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Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US
Read full article: Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the USChildhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data.
Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over Midwest
Read full article: Air quality worsens in eastern US as Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over MidwestSmoke from Canadian wildfires is beginning to worsen air quality in the eastern U.S. as several Midwestern states battle conditions deemed unhealthy by the federal government.
Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry finds
Read full article: Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy violated the law, a federal inquiry findsA federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law.
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
Read full article: Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortionsThe Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worried
Read full article: Texas considers banning products infused with THC derived from hemp, and retailers are worriedTexas lawmakers have approved banning gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties.
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban
Read full article: Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion banLouisiana lawmakers have for the third consecutive year rejected a bill that would have added some rape cases to the narrow list of exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.
Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge says
Read full article: Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge saysA judge says the federal Bureau of Prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment.
Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects
Read full article: Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effectsNatural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality.
All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC says
Read full article: All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC saysU.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying Americans should be vaccinated against the disease no matter where they travel in the world.
Pakistan's anti-polio drive suffers a blow after a northern enclave reports first case in 7 years
Read full article: Pakistan's anti-polio drive suffers a blow after a northern enclave reports first case in 7 yearsPakistan efforts to eliminate polio have suffered another blow after a northern enclave reported its first case in seven years.
UK bans single-use vapes to stem use by children and reduce harmful litter
Read full article: UK bans single-use vapes to stem use by children and reduce harmful litterA ban on disposable vapes has come into force across the U.K. as the British government aims to stem their illegal use by children, reduce litter and prevent the leaking of harmful chemicals into the environment.
Takeaways from AP’s report on how federal public health cuts are affecting communities across the US
Read full article: Takeaways from AP’s report on how federal public health cuts are affecting communities across the USAmericans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.
Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers
Read full article: Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbersFederal health officials say at least 45 people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding salmonella outbreak tied to recalled cucumbers.
CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots
Read full article: CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shotsThe nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations.
CVS and Express Scripts sue Arkansas over restriction on pharmacy benefit managers
Read full article: CVS and Express Scripts sue Arkansas over restriction on pharmacy benefit managersCVS and Express Scripts are asking a federal judge to block an Arkansas law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in the state.
Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices
Read full article: Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety officesThe Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report
Read full article: White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' reportThe White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of 'Babe' and 'Kath and Kim,' reveals cancer diagnosis
Read full article: Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of 'Babe' and 'Kath and Kim,' reveals cancer diagnosisAustralian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski has announced that she has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.
French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and abusing hundreds of patients
Read full article: French surgeon sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and abusing hundreds of patientsA 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of patients has been sentenced to a maximum 20 years in prison by a French court.
Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic flu
Read full article: Trump administration cancels $766 million Moderna contract to fight pandemic fluThe Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu.
Trump administration revokes parole of Mexican girl receiving lifesaving care in US, lawyer says
Read full article: Trump administration revokes parole of Mexican girl receiving lifesaving care in US, lawyer saysThe Trump administration has revoked permission for a 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a California hospital to stay in the country, her family says.
Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claim
Read full article: Utah lawmakers said gender-affirming care is harmful to kids. Their own study contradicts that claimUtah Republicans passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth in 2023 and argued it was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could cause long-term harm.
A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO says
Read full article: A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO saysA new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.
France's National Assembly adopts long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options
Read full article: France's National Assembly adopts long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life optionsFrance’s lower house of parliament has adopted a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication.
This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better
Read full article: This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something betterKristina Smithe was running a marathon in California a few years ago when she started thinking about all the waste such events produce — especially the blizzard of disposable paper cups that can pile up at water spots.
A Planned Parenthood affiliate plans to close 4 clinics in Iowa and another 4 in Minnesota
Read full article: A Planned Parenthood affiliate plans to close 4 clinics in Iowa and another 4 in MinnesotaA Midwestern affiliate of Planned Parenthood says it will close four of its six clinics in Iowa and four in Minnesota within a year.
Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication
Read full article: Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medicationHaitians with HIV are defying stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts implemented by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that has led to a dwindling of life-saving medication.
Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients
Read full article: Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipientsPrivacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal information of millions of U.S. residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
RFK Jr.'s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugs
Read full article: RFK Jr.'s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugsA new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs held by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill
Read full article: Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget billWork requirements for Medicaid recipients, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would rearrange the U.S. social safety net.
Weight-loss drugs may lower cancer risk in people with diabetes, a study suggests
Read full article: Weight-loss drugs may lower cancer risk in people with diabetes, a study suggestsResearchers are beginning to wonder if blockbuster drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound could play a role in preventing cancer.
FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as questions loom for fall vaccinations
Read full article: FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as questions loom for fall vaccinationsGovernment advisers are split on whether drugmakers should update their COVID-19 vaccines to better protect Americans this fall and winter.
RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report worries farmers, Republicans ahead of release
Read full article: RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report worries farmers, Republicans ahead of releaseA much-anticipated White House report about childhood diseases has provoked a tug-of-war that’s pitted farmers and some prominent Republican lawmakers against health secretary Robert F.
20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona
Read full article: 20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in ArizonaTwenty people, a behavioral health business and a church were charged in an indictment that alleged Arizona’s Medicaid program was defrauded $60 million in a scheme involving billing for mental health treatment and addiction rehabilitation.
WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVID
Read full article: WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVIDThe World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.
Markers in blood and urine may reveal how much ultraprocessed food we are eating
Read full article: Markers in blood and urine may reveal how much ultraprocessed food we are eatingScientists have identified molecules from blood and urine that may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods.
New salmonella outbreak tied to same Florida grower with tainted cucumbers last year
Read full article: New salmonella outbreak tied to same Florida grower with tainted cucumbers last yearU.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a Florida grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more than 500 illnesses last year.