Suicide Rates Rise across the United States
Atlanta, GA--Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and...
LASD New Brochures to Prepare Students in Case of Active Shooter Emergency to be...
LOS ANGELES—Active shooter incidents are on the rise. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, nearly half of active shooter incidents happen in everyday...
More than 76 Million Students Enrolled in U.S. Schools
Washington, DC-- According to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of students nationwide enrolled in school was 76.4 million...
Overall Cancer Mortality in the U.S. Continues to Decline: CDC
Atlanta, GA--The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that, for all cancer sites combined, cancer death rates continued...
Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reach Epidemic Levels in California
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released final data on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in California in 2018. According to...
Two More Cases of 2019-nCov Confirmed in San Benito County, California
San Benito County, CA –Two cases of 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been confirmed in San Benito County.
The confirmed cases are related; husband and wife,...
COVID-19 Update: FDA Authorizes First Test for Patient At-Home Sample Collection
Washington, DC--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency...
NIH Delivering New COVID-19 Testing Technologies to Meet U.S. Demand
Washington, DC--The National Institutes of Health is investing $248.7 million in new technologies to address challenges associated with COVID-19 testing (which detects SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus)....
DHS, ICE Announce Arrests of more than 170 at-large Aliens in Sanctuary Jurisdictions
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday the conclusion of a week-long targeted enforcement...
Tobacco Product Use Down Among American Youths in 2020
Atlanta, GA--A report out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), found...
