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CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid Crisis
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute...
Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Vital Signs: Frequency of HIV Testing, Time from Infection to Diagnosis Improve
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs report today showing that people at risk for HIV are...
Nov 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
FDA Menu Labeling Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft guidance on the Menu Labeling: Supplemental Guidance for Industry. The...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
New Webpage for Key Food Safety Modernization Act Dates
The US Food and Drug Administration has created a new webpage that lists compliance dates for rules that form the Food Safety...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
Gear Up for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017!
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Take Action: National Health IT Week 2017
National Health IT Week (NHIT Week), which will take place October 2-6, 2017, is a nationwide awareness week that highlights the value...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report
Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to...
Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss
CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid CrisisNew research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increases in opioid injection. The study examines data from CDC’s hepatitis surveillance system and from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s national database that tracks […] Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Vital Signs: Frequency of HIV Testing, Time from Infection to Diagnosis ImproveThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs report today showing that people at risk for HIV are getting tested more frequently than in the past, and the amount of time Americans are living with HIV before finding out about their infection has gotten shorter. Key Findings Median time from HIV […] Nov 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
FDA Menu Labeling GuidanceThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft guidance on the Menu Labeling: Supplemental Guidance for Industry. The guidance addresses industry and other concerns that FDA received on the May 2017 interim final rule. The compliance date for the rule was extended for a year to May 7, 2018. The guidance is set […] Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New Webpage for Key Food Safety Modernization Act DatesThe US Food and Drug Administration has created a new webpage that lists compliance dates for rules that form the Food Safety Modernization Act. The rules include the following: Preventive Controls for Human Food Preventive Controls for Animal Food Produce Safety Foreign Supplier Verification Sanitary Transportation Intentional Adulteration A graphic timeline that lists the key […] Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Gear Up for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017!Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. Many more people die from other conditions that were complicated by an antibiotic-resistant infection. U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 13-19, 2017, is an annual […] Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Take Action: National Health IT Week 2017National Health IT Week (NHIT Week), which will take place October 2-6, 2017, is a nationwide awareness week that highlights the value of healthcare IT and offers healthcare stakeholders an opportunity to unite under one banner, one message: the benefits health information technology can bring to U.S. healthcare. This year, NHIT Week’s points of engagement will focus on: Supporting... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance ReportIncreasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to address persistent challenges and emerging threats. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance Report, 2016. For a third year in a row, rates […] Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss |
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