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Apr 13 2024
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Room to grow as Revitalize CDC finishes work on warehouse for expanding food, housing programs
SPRINGFIELD – Revitalize CDC, which started off in 1992 as a group of volunteers doing basic repairs, is now a $5 million-a-year organization with 19 employees and providing slow cookers, healing air handling, mold remediation and pest control.
All in an effort to stop blight and improve the lives of people in Springfield and surrounding Hampden County cities by improving their housing
MassLive.comMar 15 2024
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Morel mushrooms linked to deadly outbreak in Montana: CDC
Morel mushrooms have been linked to a deadly outbreak in Montana last year, a study in the Center for Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said Thursday. According to the study, between March and April of last year, 51 people reported “mild to severe gastrointestinal illness” in the wake of eating at a restaurant in Bozeman, Mont. Three people were hospitalized and two
The HillApr 06 2024
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CDC State of the Pandemic -- Early April, Hospitalizations and Deaths Continue to Fall
Not much new to report on since my last Covid Update four weeks ago, with the expected seasonal trend toward lower hospitalizations and deaths continuing apace. Weekly hospitalizations are now on track to record even lower levels than those reached during last year’s late spring/early summer nadir, and the weekly death toll is expected to follow suit in due course. The only real question at
Daily KosApr 11 2024
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CDC: Nearly a third of measles cases since 2020 happened in the past three months
Nearly a third of all U.S. measles cases in the past four years happened during a three-month stretch in 2024, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rise in measles is troubling. Officials attribute it to the drop in the U.S. vaccination rate for the deadly and preventable virus amid a global surge in cases. For now, the risk of widespread transmission
"USA Today" ContributorApr 28 2024
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CDC says 3 women who got HIV from 'vampire facials' are first cases of the virus transmitted through cosmetic needles
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 and Mortality Report last week that an investigation
FortuneMar 13 2024
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CDC adds Chicago, Miami to international traveler testing program
Federal regulators are expanding their viral testing program for international travelers to Chicago and Miami as part of an effort to detect early signs of pathogens coming into the country. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and the Miami International Airport were added to the program due to the high volume of international travelers that come through both airports. The program monitors
The HillMar 20 2024
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Excessive Alcohol Deaths Surged In MN During Pandemic, CDC Says
The CDC data published last month shows that in Minnesota, 176 people died of causes that were 100 percent alcohol-attributable in 2021-22. Of those, 134 were male and 43 were female. Nationwide, about 488 people a day died due to excessive alcohol consumption during 2020-21, the CDC said. That represented a more than 29 percent increase in excessive alcohol use since 2016-17. In 2016-17,
Patch.comMar 20 2024
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Excessive Alcohol Deaths Surged In WI During Pandemic, CDC Says
The CDC data published last month shows that in Wisconsin, 1,085 people died of causes that were 100 percent alcohol-attributable in 2021-22. Of those, 775 were male and 310 were female. Nationwide, about 488 people a day died due to excessive alcohol consumption during 2020-21, the CDC said. That represented a more than 29 percent increase in excessive alcohol use since 2016-17. In 2016-17,
Patch.comFeb 23 2024
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Contagious Stomach Bug Spreading Across MI: CDC
MICHIGAN — Cases of a nasty stomach bug known as norovirus have spiked in recent weeks across Michigan and several other states, according to recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Norovirus is a contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. The virus is the "most common cause of foodborne-disease outbreaks," the Michigan Department of Community Health
Patch.comFeb 23 2024
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Contagious Stomach Bug Spreading Across FL: CDC
FLORIDA — Cases of a nasty stomach bug known as norovirus have spiked in recent weeks across Florida and several other states, according to recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. The virus is the "most common cause of foodborne-disease outbreaks," the Florida Department of Health said.
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