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Tag Archives: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Asking the Right Questions: How Many Medicare Participants Are At Risk of Harm from Prescription Opioids?
Over 14 million Medicare participants received opioid prescriptions in 2016—which cost the government over $4 billion. Because of the recent increase in opioid overdoses, Medicare monitors participants that might be overutilizing opioids. However, we found that there are more Medicare … Continue reading
Breast Cancer and Young Women
Young women account for 11% of all new cases of breast cancer in the United States. They tend to be diagnosed at a later stage and experience worse outcomes and unique issues—such as fertility concerns. Listen to Marcia Crosse, a … Continue reading
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October 27, 2016
Tagged BRAC, breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, Bring Your Brave, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, EARLY Act, HC, health education, Know: BRCA, young women, Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009, younger women
National Immunization Awareness Month
Let’s face it: no one likes getting shots. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccinations help protect everyone from infants to elderly people against all sorts of dangerous and potentially lethal diseases. Each August the CDC … Continue reading
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August 25, 2015
Tagged CDC, CDC vaccine recommendations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CHIP vaccine coverage, HC, Katherine Iritani, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare vaccine coverage, National Immunization Awareness Month, NIAM, recommended vaccines, shingles vaccine shortage, shingles vax, vaccines for kids, vax for adults, vax for kids
Responding to Infectious Diseases
Although this is the first time Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States, it’s not the first infectious disease we’ve faced. From flu and SARS, to Lyme disease and West Nile Virus, we have had opportunities to learn from … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care
Tagged biosurveillance, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, ebola, flexible manufacturing, flu, H1N1, HC, health, health care, HHS, HSJ, outbreak, pandemic, SARS, SI, Strategic National Stockpile, vaccinations, vaccine, virus
Don’t Get Burned—Burn Awareness Week
Hot drinks, fireplaces, space heaters—as people try to beat the cold, it makes sense to ensure that they’re ready to treat potential burn injuries. That’s why the first week in February is National Burn Awareness Week, an annual observation to … Continue reading