[ad_1] Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman’s breast for breast cancer. Hannibal Hanschke | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Most women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40, a decade earlier than previously recommended, according to draft guidelines issued Tuesday by a government-backed panel…
[ad_1] Rochelle Walensky to step down as CDC director – CBS News Watch CBS News Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced Friday that she will step down from her position as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in June. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
[ad_1] Washington — Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), President Biden said in a statement Friday. The CDC said she will leave the agency at the end of June. Walensky has overseen the agency responsible for much of the response to the COVID-19…
[ad_1] A GSK lab in London. Oli Scarff | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an RSV vaccine produced by GlaxoSmithKline for use on adults ages 60 and older. The approval, the first ever globally by a regulatory body for an RSV vaccine, is a decisive victory for GSK in a…
[ad_1] Health authorities renewed their investigation into reports of a potential uptick in very rare brain infections of kids around the country after officials in Southern Nevada reported another increase of hospitalizations last year compared to previous years. The CDC first launched a probe into the issue early in 2022, after three children in California…
[ad_1] Xylazine in Philadelphia 01:22 Xylazine, the animal tranquilizer that has been found mixed with opioids in most of the United States, will soon be be classified as a controlled substance in Pennsylvania. It will be a Schedule III drug, meaning that it is considered a substance with a “moderate to low potential for physical…
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors Thursday to be aware of two growing outbreaks of Marburg virus disease in Africa, and will begin reaching out to some arriving travelers to the U.S. to watch for symptoms of the Ebola-like viral hemorrhagic fever. This new CDC alert comes as cases have climbed…
