One-third of adults do not get enough sleep

February 19, 2016 While adults are recommended to get at least 7 hours of sleep each night, new research shows that many people get less than that amount. CDC researchers looked at data from the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess the prevalence...

NACDS announces RFP to improve immunization collaboration

February 19, 2016 The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) has announced a request-for-proposals (RFP) that will result in up to two awards of $300,000 each for demonstration projects to foster health care collaboration across the care continuum to...

Influenza activity increasing in United States

February 19, 2016 CDC reports that influenza activity was low overall from October through mid-December 2015, but activity began to increase in late December and continued to increase slowly through early February 2016. Influenza A viruses have been most common, with...