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www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK news

Thousands more badgers could be killed under proposal to raise target numbers

The government may increase culling targets to 100% in certain areas, potentially leading to the killing of thousands more badgers beyond the original plan.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Covid lab leak should not be ruled out, says Chinese scientist

The possibility the Covid virus leaked from a laboratory should not be ruled out, a former top Chinese government scientist has said.The view of virologist and immunologist Professor George Gao is in stark contrast to that of the Chinese government which dismisses any suggestion the virus may have originated in a Wuhan laboratory.
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Public health
WIRED
2 months ago
Public health

The World's First Malaria Vaccine Program for Children Starts Now

Cameroon has started rolling out routine childhood immunizations using a malaria vaccine called RTS,S or Mosquirix.
The hope is that this vaccine rollout will help relieve the burden of malaria on the country's health care system.
TODAY.com
10 months ago
Public health

FDA panel to vote on the first RSV vaccine for infants, administered to pregnant mothers

An independent advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration will decide on Thursday whether to recommend an RSV vaccine for infants.If eventually approved, the shot, which is made by Pfizer and administered to pregnant mothers, would be the first RSV vaccine for infants in the U.S.
"Before the pandemic, RSV was the No. 1 cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, so this is a big deal," said Dr. Ofer Levy, director of the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children's Hospital.
New York Daily News
10 months ago
Public health

1 dead, 4 hospitalized with suspected fungal meningitis after going to Mexico for surgery

One person died and four others were hospitalized with suspected cases of fungal meningitis after traveling from Texas to Mexico for surgery, according to Texas health officials.The surgeries took place in Matamoros, Mexico, and each of the patients received an epidural injection, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

One year post-Roe, a wave of abortion providers has come to Illinois

The patient narratives were displayed on a screen in the lobby of the new central Illinois abortion clinic on a recent weekend.One abortion seeker traveled hundreds of miles from Florida to end a 22-week pregnancy following a birth control failure."I have infant twins and my previous birth/labor was so traumatic," the patient said.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

State health officials investigating 26 cases of Salmonella

State and federal officials are investigating an outbreak of 26 cases of salmonella infections in northeastern Illinois linked to ground beef.The source of the ground beef has not yet been identified, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Wednesday.The cases have been in Chicago and Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, with people falling ill between April 25 and May 18.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Cannabis, hemp companies in fight over products like delta-8-THC

Intoxicating hemp products like delta-8-THC would be banned in Illinois under a proposal in Springfield - prompting hemp companies to fight for their survival."Big Cannabis has no interest in regulations for hemp companies like mine," Charles Wu, CEO of Nexem hemp grower and Chi'tiva stores that sell delta-8, told the Tribune.
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www.npr.org
9 months ago
Health

Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer

Flames burn on a natural gas-burning stove on January 12, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.New research from Stanford University show gas stoves emit benzene, which is linked to cancer.Scott Olson/Getty Images When the blue flame fires up on a gas stove, there's more than heat coming off the burner.Researchers at Stanford University found that among the pollutants emitted from stoves is benzene, which is linked to cancer.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Number of Legal Abortions Fell by 94K in States With Bans in Months Post-"Dobbs"

The data suggests there were tens of thousands of people forced to carry a pregnancy due to a lack of abortion access.Thousands march and rally in support of legal abortion access in St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 17, 2022.Michael Siluk / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images New data shows that the number of legal abortions plummeted by the thousands in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year, demonstrating the vast chilling effect that bans have had on people's ability to access the procedure.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Gun Deaths Hit Record High of Nearly 49,000 in 2021

Firearms were the leading cause of death for children in 2021, surpassing COVID deaths.An AR-15 style weapon, a magazine with bullets and different style of bullets are displayed on a table on September 23, 2022, in Aurora, Colorado.Joshua Lott / The Washington Post via Getty Images New research based on the latest publicly available data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention finds that 2021 was a record year for gun deaths in the U.S., with deaths hitting a record high for the second year in a row.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Health

Vaccination and awareness could help keep mpox in check this summer

Student pharmacist Charles Liu administered a dose of mpox vaccine at a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health clinic in West Hollywood, Calif., last August.Mario Tama/Getty Images A dozen people came down with mpox in Chicago around early May, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to warn doctors of a potential mpox resurgence.
www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Toronto

Climate change is fuelling a spike in Lyme disease cases across Canada | CBC News

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers Saturday mornings.If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking clicking here.Canadians need to be more vigilant about the rapid growth in Lyme disease cases across the country, as climate change fuels an explosion of tick populations and new hot spots for infection continue to emerge from coast to coast even in places you may not expect.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Health

