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DeSantis ponders ending AP classes for Florida students

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

CDC: Teen girls see spike in behavioral health concerns

Teen girls who experience persistent feelings of hopelessness or sadness skyrocketed over the past decade, according to a 10-year survey released Monday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023

One in 10 US girls say they’ve been raped, shocking CDC figures reveal

High school girls are ‘engulfed in a growing wave of violence and trauma,’ federal researchers say

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

US registers rise in highly infectious norovirus causing stomach illness

CDC says positive tests for virus, which causes nausea, diarrhea and stomach pain, peaked at 16% in January

The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2023

16% of North Carolina residents have had long COVID. Here’s an updated guide to the condition

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — About 16% of North Carolinians — one of the highest rates in the country — have experienced long COVID, according to a recent CDC survey.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023

Clusters of eye drop-linked infections found in 4 states

Clusters of infections linked to the use of eye drops have been found in four states, according to U.S. health officials tracking the outbreak that’s already led to the death of one person.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023

CDC adds COVID vaccines to list of routine vaccines for kids and adults

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added COVID-19 vaccinations to a list of suggested routine immunizations, but they in no way mandate vaccines.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023

As the pandemic ebbs, an influential COVID tracker shuts down

After three years, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center is ceasing operations. Its data dashboards and maps became go-to sources for information from the early days of the pandemic.

WEKU · Feb 10, 2023

‘Badly handled’: Azeem Rafiq racism investigation slammed by one of the charged cricketers

Richard Pyrah, who was charged by the ECB amid the Yorkshire racism scandal, will not appear at the CDC panel’s public hearing next month

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Majority of COVID deaths attributed to older people: WHO analysis

80% of the COVID deaths occurred among people aged more than 60 years, an analysis of the COVID pandemic, which was first detected in Wuhan, China has found and stressed on the importance of vaccine coverage for older people.

The Times of India · Feb 9, 2023