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CDC: All adults should be screened for hepatitis B

People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at in increased risk for liver cancer, cirrhosis and are 70% to 85% more likely to die prematurely than the general population, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With an estimated 580,000 to 2.4 million people in…

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Maternal deaths in the U.S. spiked in 2021, CDC reports

After years of high rates, the country hit a new high during the pandemic, far exceeding rates in other developed nations. Black women are at especially high risk.

WEKU

US pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after COVID spike

New data suggests U.S. deaths of pregnant women dropped significantly in 2022

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The CDC says teen mental health is in crisis. Who is most at risk?

Teenage girls and LGBQ+ students are reporting high rates of persistent feelings of depression and hopelessness, according to a recent CDC report.

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Health Officials Delayed Report Linking Fluoride to Brain Harm

Records show dental groups urged Department of Health and Human Services to alter report they believed threatened water fluoridation.

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Ride-Share and Delivery Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Says Court

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Maureen Downey: Georgia’s targeting of LGBTQ kids worsens mental health woes

The latest federal data on the well-being of American kids found LGBTQ students were much more likely to have experienced all forms of violence and worse mental health outcomes than straight youths. Schools are being urged to provide safe spaces for LGBTQ kids and promote welcoming and accepting environments.

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What the research shows about risks of myocarditis from COVID vaccines versus risks of heart damage from COVID – two pediatric cardiologists explain how to parse the data

Soon after the first COVID-19 vaccines appeared in 2021, reports of rare cases of heart inflammation, or myocarditis, began to surface.

The Conversation

Kentucky reports 2,262 new COVID cases over the last week as state prepares for Medicaid changes

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second week in a row, Kentucky has zero counties at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high COVID-19 community level.

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COVID-19 'not engineered as bio weapon', says Dr Anthony Fauci, as he hits back at his Republican critics

Anthony Fauci, former chief medical adviser to the US president, says he has "an open mind" about the origins of COVID-19, but rejects claims he was pushing a single narrative as part of the nation's coronavirus task force.

ABC News

Lauren Boebert will be a grandmother at 36. This is what conservatives want for us

This shouldn’t need to be said in 2023, but forcing teenagers to become parents isn’t good for the teenagers, the baby or society in general

The Guardian - US

On 3/11/20, WHO declared a pandemic. These quotes and photos recall that historic time

Three years ago, the novel coronavirus swept the world. Here are 24 quotes and 13 photos that sum up the reaction in the weeks before the World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic.

WEKU

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

It’s been three years since the World Health Organization's first called COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020

The Independent UK

Anti-sex ed Boebert's teen having a baby

“He said, ‘well didn’t you make granny a 36-year-old granny,’” she said. “I said, ‘yes I did'"

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New York City rats can carry Covid variants, new study finds

CDC says animal-to-human transmission is rare but study’s lead investigator calls for closer look at virus in rats for new strains

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Medical tourism in spotlight after Mexico kidnapping

WASHINGTON: As reports swirl around the recent kidnapping in Mexico of four Americans, two of whom were killed, one detail has drawn particular attention -- they had crossed the border for a medical procedure.

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Nearly 300 passengers fall ill onboard Ruby Princess cruise ship

Nearly 10% of the passengers onboard a Ruby Princess cruise became ill with symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea between Feb. 26 and March 5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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South Carolina kidnapping victims’ trip to Mexico was part of growing US trend. Here’s what to know about medical tourism

Three of the South Carolina kidnapping victims accompanied the fourth to Mexico so she could get medical care — part of a growing U.S. trend of traveling abroad for health treatments.

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of passengers and crew members fell ill on Ruby Princess cruise ship, CDC says

Officials have not yet determined what caused the illness, but the company believes it was a norovirus

WEKU

The 4 kidnapped Americans are part of a large wave of U.S. medical tourism in Mexico

Before the pandemic halted travel, some 1.2 million American citizens visited Mexico for health care. The number is rising quickly again, with border restrictions eased.

Fortune

Tranq, the new “zombie” drug that causes skin-rotting is fueling overdoses across the U.S.

People who use drugs sometimes don’t know it’s part of what they’re taking.

The Independent UK

Shape of Michael Vaughan’s life and livelihood at stake at racism hearing, says lawyer

Former England captain Vaughan is accused by the ECB of making a racist comment to Azeem Rafiq and three other Yorkshire players in 2009

Axios

Weight management goes digital

Weight Watchers is getting into meds, while digital pharmacies like Ro are moving into obesity.

Axios

Survey finds concern of political influence leads lack of trust in health agencies

The study sought to understand factors that led to higher or lower trust levels.

Miami Herald

‘Brain-eating amoeba’ led to a death in Florida. What you can do to avoid infection

MIAMI -- The old “get out of the water” fear once was stoked by a fictional shark tale set off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.

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