A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year

X-rays of a patient with tuberculosis, taken in November 2002 in New Jersey, show damage to the lungs.Spencer Platt/Getty Images A Washington state woman who was diagnosed with tuberculosis has been taken into custody after months of refusing treatment or isolation, officials said on Thursday.The Tacoma woman, who is identified in court documents as V.N., was booked into a room "specially equipped for isolation, testing and treatment" at the Pierce County Jail, the local health department said, adding that she will still be able to choose whether she gets the "live-saving treatment she needs."
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Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles

Killing of Crenshaw High athlete marks the latest trauma for L.A.'s Black youth

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Teenagers filled the sidewalk outside a South Los Angeles party last week when gunfire rang out.After the crowd scattered, friends found a Crenshaw High School basketball player dead - the latest example of violence that is disproportionately killing young Black Angelenos, a Times analysis shows.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

State investigators found lapses that could threaten patients at Inglewood hospital

(Nick Ut/Associated Press)

An Inglewood hospital violated federal requirements in ways that could jeopardize patients, including by failing to properly assess and treat birthing patients to reduce the risk of blood clots, a state review found.Centinela Hospital Medical Center repeatedly failed to take steps to prevent patients from suffering potentially deadly clots, which can include using compression devices that improve blood flow in the legs, investigators from the California Department of Public Health found after a February visit.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
Health

We all need Sushi Tuesdays': Lessons in understanding and finding a way forward after suicide

Editor's Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available.Dial or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.orgfor free and confidential support.When Sam Maya, a beloved husband, father, friend, stockbroker and coach, died by suicide 16 years ago, he left a note.He apologized to his wife, Charlotte, for being a burden and telling her and their two sons, then 6 and 8, that he loved them.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Washington State Woman Is Arrested After Refusing TB Treatment

A Washington State woman who for over a year refused a court order to receive treatment for tuberculosis was taken into custody on Thursday, more than three months after a civil warrant was issued for her arrest, the authorities said.The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said in a statement that the woman, who has been identified in court documents only by the initials V.N., had been taken to the Pierce County Jail, where she would be housed in a room that is specially equipped for isolation, testing and treatment.
Mission Local
9 months ago
Mission District

Six SF preschools have unsafe lead levels

Six San Francisco preschools have tested higher than the city's acceptable level of lead, according to emails sent by the school district to teachers and staff.Those preschools are located at E.R. Taylor Elementary School in the Portola, Bryant Elementary School in the Mission, George Washington Carver Elementary in the Bayview, Bret Harte Elementary School in Sunnydale, Grattan Elementary near Parnassus, and Rooftop Elementary School near Twin Peaks, according to Laura Dudnick, the spokesperson for the San Francisco Unified School District.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, Carter Center says

Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady of the United States and wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the Carter Center announced on Tuesday.The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia.She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones, the center announced.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles

Are you putting your baby to sleep safely? Make sure you're following these guidelines

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

In Los Angeles County, a baby dies nearly every week from accidental suffocation, the most common form of unintentional death of infants under 1 year old, according to the the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect.But these deaths can be prevented.The agency's infant safe sleep campaign provides the latest guidelines.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles

COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

With an eye toward enhancing protection against the coronavirus, which is still evolving and circulating, federal health advisors said Thursday that the next round of COVID-19 vaccines should be updated to target the now-dominant XBB strains.The unanimous recommendation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory committee follows that of agency staff, who in a memo acknowledged that while older vaccine formulas can still help stave off severe disease, "protection wanes with time and is reduced against subsequent waves of variant viruses."
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Health

Pfizer warns of a looming penicillin supply shortage

The Pfizer logo is displayed on the exterior of a former Pfizer factory, on May 4, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.Mark Lennihan/AP Pfizer is facing a shortage of penicillin due to increased demand and more diagnoses of syphilis, the company said in a letter to its customers this week.The company said there is an "impending stock out situation" for select Bicillin L-A and Bicillin C-R prefilled syringes, Pfizer's brand name of injectable penicillin.
www.cnn.com
9 years ago
Health

Free pregnancy tests to be placed in Alaska bars

In December, the University of Alaska Anchorage will offer free pregnancy tests in bars Alaska has one of the highest rates of fetal alcohol syndrome in the country This state-funded effort will measure the effectiveness of tests Experts are always looking for creative ways to increase awareness about public health problems.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Health

Gun deaths hit their highest level ever in 2021, with 1 person dead every 11 minutes

The silhouette AR-15-style rifle is displayed on signage for the Firearms Unknown Guns & Ammo gun store in Yuma, Ariz., last week.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Gun deaths in the United States reached an all-time high in 2021 for the second year in a row, with firearms violence the single leading cause of death for children and young adults, according to a new study released by Johns Hopkins University.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
Health

