Why it matters that the government is messing with health databases

There is no replacement for reliable data from federal government databases. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a ...
Forbes

This Embattled CDC Publication Is A Big Deal For Public Health

The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report is part of a long history of efforts to fight death and disease with data – and it’s at risk. Over the weekend, 700 CDC staffers faced employment ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Overdose deaths at new high, CDC data show

More than 96,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in March, marking a new record high, according to preliminary CDC data released Oct. 13. The U.S. reported 96,779 ...
USA Today

Deadly flu season: CDC reports more deaths from flu than COVID in recent weekly data

The number of deaths due to the flu surpassed the number of deaths from the coronavirus for the first time ever last month, according to weekly data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
The Independent on MSN

Why flu vaccines didn’t work that well in the US this season

Why flu vaccines didn’t work that well in the US this season - Flu infections surged in late December and were especially intense in some parts of the country ...