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#STATOFTHEDAY Drug overdose deaths linked to synthetic opioids, excluding methadone, such as fentanyl decreased by 35% from 2023 to 2024 https://t.co/PKfXNfUet2

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#STATOFTHEDAY The U.S. death rate for the total population decreased almost 4% from 2023 to 2024 https://t.co/8xuj0oAPKI

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#STATOFTHEDAY In 2024, life expectancy reached a record high of 79 years, up from 78.4 in 2023 https://t.co/8xuj0oAPKI

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New NCHS report on maternal syphilis rates is now available: https://t.co/fOuEY12sUf

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#STATOFTHEDAY Compared with 2023, the provisional infant mortality rate in 2024 increased in West Virginia and declined in North Carolina https://t.co/VV4NvdlMT5

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#STATOFTHEDAY The US fertility rate was 53.6 births per 1,000 women ages 15-44 in the 3rd quarter of 2025, down slightly from 54.6 the year before https://t.co/JAaYRVaNlO

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#STATOFTHEDAY In 2024, the U.S. provisional infant mortality rate was 5.52 infant deaths per 1,000 births, not significantly different from the rate in 2023 (5.61) https://t.co/VV4NvdlMT5

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#STATOFTHEDAY Percentage of U.S adults aged 65+ who had an influenza vaccine decreased from 70.5% in 2019 to 67.1% in 2024 https://t.co/pnFz2hFg1V

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#STATOFTHEDAY ​1 in 5 children had a seasonal allergy, 12.7% had eczema, and 5.3% had a food allergy in 2024 https://t.co/JsjdXqcqHn

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#STATOFTHEDAY Alcohol-specific emergency department visits for U.S. females nearly doubled, rising from 701,000 to 1,374,000 between 2003-2004 and 2021-2022 https://t.co/2bQ06FudJP

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#STATOFTHEDAY Alcohol-specific emergency department visits for U.S. males doubled from nearly 2M to 4M between 2003-2004 and 2021-2022 https://t.co/2bQ06FudJP

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#STATOFTHEDAY Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. decreased 20.6% during the one-year period ending in August 2025 https://t.co/twaAZEPzvD

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#STATOFTHEDAY About one quarter of U.S. adults had a seasonal allergy, 7.7% had eczema, and 6.7% had a food allergy in 2024 https://t.co/5U7wATC2Wa

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#STATOFTHEDAY Among types of medical help to prevent pregnancy loss, almost 3% of women ages 20-49 used bed rest or activity limitations https://t.co/wZ1V6n0D8k

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NCHS releases report on allergies among children https://t.co/JsjdXqcqHn

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#STATOFTHEDAY Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. children reported having a seasonal allergy, eczema, or food allergy in 2024 https://t.co/JsjdXqcqHn

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NCHS releases new report on allergies among adults https://t.co/5U7wATC2Wa

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#STATOFTHEDAY Almost a third of U.S. adults had at least one allergy in 2024 https://t.co/5U7wATC2Wa

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#STATOFTHEDAY Almost 30% of health center visits by adults with opioid use disorder also included a diagnosis of nicotine use disorder https://t.co/9f47y4gi3S