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To look at recent data posted on Clemson University’s COVID-19 dashboard, one might assume that viral activity is low on the upstate South Carolina college campus.

COVID-19 may be the most prominent virus of concern in the U.S. now, but public health officials also are preparing for seasonal influenza. And indications are it could be a different season than what the U.S. experienced the past two years.

A North Dakota native has been named to a new and vital health care post. The nation ought to wish her well because the task before her is daunting: overseeing the overhaul of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after its frustrating response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s been said that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

The chief medical advisor became a household name during the COVID years, while being vilified by many on the right

Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the United States — mostly due to COVID-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 14,000 cases recorded by CDC since May

There’s an internet meme about simple tasks that have been bungled, such as misapplied street markings or a misspelled sign, with the snarky superimposed text: “you had one job.”