These are the symptoms of HMPV to look out for

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, spiked this spring, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's respiratory virus surveillance systems.It filled hospital intensive care units with young children and seniors who are the most vulnerable to these infections.CNN's Meg Tirrell reports.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

People with type 2 diabetes may benefit from exercising in the afternoon, study shows

People with type 2 diabetes should exercise in the afternoon instead of the morning to manage their blood sugar, a new study has found.In this study, we (have) shown that adults with type 2 diabetes had the greatest improvement in glucose control when they were most active in the afternoon, co-corresponding author Dr. Jingyi Qian, from the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Massachusetts' Brigham and Women's Hospital, said in a statement.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Health

A new nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval

This photo provided by Indivior in May 2023 shows their drug Opvee.U.S. health regulators approved the medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other powerful opioids.Indivior via AP WASHINGTON U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation's drug crisis.
Ars Technica
9 months ago
OMG science

Our fall COVID boosters will likely be a monovalent XBB formula

Vaccine boosters developed for Fall 2021 are likely to be a monovalent XBB formula, meaning it will target only one type of the virus.
This monovalent formula could potentially provide better protection against new variants of the virus, which are constantly arising.
Vaccine boosters are necessary to provide long-term protection against the virus and to prevent the emergence of new variants.
Ars Technica
9 months ago
OMG science

Dangerous brain abscesses spiked in US kids as COVID restrictions dropped

1. Brain abscesses in US children increased significantly in the months following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. 2. The increase in abscesses was especially pronounced in areas where restrictions were lifted earlier and more quickly. 3. The study's authors suggest that the increase in abs
Ars Technica
9 months ago
OMG science

COVID outbreak at CDC gathering infects 181 disease detectives

1. Large gatherings of people, even those from a single organization, can be high-risk for COVID-19 transmission despite proper safety protocols.
2. Public health professionals should continue to take extra precaution when interacting with colleagues in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
3. The
Ars Technica
10 months ago
OMG science

Two dead in US from tainted surgeries in Mexico; 206 more may have brain infections

1. Two people have died in the US due to tainted surgeries performed in Mexico, and 206 more may have brain infections as a result.
2. The surgeries in question were performed at a medical clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, with unsterilized equipment and no oversight or regulation.
Ars Technica
10 months ago
OMG science

Woman with untreated TB still on the lam three months after arrest warrant

1. Tuberculosis can be a serious public health issue if left untreated, as it can spread quickly and be resistant to normal treatments.
2. Law enforcement faces a unique challenge when trying to track down fugitives with tuberculosis, as the search must balance arresting the suspect while keeping the public safe from
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Op-ed: Chicago won't address crime as long as CTU is in power

Last week, in response to another weekend of shootings, Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed back on critics of Chicago's violence, saying, "What I find disingenuous is, where were these individuals when schools were being shut down and closed?"This latest rhetorical gem builds on what already qualifies as a pattern of deflection by distraction by the new administration.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Wellness

Are You Exposed to Too Much Noise? Here's How to Check.

Chronic noise exposure is not just a nuisance, scientists say.It's a health risk.In fact, mounting research suggests that, as average noise levels climb, so do the risks of overreactions in your body that contribute to cardiovascular disease and other health issues.For a project on the harmful effects of noise, New York Times journalists used a Larson Davis Sound Level Meter, a professional sound measurement device, to assess noise exposure in communities around the United States.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

California bill would allow Sikh motorcyclists to ride without helmets

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Proposed legislation that would exempt those who wear religious or cultural headdresses - such as a turban or patka - from wearing helmets when riding on a motorcycle has cleared the California state Senate.Sen. Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), who introduced the bill, said he was approached by bikers in the Sikh community who said they wanted the ability to practice their religious beliefs while riding motorcycles.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Data, funding gaps threaten public health pandemic efforts

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Timely, comprehensive data and sufficient financial support are among the major resources necessary to prepare for future pandemics, a cadre of California public health officials said Thursday during a meeting with a top member of the Biden administration.But in the post-emergency phase of COVID-19, both have become scarcer - a reality acknowledged by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

2 Are Dead in Suspected Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Surgeries in Mexico

Two people in the United States have died with probable cases of fungal meningitis and more than 200 others are at risk after an outbreak of the infection among patients who had surgery in Matamoros, Mexico, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.At least 220 people in the United States who were treated at two clinics in Matamoros this year could be at risk after having epidural anesthesia, which is injected near the spinal column, the C.D.C. said.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Tech industry

Virtually ouch-free: Promising early data on a measles vaccine delivered via sticker

