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China reports respiratory diseases rate dropped 8.2 percent

Published on: December 24, 2023
11:05

Beijing, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The incidence of respiratory diseases in China continues to drop nationwide, a trend that should continue for the next few days, local health authorities reported on Sunday.

Dominican MSP calls on locals to be alert for new JN.1 variant

Published on: December 22, 2023
15:53

Santo Domingo, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Public Health Minister (MSP) Daniel Rivera on Friday urged nationals to remain alert in order to prevent JN.1 variant of Covid-19.

American teen suicide rate surged sharply in last several years – CDC

Published on: June 16, 2023
16:50

Washington, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Homicide and suicide rates among groups of young Americans have risen sharply in the last few years, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows, shining a light on the state of mental health and violence in the U.S.

CDC reports 4 deaths linked to recalled eyedrops

Published on: May 19, 2023
17:18

Washington, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Four people have passed away in the United States from a drug-resistant bacterial infection traced to contaminated eyedrops, an authorized source informed Friday.

CDC warns of ongoing mpox community transmission

Published on: May 15, 2023
16:36

Washington, May 15 (Prensa Latina) America's mpox outbreak "is not over" and could see a resurgence over the coming months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday, ramping up their warnings after reports of ongoing community transmission of the virus around the country.

Black Americans most likely to go to ER for mental health care – CDC

Published on: March 1, 2023
16:51

Washington, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday found that Black adults are more likely to go to emergency room (ER) for mental health reasons than white or Hispanic adults.

Fentanyl deaths of children under 14 surging – Report

Published on: January 19, 2023
16:08

Washington, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The United States has reported an accelerated increase in deaths of children under 14 due for fentanyl poisoning, according to a new report from Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), a nonprofit spreading awareness about the deadly opioid.

CDC recommends masks anew in several cities as Covid-19 cases climb

Published on: December 9, 2022
16:44

Washington, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday warranted indoor masking and other measures to curb the virus in different cities including New York, Los Angeles and other communities, following growing number of communities are now seeing Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations at levels high enough.

U.S. faces high levels of respiratory illness cases

Published on: December 7, 2022
17:41

Washington, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The United States is presently facing up a high level of patients with respiratory illness including Covid-19, human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza.

Nearly 40 million children dangerously susceptible to measles threats

Published on: November 23, 2022
17:49

United Nations, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first dose and an additional 14.7 million children missed their second dose, a joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.

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