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Mike Stobbe

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‘Read this email immediately’: CDC calls 180 employees back to work 2 weeks after firing them

It's the latest federal agency trying to coax back workers soon after they were dismissed as part of President Donald Trump’s and billionaire Elon...

06.03.2025 40

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Mike Stobbe

Surging cases and lagging vaccines: Why this U.S. flu season has experts worried

Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week, about double from the week before.

23.12.2024 10

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Mike Stobbe

U.S. life expectancy jumped last year but it hasn’t returned to pre-COVID levels and the rebound appears to be losing steam

Last year, nearly 3.1 million U.S. residents died, about 189,000 fewer than the year before. Death rates declined across all racial and ethnic...

19.12.2024 10

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Mike Stobbe

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S. They’re in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms

It’s also the first U.S. human case linked to exposure to a backyard flock, the CDC said.

18.12.2024 2

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Mike Stobbe

With RFK Jr. in the wings, dozens of American towns are debating the removal of cavity-preventing fluoride from drinking water

The decision to add fluoride to drinking water rests with state and local officials, and fights are cropping up nationwide.

22.11.2024 6

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Mike Stobbe

America’s STD epidemic shows signs of slowing as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall

The numbers represented some good news about STDs.

12.11.2024 2

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Mike Stobbe

Teen smoking hits 25-year low, CDC reports

A previously reported drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use from 10% to about 8% of students, health officials said.

18.10.2024 3

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Mike Stobbe

How did a Missouri resident get bird flu without exposure to animals? Officials say it’s a rare ‘one-off’

The public risk is still low, according to officials.

13.09.2024 2

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Mike Stobbe