Highlights
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As public health advocates continue to defend the Affordable Care Act from attacks in Congress and the courts, rates of health care uninsurance in the U.S. have remained stagnant.
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CDC is calling on governments, businesses and other organizations around the world to commit to taking action against antibiotic resistance, one of the world’s most urgent threats to health.
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Funding cuts are making it harder for health care navigators to help people enroll in insurance, but they aren't giving up.
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Poor-quality health care contributes to up to 8 million deaths in low- and middle-income countries each year, but interventions can be carried out at multiple levels to close the gap in quality of care.
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Older people with weak muscles are 50 percent more likely to die earlier, according to a study released in July.
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Countries around the world are committing to action on tuberculosis, the globe’s leading infectious disease killer, but progress must further advance to reach global targets of ending the epidemic by 2030.
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