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  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its blood lead reference value (BLRV)  from 5 µg/dL to 3.5 µg/dL in response to the Lead Exposure Prevention and Advisory Committee (LEPAC)  recommendation made on May 14, 2021. The BLRV is intended to identify children with higher levels of …

CDC published new science reinforcing that vaccination is the best protection against COVID-19. In a new MMWR examining more than 7,000 people across 9 states who were hospitalized with COVID-like illness, CDC found that those who were unvaccinated and had a recent infection were 5 times more likely to have …

  To save more lives from drug overdose, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched four complementary education campaigns intended to reach young adults ages 18—34 years. The campaigns provide information about the prevalence and dangers of fentanyl, the risks and consequences of mixing drugs, the life-saving …

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the recruitment, training, and development of a new generation of public health leaders who will be ready to respond to the nation’s public …

  The Jama’Are Local Government Area in Bauchi State, in the embattled North East of Nigeria, has taken delivery of a newly built and well-equipped 10-bed space pediatrics ward, medical laboratory, with water facilities and water treatment plant powered by a10Kva solar system. The donation from Shell Nigeria Exploration and …

CDC has released new data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant people and is recommending all people 12 years of age and older get vaccinated against COVID-19. “CDC encourages all pregnant people or people who are thinking about becoming pregnant and those breastfeeding to get vaccinated to protect …

Following a federal judge’s refusal to put Indiana University’s COVID vaccination mandate on hold until litigation is complete, America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) issued the following statements: James Bopp, Jr., Director of Litigation for America’s Frontline Doctors commented: “Today’s ruling does not end the students’ fight and we plan to appeal …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on July 15 a case of human monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the United States. The person is currently hospitalized in Dallas. CDC is working with the …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrates today’s announcement by the Republic of Guinea (Guinea) Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization that the Ebola outbreak in N’Zérékoré Prefecture is over. The outbreak, which took place in the same area where the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak …

    A state-of-the-art Surgical Theatre and Consulting Rooms complex has been built, equipped and handed over to the Ekpan General Hospital, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. The medical facility was donated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Chevron Nigeria Ltd Joint Venture (CNL) and executed by …