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The agency says the menthol gets people hooked easier and makes it harder for them to break the addiction.

The CDC shows a continued drop in flu hospitalizations, but other indicators were up — including states with high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses. Florida numbers are trending down.

The CDC did not say how common these deaths are or whether they are more common in the Dominican Republic. It does suggest steps that medical tourists should consider before traveling to get work done.

Experts said that small DNA fragments found in the vaccines are not cause for concern. Cells are needed to make vaccines, and those cells contain DNA.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo called for a "halt" in the use of the mRNA vaccines, contradicting recommendations from federal health agencies.

After hospitals, pharmacies and the state refused to help, an Orlando mother shares her journey in trying to get her 8-month-old daughter the COVID-19 vaccination.

As respiratory virus activity picks up around the country, vaccine levels remain below last year's totals, according to the CDC. Cohen has been on national blitz to improve those numbers.

Measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year and cases rose after vaccination levels dramatically dropped during the pandemic, leading health agencies said.

Despite flu activity spiking in Florida, pediatric vaccine levels are lagging behind the rest of the country.

Florida Department of Health data show the bug seems to be affecting kids the most, with a majority of state outbreaks in child care facilities.

About 10% of high school students said they had used e-cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% from the same survey last year. However, vaping among middle schoolers was about the same.

In the CDC's Vital Signs report, the agency suggests more than double the number of health workers reported harassment at work in 2022 than in 2018, including threats, bullying and verbal abuse from patients and co-workers.