Study participants in The Gambia received a measles vaccine through a virtually pain-free sticker.Early data on adults and children as young as nine months suggest the syringe-free skin patch is safe and effective.Micron Biomedical Vaccine experts tend to be a serious bunch, but many are downright giddy about vaccine clinical trial results presented last week at a medical conference in Seattle.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

The debate on the American right isn't about classified documents. It's about fear of transgender rights

A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter.To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.While much of the country spent the week fixated on a former president and his indictment related to alleged mishandling of classified documents, parts of the American right were more consumed by fear of transgender rights.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Nikki Haley connects teen girls' suicidal ideation to transgender girls in locker rooms during CNN town hall

The idea that we have biological boys playing in girls' sports it is the women's issue of our time, Haley said.Nikki Haley, the 2024 Republican presidential contender, linked the presence of transgender girls in sports to suicidal ideation among teenage girls in a CNN town hall Sunday night in Iowa.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Fact checking Nikki Haley's CNN town hall in Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley participated in a CNN town hall in Iowa on Sunday.Though the former South Carolina governor correctly cited a variety of facts and figures, not everything she said was accurate.Haley falsely claimed, as she has before, that crime is at an all-time high.While speaking about Covid-19, she falsely claimed that all medications on drugstore shelves are made in China.
www.cnn.com
9 years ago
US politics

Bill Clinton: Stop the Ebola blame game'

When it comes to Ebola, former President Bill Clinton says politicians and the media need to quit playing the blame game.Clinton, who was on the campaign trail in his home state of Arkansas, called on Sunday for politicians to stop taking to the airwaves to pin blame on others and instead work together to find solutions.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

U.S. Recorded Nearly 110,000 Overdose Deaths in 2022

Nearly 110,000 people died last year of drug overdoses in the United States, according to preliminary federal data published on Wednesday, a staggering figure that nonetheless represented a plateau after two years of sharp increases.The preliminary count of 109,680 overdose deaths was only slightly higher than the figure for 2021, when 109,179 people were estimated to have died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sun Sentinel
9 months ago
Miami

'Feels-like' temps could reach 112 degrees. The latest details on South Florida's excessive heat.

Conditions are ripe for excessive heat in South Florida this week - with feels-like temps reaching as high as 112 degrees, and it'll stay that way through Friday, meteorologists warned Wednesday.A heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service lasts through Friday evening, and extends across all of South Florida, from Palm Beach to Miami-Dade counties.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Wellness

What to Know About Eclampsia

On Tuesday, an autopsy report shared with The New York Times showed that the Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie, who was found dead in May, was eight months pregnant and in labor at the time of her death.She was 32 years old.The report identified complications of childbirth as the cause of death, listing eclampsia and respiratory distress as possible factors.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Wellness

The Truth About Nature's Ozempic'

As the demand for Ozempic the injectable diabetes medication that has become coveted for inducing weight loss continues to intensify, people across TikTok are posting about alternatives.Some gush about other diabetes drugs, like Mounjaro; some tout so-called generic Ozempic from compounding pharmacies.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Wellness

F.D.A. Approves Pfizer's R.S.V. Vaccine for Older Adults

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pfizer's vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., for adults age 60 and older, the second approval granted for shots offering protection from the virus this month.GSK was the first drugmaker to get the F.D.A.'s permission to market an R.S.V. vaccine on May 3. The vaccines are expected to be available in the fall before the winter R.S.V. season.
time.com
10 months ago
Wellness

China Might Have 65 Million COVID Cases a Week by June. How Worried Should the World Be?

Last week when a Chinese senior health adviser projected 65 million COVID-19 cases per week in China by June, some health experts sounded the alarm.China has been facing a new COVID-19 wave fueled by the XBB variant since April.Data from Zhong Nanshana respiratory disease doctor who was among the first to confirm COVID-19's easy transmissibilityprovided a rare insight into how the disease could possibly be spreading in China almost six months after Beijing abruptly ended its draconian zero-COVID strategy.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Wellness

Maternity's Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home

Sherri Willis-Prater's baby boy was 2 months old, and she was about to return to her job at a school cafeteria in Chicago.But as she walked up the short flight of stairs to her kitchen one evening, she nearly collapsed, gasping for breath.At the hospital, Ms. Willis-Prater, who was 42 at the time, was connected to a ventilator that pumped air into her lungs.
time.com
10 months ago
Wellness

The Frightening Science Behind the Cannibalism on Yellowjackets

The cruelty of teenage girls can often feel like life-or-deathbut in Yellowjackets, Showtime's hit series about a New Jersey girl's soccer team that gets stranded in the wilderness, it really is.Starving, freezing, and with no animals to hunt and little else to lose, the teens have slowly transformed from classmates into cannibals.
Boston.com
9 months ago
Boston real estate

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will return. Here's how to keep it out of your home.

