Suicide Rates Have Increased Across the U.S. Since 1999
From 1999 through 2016, suicide rates increased in nearly every state, according to a new report.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Decade After the FDA Warned Doctors About Methadone, States Finally Stopped Recommending It
When used as a pain reliever, methadone is especially likely to cause unintentional overdoses.
New CDC Data Shows a Jump in Opioid-Related Overdoses
Over 63,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016.
Republicans Agree the CDC Can Research Gun Violence
Rather than a full repeal of the Dickey Amendment, Republicans agree to include a provision in the spending bill to clarify that they never prohibited research on gun violence in the first place.
Emergency Room Visits for Opioid Overdoses Went Up 30 Percent Last Year
It seems few corners of America have been spared the ravages of opioid misuse.
The CDC Plans to Reduce Disease Prevention Initiatives
Beginning in 2019, the CDC will phase out the program to include only 10 countries.
CDC Director Resigns After Financial Conflicts of Interest Come to Light
Reports published this week showed that Brenda Fitzgerald invested in tobacco companies' stock while heading the CDC.
A New Government Report Finds the Zika Virus Caused a Big Uptick in Serious Birth Defects in 2016
The surge is also expected to show up in last year's data.
Trump's CDC Word Ban Is Institutional Warfare
The banned CDC words represent the deliberate erasure of certain concepts—and people—from the bureaucratic categories that are channels for state power.
How Many Government Reports About Drugs Do We Really Need?
In the past two years, government agencies have produced at least four reports about drug use in America, totaling more than 800 pages. Have they done any good?
The Flu Hits Harder in Poorer Neighborhoods
But there's a solution: the annual flu vaccine.
Curbing the Opioid Epidemic in Massachusetts
A handful of insurance companies have begun programs that connect their members with social workers.
Should Women Who Drink Use Birth Control?
Forty percent of births in America are unintended, which can lead to unhealthier babies and kids. But is treating every woman as "pre-pregnant" the answer?
Needle Exchanges Work
Volunteers in inner cities launched the United States' first needle exchange programs, but now the need has moved to suburban and rural America.
How a Concerned Mother Uncovered Flint, Michigan’s Lead-Laden Tap Water
Toxic tap water is just not acceptable in 2015 (in Flint, Michigan, or anywhere else).
Bad Medicine: Consumers Want Meat Without Antibiotics, and Major Brands Are Noticing
Used responsibly, antibiotics are lifesavers that keep horrific infections at bay. But pumping our livestock full of these wonder drugs could lead to devastating results.
A New Kind of Emergency Preparedness
How hospitals are getting ready to face a rapidly changing climate.
Why Don't We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year?
Has non-fatal gun violence increased or decreased over the past 10 years? No one really knows.
Meet the Doctor Who Gave $1 Million of His Own Money
Since Congress pressured the CDC to stop funding research on gun violence, Dr. Garen Wintemute has donated more than $1.1 million of his own money to keep his research going.
When the Kids Aren't All Right: Mental Health in the United States
One in five kids in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, according to a new report. And things aren't getting any better.