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Investigation of Multistate Salmonella Outbreak: Peanut Butter
5/23 FDA: Do not eat, serve, or sell certain recalled Jif peanut butter products
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Press Release : National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
5/23/22 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths
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Nine Tips for Talking With Kids About Trauma
5/20/22 As much as we might want to, we can’t always protect children from witnessing violence and tragedy in the world, whether its mass shootings, terrorist attacks, or war.
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Eliminating Race-Based Medicine
5/18/22 A powerful call to action from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) demands critical self-evaluation and fundamental changes in the practice of medicine to end long-standing inequities in health care.
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Showing Up Matters for R.E.A.L. : Communicating with Students and Families
5/16/22 As the ripple effects of the pandemic continue to rattle the nation, paying attention to attendance is more crucial than ever.
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Drug Overdose Deaths in U.S. Hit Record High in 2021, CDC Reports
5/12/22 Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States has recorded the highest number of deaths in a calendar year.
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Discover Year-Round Drug Disposal Options Near You
5/9/22 DEA's most recent Take Back Day took place on Saturday, April 30. Since 2010, Take Back Day has removed more than 15,268,473 pounds of medication from circulation.
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CDC- Prevent Lyme Disease
5/5/22 Before gardening, camping, hiking, or just playing outdoors, make preventing tick bites part of your plans.
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Needle-Free Epinephrine Options Are On The Horizon
5/3/22 Epinephrine is the only effective treatment for serious allergic reactions called anaphylaxis, yet people with prescriptions for the lifesaving medication often don't carry their auto-injectors, and many hesitate to use them.
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Playing Outside: Why It’s Important for Kids
4/29/22 No matter what the weather brings, playing outside is good for kids.
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FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children
4/26/22 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing
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CDC Issues Nationwide Alert Over Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak in Children
4/22/22 Unexplained cases of hepatitis in children have health officials on both sides of the Atlantic puzzled and concerned.
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New Staff Development Series on Addressing Human Trafficking in America’s Schools
4/19/22 The U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Supportive Schools Staff Development Series Offering
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New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Announces Emergence of Recently Identified, Highly Contagious Omicron Subvariants in New York
4/14/21 NYSDOH Urges Continued Vigilance Against COVID-19: Department's Wadsworth Center Identifies Two Sub-lineages of BA.2—BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1—Potentially Contributing to Increased Transmission Reported in Central New York and Surrounding Regions.
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CDC Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens
4/12/22 To learn more about COVID-19 vaccine information and safety for children and teens CDC has released updated resources.
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Test to Treat
4/6/22 The new nationwide Test to Treat initiative provides quick access to free treatment for COVID-19.
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CDC Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021
4/1/22 New CDC data highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our nation’s youth
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Transgender Day of Visibility
3/31/22 Observed internationally on March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility
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CDC New Quarantine and Isolation Calculator
3/29/22 CDC’s new calculator takes the stress out of deciding when, and for how long, people with COVID-19 and close contacts need to stay home, get tested, and wear a well-fitting mask.
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NYC May Lift Rules Requiring Face Masks for Children Under 5
3/24/22 City officials said if trends continue as they have, they will lift the mandate.
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MedWatch - The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
3/23/22 SYMJEPI (Epinephrine) Injection by Adamis Pharmaceuticals: Recall - Due to Potential Manufacturing Defect
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FDA MedWatch: Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizer Recall
3/21/22 Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizer by Kao USA: Recall - Due to Presence of Pluralibacter gergoviae
