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Pre-diabetes numbers rising in Louisiana, doctors on how to stay healthy
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Doctors in Louisiana say more and more teenagers and pre-teens are getting diagnosed with ...
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Louisiana confirms first human case of West Nile in 2025. Here's where.
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile virus this year in an individual from Livingston Parish. The person was hospitalized due to complications from ...
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Bird flu emergency is over, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ended its emergency response to the H5N1 bird flu and said Monday it will ...
CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have prediabetes, but experts question scant data
In 2023, nearly 1 in 3 U.S. youngsters ages 12 to 17 had prediabetes, according to recently released data from the U.S.
US measles cases hit highest number in 33 years: CDC
Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data ...
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CDC streamlines bird flu and influenza reporting
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 7 announced ( it is streamlining H5N1 bird flu updates with its routine ...
CDC ends bird flu emergency
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended its emergency response to the H5N1 avian flu. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that the ...