Author: Mike Stobbe
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COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says
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U.S. health officials say Americans with COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days
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More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
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A new government study suggests smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths
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What is Alaskapox? Recent death brings attention to virus seen in small animals
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A recent death has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox virus
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Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
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Flu is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline
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A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?
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NEW YORK • Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping. Many U.S. adults believe nicotine vaping…
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U.S. adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low
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NEW YORK • U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are based on…
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Pandemic sent high school sex to new low, survey finds
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NEW YORK • The first years of the pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having sex, according to a government survey. Teen sex was already becoming less and less common before COVID-19. About three decades ago, more than half of teens said they’d had sex, according to a large government survey conducted…
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Eye drops linked to U.S. drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
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NEW YORK • U.S. health officials are advising people to stop using over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday night sent a health alert to physicians, saying the outbreak includes at least 55 people in 12 states. One died. Disease…
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Final tally: Nearly 107,000 U.S. overdose deaths last year
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NEW YORK • Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday. The official number was 106,699, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. That’s nearly 16% higher than the nearly 92,000 overdose deaths in 2020. Earlier, provisional data suggested there were more than 107,000 overdose deaths…
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Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades
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NEW YORK • The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the rate among women has been growing faster than that of men, according to study published Tuesday. The increase among women — most dramatically, in Black women — is playing a tragic and under-recognized role in…