIVE Ebola Vaccine Trial - Media Advisory
A senior CDC health official will give an overview of the Sierra Leone Trial to Introduce a Vaccine against Ebola (STRIVE). CDC is launching the trial in partnership with the Sierra Leone College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation.
EIS Save The Date - Media Advisory
CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) - better known as CDC's disease detective program - kicks off its annual conference in Atlanta, GA. The event showcases EIS investigations conducted over the past year.
African Union and U.S. CDC Partner to Launch African CDC - Press Release
Washington, DC -A Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed today by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, M.B. Ch.B., chairperson of the African Union Commission, formalizes a collaboration between the African Union Commission and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in creating the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (African CDC).
CDC hosts historic summit honoring 100 years of moving minority health forward - Media Advisory
"National Negro Health Week to National Minority Health Month: 100 Years of Moving Public Health Forward," a historical summit of minority health leaders on the 100th anniversary of National Negro Health Week - now National Minority Health Month - and the 30th anniversary of the 1985 Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health, known as "The Heckler Report."
Transcript for CDC press briefing: Few Teens Use the Most Effective Types of Birth - Transcript
Thank you all for joining us today for the release of another CDC Vital Signs. This one on the use of long acting reversible contraception, also called LARC, among teens ages 15-19.
Teen Pregnancy
According to the latest CDC Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teen births continue to decline in the U.S., but still more than 273,000 infants were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013.
Few teens use the most effective types of birth control - Press Release
Teen births continue to decline in the U.S., but still more than 273,000 infants were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013. Childbearing during the teen years can carry health, economic, and social costs for mothers and their children. The good news is that more teens are waiting to have sex, and of those who are sexually active, nearly 90 percent used birth control the last time they had sex. Data show that teens m…
Multidrug-resistant Shigellosis Spreading in the US - Press Release
Cipro-resistant Shigella is very contagious and is spreading in the United States and abroad. Thorough handwashing can help prevent shigellosis. When shigellosis does occur, doctors should use lab tests to determine which antibiotics will work to treat the infection, and doctors and patients should carefully consider whether antibiotics are needed at all. International travelers are bringing a multidrug-resistant in…
CDC publishes first national study on use of behavioral therapy, medication and dietary supplements for ADHD in children - Press Release
The first national study to look at behavioral therapy, medication, and dietary supplements to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children ages 4-17 shows that less than one half of children with ADHD were receiving behavioral therapy in 2009-2010.
New analysis of breast cancer subtypes could lead to better risk stratification - Press Release
For the first time, researchers have used national data to determine the incidence of the four major molecular subtypes of breast cancer by age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, and several other factors.
Transcript for CDC press briefing: CDC launches powerful new ads in "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign - Transcript
CDC hosted a media briefing to reveal its next installment of the successful Tips From Former Smokers campaign, featuring former smokers who suffer from smoking-related illnesses, including vision loss and colorectal cancer.
Ebola in West Africa: The Importance of "Getting to Zero" - Press Release
One year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began the largest international emergency response in agency history, the goal is the same: Get to zero new Ebola cases in West Africa.
Powerful new "Tips From Former Smokers" ads focus on living with vision loss and colorectal cancer - Press Release
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching its 2015 "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign with a series of powerful new ads featuring former smokers who suffer from smoking-related illnesses, including vision loss and colorectal cancer.
Few teens use the most effective types of birth control - Media Advisory
CDC will host a media briefing to coincide with the latest Vital Signs release. The topic is teen pregnancy and effective birth control methods available.
Misperceptions Keep Kids from Getting Lifesaving Treatment for Tickborne Diseases - Press Release
Short-term doxycycline use does not stain kids' teeth, CDC/IHS study finds.
CDC Study Shows Updated Overseas TB Screening Guidelines Identify More Cases - Media Advisory
A CDC study published today shows that because of new screening guidelines issued in 2007, physicians overseas identified 629 additional cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2012 among immigrants and refugees bound for the United States.
Update: CDC investigating potential exposures of American citizens to Ebola in West Africa - Media Statement
CDC continues to investigate potential Ebola exposure among individuals in Sierra Leone, including several American citizens, following the identification of an American volunteer healthcare worker in Sierra Leone who tested positive for Ebola virus.
