More in U.S. Dying From Opioids Than On the Roads

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For the first time in history, Americans’ risk of dying from an opioid overdose is higher than their risk of dying in a car accident, the National Safety Council reported Monday. WebMD Health

U.S. Flu Cases Hit 7 Million Mark: CDC

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As of Jan. 5, 15 states and New York City were reporting high flu activity, and it was widespread in 30 states. WebMD Health

U.S. Fertility Rate Drops to 30-Year Low

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Only two states had fertility rate above replacement levels. WebMD Health

U.S. Opioid Crisis Is Top Health Story of 2018

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Rates of opioid-linked fatal overdoses have nearly doubled over the past decade and topped 70,000 in 2017, according to data released in November by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WebMD Health

More U.S. Kids Dying From Guns, Car Accidents

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The recent uptick in deaths from cars and guns represents a reversal of all-time lows in 2013, according to the new report. WebMD Health

CDC: U.S. Flu Activity Low Right Now, but Rising

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Flu activity is still fairly low, but, as expected, has slowly increased over the last few weeks, CDC officials say. WebMD Health

U.S. Gun Deaths Reach Record High

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The numbers, which were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show that 2017 had the highest number of gun deaths going back to at least 1979, when gun deaths started to be included in death data, CNN reported. WebMD Health

New Disease-Bearing Tick Could Spread Through U.S.

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Huge swaths of land along the Eastern seaboard, the Midwest and the South would provide highly suitable habitat for the bloodsucking parasite, computer models predict. WebMD Health

Almost Half of U.S. Adults to Skip Flu Shot

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Results showed that 43% of adults have received the flu shot and that 14% had not yet been vaccinated but planned to be. Yet 41% of adults surveyed said they did not plan to get vaccinated. About 2% were undecided or did not respond. WebMD Health