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Overdose fatalities fell last year, but the full picture is more complicated

By Laura Santhanam

While these national figures offer a rare glimmer of good news on this grim issue, outcomes vary greatly in different states.

Marriages in the U.S. are back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the CDC

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The COVID-19 pandemic threw many people's wedding plans into disarray. In 2020, there were 1.7 million weddings in the U.S. New York, the District of Columbia and Hawaii saw the largest increases in marriages from 2021 to 2022.

Measles outbreak raises concerns about drop in vaccinations

By William Brangham, Murrey Jacobson, Shoshana Dubnow

There were 58 reported cases of measles in the U.S. during all of 2023. But there's already been 41 cases across 16 states so far this year. The outbreak of this highly contagious virus is cause for concern for many…

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How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to rising rates of measles and COVID

By John Yang, Laura Santhanam, Harry Zahn

Vaccines have been proven to be an effective weapon against many diseases. Measles, for instance, was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, and more recently, vaccines helped curb the spread of COVID. But both of those diseases are on…

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Newest COVID shots are 54 percent effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Studies coming out later this year will assess how effective the shot was at preventing symptoms severe enough to send patients to a doctor's office or hospital.

How uninsured adults can still get vaccinated against COVID

By Laura Santhanam

To address disproportionately low levels of COVID vaccine protection among adults who are uninsured or underinsured, the CDC in September launched the Bridge Access Program, a $1 billion effort to deliver free COVID vaccine doses to a group of people…

Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than previously understood, CDC says

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's number is larger than previous studies have suggested, and is likely boosted by some of the patients with long COVID.

U.S. flu cases on the rise while RSV may be peaking, health officials say

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking. But COVID-19 continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among respiratory illnesses, said CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen.

How dozens of U.S. adolescents are dying of drug overdoses each month, shown in 3 charts

By Ty Schepis, The Conversation

Drug overdoses are killing young Americans in unprecedented numbers: The monthly total rose from 31 in July 2019 to 87 in May 2021, the period with the most recent data.