CDC investigating potential exposures of American citizens to Ebola in West Africa - Media Statement
On March 13, an American volunteer healthcare worker in Sierra Leone who tested positive for Ebola virus returned to the U.S. by medevac and was admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for care and treatment.
Conclusion of Select Agent Inquiry into Burkholderia pseudomallei Release at Tulane National Primate Research Center - Media Statement
Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have completed their joint investigation into how the Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria may have been inadvertently transferred from a secure, select agent laboratory into animals from the breedin…
2 out of 3 people with invasive cancer are surviving 5 years or more - Press Release
Two out of 3 people diagnosed with cancer survive five years or more, according to a CDC study published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
New AMA, CDC Initiative Aims to "Prevent Diabetes STAT" - Press Release
With more than 86 million Americans living with prediabetes and nearly 90 percent of them unaware of it, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that they have joined forces to take urgent action to Prevent Diabetes STAT and are urging others to join in this critical effort.
AMA, CDC to Announce Urgent National Initiative to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes - Media Advisory
With more than 86 million Americans living with prediabetes and nearly 90 percent of them unaware of it, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are set to make a major announcement this week about their new joint effort aimed at preventing type 2 diabetes.
Community Health Status Indicators Website Launch - Media Advisory
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Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: What actions could reduce 40% of death and injury among truck drivers? - Transcript
Transcript for the telebriefing - for this month's Vital Signs, which focuses on proven interventions employers and truck drivers can use to help reduce fatal injuries and motor vehicle crashes.
Crashes are the leading cause of on-the-job death for truck drivers in the US - Press Release
Our nation depends on truck drivers to deliver goods and services safely and efficiently. Yet, crashes involving large trucks continue to take a toll on truck drivers, their passengers, other road users, businesses, and the community.
Truck Crashes
Using a seatbelt is the single most effective intervention to prevent truck drivers from being injured or killed in a motor vehicle crash. According to a new CDC Vital Signs report, more than 1 in 3 truck drivers who died in crashes in 2012 were not buckled up, a decision which could have prevented approximately 40% of these deaths.
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - What actions could reduce 40% of death and injury among truck drivers? - Media Advisory
Truck drivers are essential to the transportation of goods in the nation, but also have a risky job. This month's Vital Signs focuses on proven interventions employers and truck drivers can use to help reduce fatal injuries and motor vehicle crashes.
Global hypertension treatment will save millions of lives - Press Release
In just 10 years, 10 million heart attacks and strokes could be averted worldwide by treating just half the people with uncontrolled hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, suggests CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., and colleagues in a Lancet commentary published today.
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reaffirms recommendation for annual influenza vaccination - Media Statement
Today the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on its annual influenza vaccine recommendations for 2015-2016. ACIP voted to continue to recommend that all persons 6 months and older be vaccinated annually against influenza.
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Study on Clostridium difficile infection - Transcript
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Study on Clostridium difficile infection
New CDC study highlights burden of pneumonia hospitalizations on U.S. children - Press Release
Children younger than 5 years of age accounted for 70 percent of pneumonia hospitalizations among children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in a study published today.
Nearly half a million Americans suffered from Clostridium difficile infections in a single year - Press Release
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Clostridium difficile infection - Media Advisory
CDC will discuss new national burden estimates for infections and deaths from C. difficile, a deadly diarrheal infection associated with antibiotic use.
Nearly half a million Americans suffer from C. difficile infections in single year
An estimated 15,000 deaths are directly attributable to C. difficile infections, making it a substantial cause of infectious disease death in the United States.
Million Hearts Recognizes 2014 Hypertension Control Champions - Press Release
Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Million Hearts initiative recognized 30 public and private health care practices and systems across the country as Hypertension Control Champions for their success in helping patients control high blood pressure.
CDC, Federal Partners Develop Improved Method for Attributing Foodborne Illness - Media Statement
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have developed an improved method for analyzing outbreak data to determine which foods are responsible for illnesses related to four major foodborne bacteria.
Ebola containment strategy succeeding in Liberia - Press Release
The Rapid Isolation and Treatment of Ebola (RITE) strategy is helping to end the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, according to new data reported in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The strategy-a rapid, coordinated response to Ebola cases in remote areas-is now being used in Sierra Leone and Guinea.