Home Improvement Use your HVAC system to your advantage.Plus, how to DIY a portable air cleaner.Last week, smoke from Canadian wildfires worsened air quality inNortheastern cities from Washington, D.C., to Boston.While the smoke has since dissipated, experts warn it will return - and get worse, according to an article in USA Today.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Dr. Ashish Jha, White House Covid Coordinator, Set to Depart This Month

Dr. Ashish Jha, who coordinated the White House's coronavirus pandemic response for the last year, will leave the Biden administration and return to his previous post as dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University.In a statement announcing Dr. Jha's departure, Mr. Biden praised him for having effectively translated and communicated complex scientific challenges into concrete actions that helped save and improve the lives of millions of Americans.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

White House Covid-19 Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha leaving the administration

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that Covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha is leaving the administration.Biden offered effusive praise for the doctor, who succeeded Jeff Zients as the White House Covid-19 Response coordinator in March 2022, writing Jha has effectively translated and communicated complex scientific challenges into concrete actions that helped save and improve the lives of millions of Americans.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Health

Debt limit deal claws back unspent COVID relief money

President Biden speaks during a meeting about the American Rescue Plan on March 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C.Some of the pandemic funding allocated in legislation like the American Rescue Plan is being clawed back as part of a budget deal.Samuel Corum/Getty Images Republican and White House negotiators agreed to claw back approximately $27 billion in funding to federal agencies intended to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Has Dementia

Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a longtime advocate for expanded access to mental health care, has dementia, the Carter Center said on Tuesday.The announcement came just over three months after the center said that Mr. Carter, who at 98 is the longest living president in American history, had decided to forgo further medical treatment and would enter hospice care at the couple's home in Plains, Ga.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

House Passes Bill to Make Penalties Permanent for Fentanyl-Related Drugs

The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that would make permanent harsh criminal penalties and strict controls on fentanyl-related drugs, with scores of Democrats joining nearly all Republicans in a vote that reflected the political challenges of tackling what both parties consider America's most pressing drug crisis.
time.com
9 months ago
Wellness

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Are Safe for Kids as Young as Six Months, Study Says

Multiple doses of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe in children as young as six months, reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Research published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on June 8 included the first study of a third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose in young children.
time.com
9 months ago
Wellness

96% of Americans Have Some COVID-19 Immunity

More than three years into the pandemic, an overwhelming majority of Americans have some level of COVID-19 antibodies circulating in their bodies, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found in a new report.With the help of blood-donation centers, CDC scientists analyzed data from blood samples of about 143,000 Americans ages 16 and older from July through September 2022 and found that 96% of them contained antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Op-ed: Ventilators and the learning curve of COVID-19 treatment

An axiom in medicine is that good judgment depends on experience, and experience depends on bad judgment.Basically, one way doctors refine their care is through a learning curve resulting from inexperience and lack of judgment.A fitting example during the COVID-19 pandemic was the worldwide experience with ventilators, which are used to support lung function in patients with serious COVID-19 pneumonia.
english.elpais.com
10 months ago
Public health

FDA advisers back RSV vaccine for pregnant women that protects their newborns

A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women guards their newborns against the scary respiratory virus - and federal health advisers on Thursday backed Pfizer's shot despite some lingering questions.RSV fills hospitals with wheezing babies each fall and winter, and the virus struck earlier than usual and especially hard in the U.S. this past year.
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
Public health

FDA advisers recommend RSV vaccine for pregnant women

By Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press WASHINGTON A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women guards their newborns against the scary respiratory virus - and federal health advisers on Thursday backed Pfizer's shot despite some lingering questions.RSV fills hospitals with wheezing babies each fall and winter, and the virus struck earlier than usual and especially hard in the U.S. this past year.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Health

The CDC is worried about a mpox rebound and urges people to get vaccinated

A sign for monkeypox vaccinations is shown at a vaccination site in Miami Beach, Fla. Lynne Sladky/AP When the JYNNEOS vaccine for mpox rolled out last summer, health officials believed it would work.It was an educated guess, at the height of a public health emergency, based mostly on data from animal studies.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
World politics

F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Shot to Protect Infants

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval of a monoclonal antibody shot aimed at preventing a potentially lethal pathogen, respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., in infants and vulnerable toddlers.The treatment, called Beyfortus by its developers Sanofi and AstraZeneca, would be the second such therapy that the F.D.A. has allowed to be given to very young children to prevent R.S.V., which is a leading killer of infants and toddlers globally.
www.scientificamerican.com
9 months ago
Science

