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Infants with Congenital Disorders Identified Through Newborn Screening

 

The figure is a photograph of the CDC Emergency Operations Center with text about a new report from MMWR on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

 

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The figure describes how four in 10 U.S. adults reported avoiding medical care because of concerns related to COVID-19.

Delay or Avoidance of Medical Care Because of COVID-19–Related Concerns — United States, June 2020

During the pandemic, four in 10 U.S. adults reported avoiding medical care because of concerns related to COVID-19. Delaying or avoiding emergency care was more common among persons with disabilities and persons with two or more underlying conditions.

QUICKSTATS

The figure is a map of the United States showing that in 2018, the age-adjusted lung cancer death rate in the United States was 34.8 per 100,000. Twenty-one states had a higher lung cancer death rate than the national rate, 15 states and DC had lower death rates, and 14 states had rates that were not statistically different from the national rate. Most states with higher death rates were in the Midwest or Southeast. The five states with the highest age-adjusted lung cancer death rates were Kentucky (53.5), West Virginia (50.8), Mississippi (49.6), Arkansas (47.4), and Oklahoma (46.8). The five jurisdictions with the lowest lung cancer death rates were Utah (16.4), New Mexico (22.5), Colorado (23.0), DC (24.6), and California (25.0).

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The figure is a photo of a young man holding a PrEP pill with text about a free CE activity on considerations for preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among adolescents.

 

 

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