CDC data shows spike in respiratory illnesses during holiday season and its burden on the healthcare system
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revealed tens of thousands of people are being admitted to hospitals each week for one of three sicknesses, the flu, COVID-19, or RSV.
More powerful MRI option helps doctors pinpoint hard-to-find lesions that cause epilepsy
Almost three and a half million people suffer from epilepsy โ a disorder of the brain that can cause seizures. For some, these seizures can be controlled with medication, others will need brain surgery, which can be risky. But now, new technology is helping doctors pinpoint whatโs causing the seizures better than ever before.
Iโm a psychiatrist and this is my mental health toolkit for myself
More people are seeking mental health treatment than ever before. The CDC reports more than 21 percent of people are seeing a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, counselor, or social worker. But what keeps our mental health professionals sane? And what can we learn from them?
Guns killed record number of children in 2021: CDC report
Children in the United States are more likely to die at the hands of a gun than in a car crash, from a drug overdose or cancer. That's just one of the troubling statistics in a new Centers for Disease Control study--- that found firearms killed a record number of children in 2021.
Suicide rates reach record high; one local woman is trying to help with murals across Jacksonville
Suicide deaths reached a record high in the U.S. last year. Data from the CDC shows at least 49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022.One local woman is working to raise awareness for mental health with murals all across Jacksonville that direct people to get help. The latest mural is in San Marco Square and is one of eleven in the city.
CDC survey on youth mental health should be a wake-up call to parents, school administrators, expert says
Almost 60% of U.S. high school girls reported feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2021, representing a 60% increase in these emotions among girls over the past 10 years, according to a newly-released survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Duval schools youth risk behavior survey terminated by state
The Commissioner of Education sent a letter to the Duval Schoolsโ Superintendent, Dr. Diana Greene, โstrongly urgingโ that the district needs to end its participation in a CDC youth-risk behavior survey (YRBS) and instead participate in a new one developed by the state.
A panel of experts answer questions about the COVID-19 booster shot during an FDA meeting
How often should Americans get their booster shot against COVID-19, and how important is the booster to you if youโve already been infected with COVID-19? Those are questions a panel of experts set out to answer during an FDA meeting, the information will be passed on to the CDC.
Federal agencies helping Florida investigate listeria outbreak linked to ice cream
The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is helping the Florida Department of Health and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigate a listeria outbreak linked to ice cream, the FDA said Tuesday.
CDC warns against cruise ship travel, regardless of vaccination status
In a potentially ominous message for Floridaโs cruise-ship industry, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that people should avoid cruise travel โregardless of vaccination statusโ because of the spread of COVID-19.
Florida COVID-19 cases at lowest level in nearly 3 months
Florida has gone six straight days with fewer than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases and the Department of Healthโs weekly increase was only 25,792 -- down nearly one-third from last week and the smallest 7-day increase since the second week of July.