Lung Cancer Pill Halves Risk of Death in Some People

A daily pill may halve the risk of death for lung cancer patients with a particular type of genetic mutation who have undergone surgery, according to much awaited clinical trial results.The drug is called osimertinib, which AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals produces under the brand name Tagrisso.It has been used to treat later-stage lung cancer since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted it an accelerated approval in 2015.
Washington Post
9 months ago
Science

Harald zur Hausen, who found virus link to cervical cancer, dies at 87

Harald zur Hausen at the German Cancer Research Center in 2008.(Ronald Wittek/picture-alliance/dpa/AP)Harald zur Hausen, a German virologist awarded a Nobel Prize for groundbreaking work that found links between a common wart-causing virus and cervical cancer, leading to a vaccine that is considered highly effective but remains in relatively limited use worldwide, died May 29 at 87.
www.scientificamerican.com
10 months ago
Science

The Pandemic Caused a Baby Boom in Red States and a Bust in Blue States

Anna McCleary had her daughter in October 2019.McCleary, who works at a law firm in Chicago, had just returned from her maternity leave in early 2020 when the COVID pandemic hit.She and her husband found themselves working from home without access to day care or other help.We were just thrown into the middle of this sort of nightmare scenario of [having] all of your responsibilities, with none of the safety net that you expect when you have a kid, McCleary says.
www.scientificamerican.com
10 months ago
Science

How Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks Can Happen after Cosmetic Procedures and Other Surgeries

Certain fungal illnesses are notoriously dangerous and difficult to treat, and now a small pocket of suspected cases of fungal meningitis, a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, is raising alarm in Texas.State and national health officials released an alert last week about the infectionsall of which were in U.S. residents who had recently received surgery in the Mexican city of Matamoros, which borders on Brownsville, Tex.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Why Wildfire Smoke Might Lead to Headaches

Breathing in wildfire smoke can cause a headache right away, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and short-term exposure to particulate matter from wildfires has been linked to an increase in emergency room visits for headaches.Researchers are not entirely sure why wildfire smoke causes headaches, but one reason may be that it can alter the sensitivity of certain neurons, which in turn can increase the risk of headaches, said Dr. Raj Fadadu, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine who has studied the health effects of wildfire smoke.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

How to Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke if You're at High Risk of Health Effects

As wildfire smoke blankets large swaths of the eastern United States, many people are experiencing physical symptoms, like prickling, stinging eyes; a scratchy throat; a runny nose; and some coughing.For those without underlying conditions, this will largely be a passing source of irritation.You'll be miserable a little bit, but you'll be able to brush it off, said Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Sick Workers Tied to 40% of Food Poisoning Outbreaks, C.D.C. Says

People who showed up to their restaurant jobs while sick were linked to 40 percent of food poisoning outbreaks with a known cause from 2017 to 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released on Tuesday.Paid sick leave and other policies that support sick workers could improve food safety outcomes, according to the report, which was based on a review of 800 food poisoning outbreaks, using data provided by 25 state and local health departments.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Arrest Order Extended for Washington State Woman Refusing TB Treatment

A Washington State woman who has refused to receive treatment for tuberculosis for more than a year remains at large three months after a civil warrant was issued for her arrest, officials said this week.The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said on Monday that the woman, identified as V.N. in court documents, was still refusing treatment and that a judge on Friday extended the civil warrant he had issued in February authorizing law enforcement to detain her.
Brooklyn Paper
9 months ago
Brooklyn

Park Slope entrepreneur brings new tech-equipped Pilates studio to Cobble Hill * Brooklyn Paper

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A new, but already well-known, Brooklyn Pilates studio is opening in Cobble Hill.With two-and-a-half successful years in business in South Slope under her belt, Marisa Fuller is ready to bring Studio Pilates to Pacific Street this Saturday, June 10.
Brooklyn Paper
9 months ago
Brooklyn

'I could be next': Crown Heights students walk out against gun violence * Brooklyn Paper

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Students of a Crown Heights charter school walked out of their classroom on Friday to protest gun violence, and the inaction of legislators to quash the scourge of gun deaths.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Column: California proves that stricter gun laws save lives

Fewer guns plus more gun control add up to less gun carnage.That's logical.And it's a fact.California is proof.So is Mississippi.We're a state with arguably the nation's strictest gun laws.And we've got one of the lowest rates of gun deaths.States with lax gun controls have some of the highest gun death rates.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

COVID-19 outbreak hits CDC epidemiology conference

(Ron Harris / Associated Press)

