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Ageism, stigma hinders response to senior alcohol use disorder - Roll Call

Older adults dying of alcohol-related deaths is a problem that has been ignored by policymakers and health care providers, experts say.

Roll Call

CDC has approved spring COVID booster for some. Do you need it?

Another COVID-19 booster shot is on the way as federal health officials look to further augment protection for those at greater risk of developing severe disease.

Los Angeles Times

Which states ban the abortion pill?

As of June 2024, 14 states have near-total bans on mifepristone. The other 36 states and Washington, DC, provide some form of legal access to the abortion medication.

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The rate of 'profound' autism is rising, but not as fast as milder cases, according to a new study

Though autism has been diagnosed for at least 80 years, the new study is the first to put a number on the share of U.S. children who have the most severe version of it.

Fortune

Study: Milder autism far outpacing 'profound' diagnoses

A new, first-of-its-kind study shows the rate of profound autism is rising in the U.S., though those cases are a smaller share of all autism diagnoses

The Independent UK

FDA Head Wants 'Better Regulation' of What Government Considers Misinformation

Officials who often get it wrong can’t be trusted to reliably decree what’s true.

Reason

Gun deaths drive historic spike in child mortality rates

After decades of steady improvement, the death rate of America’s children and teens shot up between 2019 and 2021 — and COVID-19 wasn’t the reason.

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FDA authorizes second omicron booster for older adults

U.S. regulators have authorized a second round of omicron-targeted boosters for individuals older than 65 and those with weakened immune systems.

Tribune News Service

Why are teen girls in crisis? It's not just social media

Study after study says American youth are in crisis, facing unprecedented mental health challenges that are burdening teen girls in particular

The Independent UK

Deadly Fungal Infections Are Rising in the U.S. — A Doctor Answers 5 Key Questions

Deadly Candida auris is spreading in hospitals amid a broader trend of rising fungal infections.

Inverse

Fungal outbreak tied to Michigan paper mill leaves at least one dead, 12 hospitalised

Investigators are looking into the unprecedented outbreak of rare and potentially deadly fungal infections

The Independent UK

Michael Hiltzik: Anti-vaxxers loved to cite this study of COVID vaccine deaths. Now it's been retracted

Back in January, an academic study gave heart to critics of COVID-19 vaccines by estimating the number of U.S. deaths from the vaccines at 278,000.

Los Angeles Times

Dianne Feinstein is still out with shingles. Did she get GSK’s vaccine?

Dianne Feinstein’s return to the U.S. Senate has been delayed by complications from shingles. The risk of contracting that debilitating disease can be sharply reduced with the Shingrix vaccine, made by GSK, which has its U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bird flu: Scientists find mutations, say threat is still low

A man in Chile is infected with a bird flu that has concerning mutations, but the threat to people from the virus remains low

The Independent UK

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‘Arcturus,’ a COVID variant sweeping India, is now in the U.S., the CDC says—and it's coming in hot. What it means for the future of the pandemic

XBB.1.16, dubbed "Arcturus" by variant trackers, is estimated to be behind 7% of COVID cases in the country this week.

LiveScience

As syphilis levels hit 70-year high, sexually transmitted infection epidemic shows 'no signs of slowing'

Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rose in the U.S. between 2020 and 2021.

Evening Standard

Take morning-after style pill to stop STD rise, US doctors urge

Health officials say that doxycycline should be taken to curb huge increase in sexually-transmitted diseases

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: A rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change

Last month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change charted global temperatures to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and on a destructive trajectory to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the early 2030s. This intersects surprisingly with another piece of news: the Centers for Disease Control…

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Daily Mirror

California man dies from flesh-eating disease caught after chasing his dog into pond

Jeff Bova tried to tough his way through the infection treating it with antibiotic cream but eventually relented and went to a hospital. He sadly died two days later

France 24

'Unprecedented’ situation as two African countries report outbreaks of Marburg virus

For the first time, the world is seeing two simultaneous outbreaks of the Marburg virus – one in Equatorial Guinea, the other in Tanzania. The Marburg virus is just as deadly as Ebola, to which it is closely related, but it has been extremely rare until now.

Capital & Main

Disability Denied: Unable to Work, COVID Long Haulers Face Barriers to Benefits

The long COVID crisis exposes a disability claims system in disarray.

The Guardian - UK

Where has cricket landed in the wake of the Yorkshire racism saga?

Three years on from my interview with Azeem Rafiq, it’s surreal to see where we and the game have ended up

Fortune

A zombie apocalypse isn't likely–but a fungal outbreak is

In the U.S., more than 7,000 people died of a fungal infection in 2021, compared with just 450 recorded deaths in 1969.

Salon

Conflicting rulings for abortion pill

A bit of legal "whiplash" could occur in the next few days, one expert says

Tribune News Service

Sexually transmitted infections jumped in 2021, CDC says

Cases of major sexually transmitted infections rose to more than 2.5 million in 2021, U.S. health officials said in a revised final report, led by rates of syphilis that increased more than a third from a year earlier.

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