Articles tagged as: Centers for Disease Control
August 2, 2019
Infant Deaths High In Four Midwest States, CDC Says
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio were among the states cited for rates higher than the national average 5.79 per 1,000 live births.
Read MoreMay 17, 2019
CDC Recognizes Opioid Prescribing Review, Led By Indiana Researcher
An Indiana researcher led a national panel that made the recommendations to the CDC about pain management and opioids.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2018
Forty Percent Of Rare 'Polio-Like' Cases Are In The Midwest
Doctors say the disease starts off as a common cold but the virus attacks the spinal cord. There are reports that some patients have needed breathing assistance.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2018
CDC Report: Overdoses At Indiana Emergency Rooms Increase
Indiana and other Midwest states experienced a significantly increased number of overdoses at emergency departments.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2018
Viral Maps Show Exactly How Scott County's HIV Outbreak Spread
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used a novel disease-mapping method to study how the 2015 HIV outbreak was transmitted.
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2017
Indiana Attorney General Clashes With CDC Over Syringe Exchange Data
Attorney General Curtis Hill, has accused the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of manipulating facts in order to push a "pro-needle-exchange agenda."
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2017
Indiana Overdose Deaths Parallel Depressing National Trend
The CDC reports that the national drug-related death rate has increased more than two and a half times since 1999.
Read MoreOctober 18, 2016
CDC Grant Aims To Reduce Obesity In Indiana
Two Indiana counties have been identified for a community based intervention effort.
Read MoreNovember 6, 2015
Indiana State Department Of Health Department To Retest Hundreds For HIV
The Centers for Disease Control will send 10 disease intervention specialists to Indiana to help with the testing.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2015
Heroin Use Increasing Among Most Groups, CDC Report Finds
Parts of Indiana have witnessed an increasing number of heroin overdoses in recent months. The CDC says overdose deaths have increased nearly 300 percent.
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