Tag: CDC

CDC identifies 1st case of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its Morbidity […]

CDC Wildly Misrepresented Maternal Death Rates, Study Finds

A new study has found that maternal death rates in the United States have likely been strongly exaggerated due to misclassifications of maternal deaths. The study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that the United States’ maternal death rates have been inflated for the past two decades due to data-classification […]

CDC expected to relax COVID-19 isolation guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly eyeing a change to its isolation guidance for people who get COVID-19. In the spring, agency officials are expected to say people can stop isolating themselves if they have been fever-free for 24 hours and their symptoms are mild or getting better, according to The Washington […]

CDC targets menthol cigarette use in new ads

The Biden administration said Monday it will target menthol cigarettes in this year’s anti-smoking awareness campaign, hoping to fix racial health disparities around tobacco use while regulators devise a politically perilous ban on the minty product. The “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign features seven new people in ads that will run on broadcast and cable […]

CDC report finds surge in early births, shorter pregnancies

Women had shorter pregnancies nationwide as preterm and early-term birth rates rose from 2014 to 2022 by 12% and 20%, respectively, according to federal data released Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the sharpest changes were among early-term births, particularly babies delivered at 37 weeks, and among late- and post-term births at […]