Painting with purpose: Youth Zone healthcare facility opens in Bellville South
Painting with purpose: New Youth Zone healthcare facility opens in Bellville South The Bellville South Community Day Centre (CDC) has officially opened a dedicated adolescent and youth friendly clinic (youth…
CDC Shares Improved Response Plan to Public Health Threats
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched its updated Public Health Data Strategy for 2024-2025 and a companion 2023 Lookback Report. First launched in 2023, the strategy…
SE Healthcare Announces First Nurse Burnout Software Program to Meet CDC Guidelines for Wellness
At SE Healthcare, we are committed to not only supporting our healthcare workers through our Burnout Prevention Program but also inspiring a shift towards a more sustainable and wellbeing-focused healthcare…
CDC warns of fake Botox that has sent 4 people to hospital
Federal authorities are sounding the alarm about possibly counterfeit Botox that has left at least six people sick with botulism-like illnesses. People in at least two states have been hospitalized…
Why Aren’t Some Women Getting Screening Mammograms? Social Factors May Be to Blame
Factors such as social isolation, lack of transportation, and financial concerns are preventing some women from getting recommended screening mammograms, a CDC Vital Signs report found. The study “shows that…
Cost and Access Are Not the Only Barriers Women Face in Getting Lifesaving Mammograms | CDC Online Newsroom
A new CDC Vital Signs study finds that only about 65% of women ages 50-74, with three or more health-related social needs, are up to date with their mammograms. Breast…
CDC director talks public health initiatives, cultural competency during event in Springdale
SPRINGDALE — Health initiatives throughout Northwest Arkansas are focusing on community connection and cultural competency. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Mandy Cohen spoke with regional health care…
CDC warns clinicians to look out for bird flu cases
Photo: SDI Productions/Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending a warning to clinicians and state health departments regarding new cases of avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly…
CDC Issues Warning About the Rise in Invasive Meningococcal Disease
The Centers for Disease Control issued a warning to alert the public of the rise in bacterial infections. In an official health advisory sent out on March 28, the CDC…
CDC issues bird flu infection health alert
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert Friday to inform healthcare centers and the public of a confirmed human infection of the bird flu. A…