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Strep is bad right now — and an antibiotic shortage is making it worse

Strep throat is more prevalent this year, and amoxicillin manufacturers didn't make enough of the antibiotic to go around.

WEKU

Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected while in the sun

The Independent UK

China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search

Chinese health officials have defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic and other information earlier

The Independent UK

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As Central Florida gun violence escalates, pediatricians call for public health over politics

ORLANDO, Fla. — In the span of a little over a month, Central Florida has been left reeling by a spate of several gruesome gun deaths, many of them young children.

Orlando Sentinel

China CDC urges WHO to take 'scientific, fair' position on COVID origins

The head of China's Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to return to a "scientific, fair" position in tracing the origin of COVID-19.

Reuters

A deadly fungus is spreading across U.S. hospitals. Here's what you need to know, according to a physician

What Candida auris is, how it is spreading, and how worried you should be.

Fortune

China must share data on COVID-19's origins 'immediately,' WHO scientist demands

The World Health Organization's COVID-19 technical lead is calling for China to release all its data related to the pandemic's origins.

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ECB ban 'banter' from dressing rooms following Yorkshire racism scandal

ECB chief Richard Gould has insisted cricket will no longer tolerate discrimination under the guise of "banter" after the Yorkshire racism scandal

Daily Mirror

Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading across US hospitals - a physician answers 5 questions about rising fungal infections

In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris that is causing infections and deaths among hospital patients across the country. The unexpected rise of this recently discovered pathogen is part of a larger trend…

The Conversation

Michael Hiltzik: America's decline in life expectancy speaks volumes about our problems

Years of widening economic inequality, compounded by the pandemic and political storm and stress, have given Americans the impression that the country is on the wrong track. Now there's empirical data to show just how far the country has run off the rails: Life expectancies have been falling.

Los Angeles Times

As norovirus spreads in California, how can you protect yourself? Don’t rely on hand sanitizer

LOS ANGELES — The highly contagious norovirus, sometimes referred to as the stomach flu, is on the rise in California, prompting state health officials to urge healthcare providers to step up disinfection efforts in a bid to check the spread.

Los Angeles Times

Fatal drug overdoses have quadrupled in US seniors

The rate of fatal drug overdoses among U.S. seniors has quadrupled in the last 20 years.

LiveScience

Legislative themes emerge on upcoming pandemic reauthorization

WASHINGTON — The broad outlines of an upcoming debate over a pandemic preparedness reauthorization bill are beginning to emerge as regulators, policymakers and industry groups take stock of lessons learned from COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Gavin Newsom fact check: Do blue states really have lower crime, better health and higher GDP?

When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that he was launching a new political action committee to stand up against “rising authoritarianism” and regressive policies adopted by Republicans, he lambasted red state leaders for banning books, targeting trans children and stoking racism.

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Fibromyalgia: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatments

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain all over the body, fatigue and poor sleep.

Roll Call

Legislative themes emerge on upcoming pandemic reauthorization - Roll Call

A reauthorization of the pandemic preparedness law will give Congress a chance to revisit its handling of COVID-19.

The Independent UK

Minnesota man dies of rabies after waking up to bat biting his hand

The man died at age 84 in 2021

The Independent UK

Eyedrops maker couldn't ensure factory was sterile, FDA says

The Food and Drug Administration says it found a host of problems at an Indian manufacturing plant recently linked to contaminated eyedrops

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India tests of eye drops linked to US deaths show no contamination - NDTV

No contamination was found in samples of eye drops made by India's Global Pharma Healthcare, a product linked to three deaths and blindness in some patients in the U.S., broadcaster NDTV reported on Tuesday citing India's health ministry sources.

Tribune News Service

CDC workers got sick investigating Ohio train derailment

Seven workers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention got sick while investigating the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio earlier this year.

The National (Scotland)

Azeem Rafiq open to meeting with Michael Vaughan in wake of racism case

The pair met 18 months ago before charges were brought by the ECB.

Daily Record

Actress looked ‘like a monster’ before dying from deadly fungus

Denise DuBarry died from a fungus, which finds way into bloodstream through open wounds after first ‘colonising’ patient’s skin.

Daily Mirror

Deadly black fungus left 'gorgeous' mum 'looking like a monster' before she died

The daughters of two women killed by the deadly black fungus Candida auris have spoken out about how quickly it took their loved one and what it did to them in their final days

The Independent UK

CDC team got sick while investigating health risks from Ohio toxic train derailment

Surveys show numerous residents felt health effects after derailment

Tribune News Service

Lisa Jarvis: A Texas judge hits preventive health care with a gut punch

A federal judge in Texas ruled last week that insurers no longer have to cover some preventive services that have long been included under the Affordable Care Act. It’s a frustrating decision that will likely hurt Americans’ health. At least some insurers are likely to take the opportunity to cut…

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