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Posted on September 7, 2021, updated on September 16, 2021 by Director

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CDC Releases Data on Chronic Diseases and Related Risk Factors
2021 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are now available through CDC’s easy-to-use web-based tool.
Number of States with High Rates of Adult Obesity More Than Doubles
Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35% of residents with adult obesity - more than doubling the number of states with a high obesity prevalence since 2018 - according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Many Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Not Receiving Lifesaving Screening and Treatment
In 2019, less than half of children aged 2–16 years with sickle cell anemia received the recommended screening for stroke, a common complication of the disease, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.
CDC announces $90M funding to support Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence (PGCoE) network
Today, CDC announced 5-year awards to five state public health departments. The awards will establish the Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence (PGCoE) network.
Four in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable
More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable, according to 2017-2019 data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs), which are representatives of diverse clinical and non-clinical backgrounds who review the circumstances around pregnancy-related deaths to identify recommendations to prevent future deaths.
New Vital Signs Report: Children with sickle cell anemia are at risk for stroke and other complications
Sickle cell anemia, a blood disorder that primarily affects Black and African American people, can cause severe pain and shorten life expectancy by more than 20 years. Yet, few children with the disease are getting the recommended screening and treatment to prevent life-threatening complications such as stroke.
CDC opening applications for Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program
Today, local, state, and territorial health departments, as well as tribal governments and local non-governmental organizations, can partner together and begin submitting requests to access monkeypox vaccine through the recently announced Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program
United States confirmed as country with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
CDC today announced that polioviruses found in New York, both from the case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated adult in Rockland County and in several wastewater samples from communities near the patient’s residence, meet the World Health Organization (WHO)’s criteria for circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) – meaning that poliovirus continues to be transmitted in […]
CDC Recommends the First Updated COVID-19 Booster
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendations for use of updated COVID-19 boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for people ages 12 years and older and from Moderna for people ages 18 years and older.
Increased Use of Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose
The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment longer and reducing their risk of medically treated overdose, according to a new study.
CDC Investigation Notice Update: CDC Updates Number of People Ill in E. coli Outbreak with Unknown Source
A CDC investigation notice update regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections is now live.
CDC Recommends Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo that Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adolescents ages 12 through 17.
CDC Issues Update on Search for Source of Midwestern E. coli Outbreak
A CDC investigation notice update regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections is now live.
CDC assisting Michigan and Ohio with E. coli O157 outbreak with unknown food source
A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections is now live.
CDC streamlines COVID-19 guidance to help the public better protect themselves and understand their risk
Today, CDC is streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus.
Federal Health Agencies Unveil National Tool to Measure Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Environmental Justice, announce the release of the Environmental Justice Index (EJI).
Federal Health Agencies Unveil National Tool to Measure Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Environmental Justice, announce the release of the Environmental Justice Index (EJI).
Statement from Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director, CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on the passing of Tonya Moore, Tips From Former Smokers® participant
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tonya Moore. At age 38, Tonya was diagnosed with heart failure because of cigarette smoking.
New CDC Data Reveal Less Than a Third of People Diagnosed with Hepatitis C Receive Timely Treatment for the Deadly, yet Curable, Infection
A new CDC Vital Signs report finds that too few people diagnosed with hepatitis C are being treated, despite availability of medications capable of curing this viral infection
CDC Media Briefing — New Vital Signs Report: Hepatitis C is deadly, but curable
CDC Media Briefing — New Vital Signs Report Hepatitis C is deadly, but curable: Why are so few Americans getting treatment?

Health News

‘Old style’ tenofovir really may protect against COVID, large US study finds

4 October 2022

A study in over 20,000 men living with HIV in the United States has found the strongest evidence yet that tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF – the older formulation of tenofovir that in the US has been largely replaced by the newer tenofovir alafenamide or TAF) may help to protect against symptomatic COVID infection, hospitalisation and admission to intensive care. [...]

MRI imaging used to find areas of active HIV replication in the body

4 October 2022

A research team led by Dr Denis Beckford-Vera of the University of San Francisco, California, have undertaken a first in-human study to identify areas of HIV replication using a new scanning technique that combines MRI imaging and radioactively labelled monoclonal antibodies. Viral reservoirs were identified not only in the gut and lymph nodes, but also the nose and bone marrow. [...]

Liver fibrosis may not improve beyond one year after hepatitis C cure

4 October 2022

After being cured of hepatitis C, markers of liver fibrosis do not continue to decline one year beyond cure, a study of women living with HIV and hepatitis C in the United States has found. The results challenge the assumption that most people with hepatitis C can expect to experience a long-term improvement in liver health after hepatitis C cure and highlight the need for ongoing monitoring of liver fibrosis after hepatitis C, say the study investigators. [...]

Good luck Louisa!

4 October 2022

This Sunday 2 October, more than 40,000 people will be taking part in the London Marathon. One of these is Louisa Hewett, who we are thrilled is running for NAM aidsmap. Louisa lives in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, with her husband Phil and Luna, her springer spaniel, who loves to join her for runs! Louisa took up running 12 years ago and has also completed triathlons in recent years. [...]

Gay Muslim men living with HIV in Senegal are being persecuted and report shame, violence and isolation

4 October 2022

Gay Muslim men living with HIV in Dakar face persecution such as violence and incarceration due to their sexuality. Many are socially isolated, often because of religious or political factors, despite same-sex relationships being historically acceptable. Researchers at the University of Rochester in the US and the University Cheikh Anta Diop in Senegal aimed to research the impact that the combination of these different forms of stigma had on these men and their lived experiences. [...]

Food insecurity among women in sub-Saharan Africa doubles the risk of HIV acquisition

4 October 2022

Data from over 112,000 adults in six African countries shows that living in food-insecure households doubled women’s risk of acquiring HIV. In contrast, no significant risk was noted in men. Food insecure women also reported higher rates of transactional sex, early sexual debut (occurring before 15 years), forced sex, and sex with much older men. The women compounded their risk by not using condoms with partners of unknown or positive HIV status. [...]

Merck restarts islatravir HIV treatment studies, but abandons monthly PrEP

4 October 2022

Merck plans to start new clinical trials of HIV treatment using a lower dose of its experimental antiretroviral islatravir, which has been on hold since late last year due to safety concerns, the company announced this week. Studies of islatravir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will be discontinued, and there was no announcement about the development of implants or injections. [...]

Success in containing and treating HIV among people injecting drugs in the UK has stalled in recent years

4 October 2022

Despite the United Kingdom’s successful containment of HIV infection among people injecting drugs, progress towards lowering HIV prevalence and improving HIV care and treatment uptake within this population has stalled in the past ten years. [...]

Facts not fear: NAM at 35

4 October 2022

The first AIDS case in the UK was reported in December 1981. Three years later there were just over 100 cases, almost all of them among gay and bisexual men; over 40 of them had died. At a time when homophobia in the UK was deeply entrenched it was unclear when, or if, the government would take action. [...]

Better viral suppression with dolutegravir than other antiretrovirals in pregnancy, but not all guidelines recommend it

4 October 2022

Pregnant women taking dolutegravir were significantly more likely to have a fully suppressed viral load at the time of delivery compared to women taking atazanavir/ritonavir or raltegravir, researchers in the United States report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers say that their findings support the use of dolutegravir in preference to atazanavir/ritonavir or raltegravir during pregnancy, with darunavir/ritonavir as an alternative where dolutegravir use is not feasible. [...]

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