CDC and Partners Investigate Newly Discovered Virus - Media Advisory
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is today reporting on the discovery of a new virus that may have contributed to the death of a previously healthy man in eastern Kansas in late spring 2014. A CDC study published today details the progression of the man's illness and actions taken by CDC, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), and University of Kansas Medical Center (UKMC) to trea…
Ongoing Inquiry into Melioidosis Illness at Tulane National Research Center - Media Statement
The Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), continues to work with Tulane University and state and local officials to assess and respond to the bacterial illness of two non-human primates at the Tulane National Primate Research Center in late November. At this time, there…
CDC Releases Report on Recent Lab Incident - Media Statement
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has completed an internal investigation of an incident that occurred in December within the agency's Ebola virus laboratory, which resulted in no illness and was unlikely to have involved an exposure to live Ebola virus.
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Secondhand smoke exposure kills - Transcript
Telebriefing transcript for February Vital Signs: Secondhand smoke exposure kills
Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United States dropped by half between 1999-2000 and 2011-2012, one in four nonsmokers -- 58 million people -- are still exposed to SHS, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
58 million nonsmokers in US are still exposed to secondhand smoke - Press Release
Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United States dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012, one in four nonsmokers -- 58 million people -- are still exposed to SHS, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Secondhand smoke exposure kills - Media Advisory
Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the US dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012, one in four nonsmokers - 58 million people - are still exposed to SHS.
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Measles in the United States, 2015 - Transcript
CDC provided information on current U.S. measles outbreak and guidance for health protection.
CDC Telebriefing: Measles in the United States, 2015 - Media Advisory
CDC will provide information on current U.S. measles outbreak and guidance for health protection.
CDC Foundation's New Business Pulse Focuses on a Healthy Workforce - Media Advisory
Business Pulse: Healthy Workforce, launched today by CDC Foundation, provides employers and workers with access to resources and information to help improve workforce health and safety, attract and retain high-performing employees and minimize health care costs.
Opioid painkillers widely prescribed among reproductive age women - Press Release
More than a third of reproductive-aged women enrolled in Medicaid, and more than a quarter of those with private insurance, filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication each year during 2008-2012, according to a report in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Protection from Flu Vaccination Reduced this Season - Press Release
A report published in the January 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) estimates that getting a flu vaccine this season reduced a person's risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by 23 percent among people of all ages.
Progress Being Made in Infection Control in U.S. Hospitals; Continued Improvements Needed - Press Release
Progress has been made in the effort to eliminate infections that commonly threaten hospital patients, including a 46 percent decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) between 2008 and 2013, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2013 Drug Overdose Mortality Data Announced - Press Release
Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is announcing the 2013 drug overdose mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data show that drug deaths related to prescription opioids have remained stable since 2012, but the mortality rate associated with heroin increased for the third year in a row.
Remarkable Progress Five Years after Haiti Earthquake - Press Release
Five years after the devastating earthquake in 2010 left millions in need of urgent medical care, Haiti has made significant progress toward rebuilding the national public health system.
Statement from CDC Director Tom Frieden on the passing of Rosemary V. Hernandez, former Tips From Former Smokers ad participant - Media Statement
We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend Rosemary V. Hernandez, known to many as Rose. When smoking gave her lung cancer, she gave her story to millions, moving many to quit smoking or to never start.
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Update on Flu Season 2014-15 - Transcript
CDC provided an update on the 2014-2015 influenza season.
CDC Telebriefing: Update on Flu Season 2014-15 - Media Advisory
CDC will provide an update on the 2014-2015 influenza season.
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Too many people die of alcohol poisoning in the US - Transcript
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing on the new Vital Signs report. There is an average of 6 alcohol poisoning deaths every day in the US. Most deaths occur among middle-aged adults. Alcohol poisoning deaths are preventable.
CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Too many people die of alcohol poisoning in the US - Media Advisory
There is an average of 6 alcohol poisoning deaths every day in the US. Most deaths occur among middle-aged adults. Alcohol poisoning deaths are preventable.
Alcohol poisoning kills six people in the US each day - Press Release
More than 2,200 people die from alcohol poisoning each year in the United States - an average of six deaths each day - according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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