Top 5 Takeaways Increasing Prevalence of HDPs: The prevalence of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) increased from 13.3% in 2017 to 15.9% in 2019 among delivery hospitalizations. Age and Racial
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Top 5 Takeaways Geographic Variation in Mortality Trends: COPD mortality rates among women did not change significantly overall from 1999 to 2019, but increased in the Midwest and small metropolitan
Top 5 Takeaways Investigation and Findings: Between October 2021 and February 2022, nine pediatric patients were identified with severe hepatitis of unknown etiology and concomitant adenovirus infection in Alabama. Clinical
Top 5 Takeaways Increased Protection with Boosters: Additional primary or booster COVID-19 vaccine doses significantly enhance protection against the Omicron variant in nursing home residents, showing a relative vaccine effectiveness
Top 5 Takeaways Decrease in West Nile Virus Incidence: The national incidence of neuroinvasive West Nile Virus (WNV) disease in 2020 was 59% lower than the median annual incidence from
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Overdose Deaths: From 2019 to 2020, overdose deaths among Hispanic persons in Nevada spiked by 119.7%, a much higher rate compared to the overall
Top 5 Takeaways Rabies Vaccination Recommendations Updated: A new 2-dose intramuscular rabies vaccination series on days 0 and 7 has replaced the previous 3-dose schedule, aimed at increasing adherence and
Top 5 Takeaways Significant Increase in Firearm Homicides: The overall firearm homicide rate soared by nearly 35% from 2019 to 2020, marking the highest rate since 1994. This rise was
Top 5 Takeaways Sharp Decline in WPV1 Cases: Afghanistan and Pakistan reported a significant reduction in wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in 2021, highlighting the impact of ongoing eradication
Top 5 Takeaways Increasing Trend in Gabapentin-Involved Overdoses: Analysis of data from the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) showed a rise in gabapentin detection and involvement in overdose