A coronavirus outbreak struck a recent CDC epidemiology conference, infecting at least 181 attendees, officials said.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's four-day Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference was held at an Atlanta hotel in late April, hosting 1,800 people in person.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Don't eat raw cookie dough, CDC warns: Salmonella outbreak linked to bake-at-home products

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A salmonella outbreak linked to raw cookie dough has led to 18 cases in six states, including one in California, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Investigators tied the outbreak to two varieties of cookie dough sold at Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza stores.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Drinking water at 1 in 4 California child-care centers tests dangerously high for lead

(Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune)

In test results that suggest thousands of California infants, toddlers and children continue to be exposed to brain-damaging lead, data released by the state Department of Social Services has revealed that 1 in 4 of the state's child-care centers has dangerously high levels of the metal in their drinking water.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

CDC Report Recognizes Police-Perpetrated Killing as Major Cause of Violent Death

In a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), federal researchers acknowledge in detail that police-perpetrated killings are a major cause of violent death in the United States, and Black and Indigenous men are disproportionally killed by police compared to all other groups tracked in the data.
Truthout
10 months ago
Left-wing politics

Expanding Use of Primates in Drug Testing Is a Threat to Public Health

A researcher at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, performs an ultrasound on a pregnant rhesus macaque monkey infected with the Zika virus on June 28, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin.Scott Olson / Getty Images Between 2000 and 2020, an estimated 482,000 primates were imported into the U.S. to be experimented on in testing laboratories.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
9 months ago
Washington DC

Will Mosquitoes Be Bad This Year? The Mosquitotron Says Yes - Washingtonian

If your neighbor is Michael Raupp, a.k.a. the Bug Guy, you might be alarmed by his mosquitotron.That's what the University of Maryland entomologist calls the five-gallon bucket he uses to monitor mosquito development as it fills with spring rains in his Columbia, Maryland, yard.As the weather got warmer last month, Raupp counted thousands of larvae and 15 clusters of eggs known as "rafts" on the stagnant surface, each containing hundreds more eggs.
Fatherly
9 months ago
Fathers

Why Vacation Sex May Be The Best Way To Get Pregnant

You can travel for work or education.You can travel to broaden your horizons and learn about new cultures.And you can travel for family, either to visit them or start one.That last reason for travelling is called either a procreation vacation (gross), or a conceptionmoon (not really a word).The idea is that taking a trip with your partner for a week might be just the thing you need to get knocked up.
Austin Monitor
9 months ago
Austin

'There is no cure': Austin urges people to keep dogs away from possibly toxic blue-green algae - Austin Monitor

Photo by Corey Smith/KUT.Brent Bellinger, conservation program supervisor for Austin's Watershed Protection Department, takes a water quality sample at Lady Bird Lake on May 12.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 by Corey Smith, KUT
Blue-green algae is back in Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin, according to Austin's Watershed Protection Department.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

With Mpox at Risk of Flaring, Health Officials Advise, Get Vaccinated'

Late last year, with cases at a trickle, New York City wound down its mpox emergency response.Health officials stopped posting updates about cases.Vaccination vans stopped appearing outside nightclubs.The number of people being vaccinated against the disease flatlined.But the mpox virus a close relative to smallpox whose name was changed from monkeypox last year never completely disappeared.
Eater SF
10 months ago
SF food

Here's Where Sai's Vietnamese Restaurant Is Headed After Leaving the FiDi

Despite gaining Legacy Business status in 2022, time-tested favorite Sai's Vietnamese beneath the Transamerica Pyramid needed to find a new home.Thankfully the restaurant just found new life at 42 Columbus Avenue, the location of North Beach restaurant Bask.The San Francisco Business Times reports Sai owner Charles Vong bought Bask with financial aid from Shvo, the development group that owns the Transamerica Pyramid.
www.cnn.com
3 years ago
Health

Understanding how mosquitoes smell humans could save thousands of human lives

Of the more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, just a small number have evolved to specialize in sucking human blood.How human-biting mosquitoes track us down so effectively isn't currently known, but it matters, since they don't just make us itch.They also carry dangerous diseases such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria that can be deadly.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Tech industry

This high school senior's science project could one day save lives

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 9-8-8, or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.Text messages, Instagram posts and TikTok profiles.Parents often caution their kids against sharing too much information online, weary about how all that data gets used.
Calm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being
10 months ago
Mental health

Habits that Can Destroy Your Focus and Productivity

We've all heard habits design our life, and they make us what we are.Sometimes it feels like habits help solve life challenges, but if habits start affecting our focus and productivity, then?This is when we need to pay attention to habits that destroy our productivity and change them as they affect our physical health and mental well-being.
Ars Technica
10 months ago
Health

