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Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties

Every year, almost 1 in 6 Americans gets a foodborne illness, and about 3,000 people die from it, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Picnics and parties where food sits out for hours are a common source, but heat waves and power outages are another silently growing…

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The FDA and Juul are fighting over a vape ban, but the role of e-cigarettes in the world of tobacco abuse is not clear-cut

On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that all Juul products must be removed from U.S. markets. This decision essentially broadened an existing ban on teen use of the company’s nicotine e-cigarettes to include adults as well. The next day, Juul asked a federal appeals court…

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COVID vaccine strategy still murky after FDA experts meet

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Monkeypox: How is it different from chickenpox?

Although the two diseases share many symptoms, there are several key differences

The Independent UK

Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes

Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How concerned should they be?

Tribune News Service

Where did monkeypox come from?

Tropical disease has now infected over 1,000 people in Britain and been detected in many more countries around the world

The Independent UK

The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks

The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year.

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US health officials announce new monkeypox vaccination plan

The Biden administration unveiled a new plan to vaccinate eligible Americans against monkeypox, prioritizing those who have been exposed to the virus in states with the highest infection rates.

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US officials announce more steps against monkeypox outbreak

U.S. health officials are expanding the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus

The Independent UK

Elmo Gets COVID-19 shot in CDC’s vaccine push for kids

Elmo got his Covid-19 vaccine.

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COVID-19 Exposed the Truth About the CDC

The agency will never be controlled by fact-driven experts shielded from politics.

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Minnesota reports Twin Cities adult is state’s first monkeypox case

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Minnesota reports Twin Cities adult is state’s first monkeypox case

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has reported a presumptive case of monkeypox, an infectious disease that has raised concerns because it has emerged globally over the past year and has been found in 26 U.S. states.

Tribune News Service

Black women could see a 33% increase in pregnancy-related deaths post-Roe. Why?

Giving birth is deadly for Black women. Ending abortion is going to make it worse

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John Roberts and the Path SCOTUS Did Not Take on Abortion

Although the chief justice's incrementalism did not sway his colleagues, his observations about the meaning of a "right to choose" could be relevant in state legislatures.

Miami Herald

COVID vaccines for infants arrive in Florida. Here’s why doctors are throwing them away

MIAMI — Dozens of South Florida pharmacies, community health centers, children’s hospitals and pediatricians received delivery this week of the first COVID-19 vaccines available for children as young as 6 months old — much earlier than anticipated after state officials missed a deadline for preordering the shots.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox virus undergoing ‘accelerated evolution’ experts warn as outbreak spreads

Researchers found 50 genetic mutations in the virus, when they would usually expect 10

WEKU

Monkeypox outbreak in U.S. is bigger than the CDC reports. Testing is 'abysmal'

The testing system set up by the CDC actually deters doctors from ordering a monkeypox test, and many physicians aren't familiar with the disease, resulting in too few tests and little tracking.

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Fauci says his own experience with Covid is a great reason to get vaccinated

‘I’m feeling really fine,’ says 81-year-old

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‘January 2020 all over again’: Doctors warn Biden’s lack of urgency on Monkeypox is like early delays with Covid

Cumbersome response from US federal government mirrors the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, experts say

The Independent UK

Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in US

There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it is recommending Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and teens

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Here Is a State-by-State Rundown of What Will Happen Now That SCOTUS Has Freed Lawmakers To Restrict Abortion

Most states are unlikely to enact bans, but 22 either have them already or probably will soon.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Mandate or not, wearing a mask is the right thing to do with COVID-19 on the rise in Idaho

Just when we had gotten used to that feeling of not having a mask on our face, the debate over whether to mask in public has resurfaced with a resurgence of COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Moderna’s shots for children 6-17 win CDC advisers’ backing

Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccines for children and teens won support from a key panel of U.S. health advisers, a crucial step toward providing yet another tool for protecting young people from the most serious effects of the virus.

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New York City will offer monkeypox vaccines to vulnerable groups

NEW YORK — New York health officials will begin offering monkeypox vaccination to vulnerable groups at a temporary clinic in the city, where 28 cases have been identified as of Wednesday.

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