One more dead in horrific eye drop outbreak that now spans 18 states

Another person has died in an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant bacteria linked to contaminated eye drops, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in an update on Thursday.The outbreak now totals 81 cases across 18 states.In addition to the four deaths, health officials have tallied reports of 14 people with vision loss and an additional four people who have had their eyeballs surgically removed (enucleation) due to infection.
time.com
10 months ago
Health

Maine Confirms Fatal Powassan Virus Case. What to Know About the Rare Disease

A Maine resident has died from the Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne illness, Maine's Centers for Disease Control confirmed on Wednesday.The individual, who was likely infected in the state, developed neurologic symptoms and died while in the hospital, according to Maine's CDC.This is the state's first case of Powassan virus this year.
Ars Technica
10 months ago
Health

Don't get an epidural in Mexico, CDC warns-40 dead, including 1 Texan

At least five people in Texas have been hospitalized with suspected fungal infections in their brains and spinal cords that developed after traveling to Mexico for cosmetic surgeries involving epidural anesthesia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week.One of the Texans has died and the other four remain hospitalized in the state, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported this week.
time.com
10 months ago
Health

Americans Urged to Cancel Surgeries in Mexico Border City after Meningitis Cases

BROWNSVILLE, Texas State and federal health officials are warning U.S. residents to cancel planned surgeries in a Mexico border city after five people from Texas who got procedures there came back and developed suspected cases of fungal meningitis.One of them died, officials said.The five people who became ill traveled to Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, for surgical procedures that included the use of an epidural, an anesthetic injected near the spinal column, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Tuesday.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Health

FDA advisers support approval of RSV vaccine to protect infants

The first vaccine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, moved a step toward approval by the Food and Drug Administration with positive votes Thursday from a panel of experts.Kateryna Kon/Getty Images/Science Photo Library Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency should approve the first vaccine to protect infants from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Health

F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted on Thursday in favor of approving a vaccine by Pfizer to prevent the severe respiratory virus that is a potentially deadly threat to infants.The vaccine would be the first to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., which is the reason many infants are admitted to children's hospitals each year and kills several hundred under 5 each year.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Health

Jynneos Vaccine Offers Protection Against Mpox, New Studies Confirm

The Jynneos vaccine provides real-world protection against mpox, and two doses seem to be more effective than one, according to three new observational studies published on Thursday.The effectiveness of two doses of the vaccine ranged from 66 percent to 88 percent, depending on the study, while the effectiveness of a single dose ranged from 36 percent to 75 percent.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Health

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'

Last December, Officer Courtney Bannick was on the job for the Tavares, Fla., police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl.The footage from another officer's body camera shows Bannick appearing to lose consciousness before being lowered to the ground by other cops.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

Deadly suspected fungal infections in Texas residents linked to surgeries in Matamoros, Mexico

Five Texas residents became ill with suspected cases of fungal meningitis after traveling to Matamoros, Mexico, for surgery, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.One person died, and four others are hospitalized.In a travel advisory, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged patients to cancel certain procedures in Matamoros, Mexico.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Wellness

New Cases of Chronic Pain Outnumber Those of Diabetes or Depression, Study Shows

New cases of chronic pain occur more often in the United States than those of other chronic conditions, like diabetes, depression and high blood pressure, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health.The findings offer a large-scale confirmation of what previous research has shown: Chronic pain is staggeringly common in America.
Washington Post
10 months ago
Health

Suspected deadly fungal infections linked to surgery in Mexico

The border crossing from Texas into Matamoros, Mexico.(Sergio Flores/AFP/Getty Images)Comment Gift Article Federal and Texas health officials are alerting Americans and clinicians about suspected cases of fungal meningitis among U.S. residents who traveled to Matamoros, Mexico, for surgery.At least four patients are hospitalized, and one person has died, Texas officials said Tuesday.
time.com
10 months ago
Wellness

U.S. Drug Overdoses Jumped Slightly Last Year. But Experts See Hopeful Signs

NEW ORLEANS Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic.Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the numbers plateaued for most of last year.Experts aren't sure whether that means the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in U.S. history is finally reaching a peak, or whether it'll look like previous plateaus that were followed by new surges in deaths.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

Children as young as 4 can learn what to do in a medical emergency, American Heart Association says

Leading heart health organizations are urging schools and parents to teach young children life-saving skills such as how to call 911 and how to administer CPR.CPR has improved, here's what to do (and sing) to save a life On Wednesday, the American Heart Association, the European Resuscitation Council and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation published a scientific statement in the journal Circulation that details evidence showing schoolchildren as young as 4 know how to call for help in a medical emergency and that, by age 10 to 12, children can administer effective chest compressions when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, better known as CPR.
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