Money for war, none for 9/11 responders "How can we increase the money for defense and not put money in the budget for the first defenders on 9/11?" Salon · Dec 21, 2022
2022 has been a deadly year for eating oysters in Florida FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Those sweet shellfish may be tempting, but eating oysters in Florida has been dangerous this year. Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022
Seventh Circuit Rejects Free Speech / Free Exercise Arguments Against Mask Mandate From Mahwikizi v. CDC, decided Monday by the Seventh Circuit (Judges Frank Easterbrook, Diane Wood & Thomas Kirsch II): Mahwikizi works for a rideshare business. As a Catholic, he practices the "Good Samaritan Principle," which instructs him to help those in need. He says that doing so became difficult when,… Reason · Dec 21, 2022
As virus infections rise, dust off masks to wear in busy public places Masks reduce the risk of viral transmission from the so-called “tripledemic.” Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 21, 2022
It's not just you. Everyone really is sick this holiday season as the U.S. battles a ‘worst in a decade’ flu and rising COVID cases The winter COVID surge is only part of the problem, as the U.S. confronts a flu for the record books and a fierce resurgence of RSV, among other infections. Fortune · Dec 20, 2022
Man who threatened to kill CDC head pleads guilty to charges A Mississippi man who threatened to kill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has pleaded guilty to making threats in interstate commerce The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022
HIV outbreak in West Virginia Political winds in the state blow against efforts to control an expanding HIV outbreak Salon · Dec 19, 2022
Supreme Court keeps Title 42 border policy in place for now More than a dozen Republican-led states asked the Supreme Court on Monday to preserve pandemic-related border restrictions. Roll Call · Dec 19, 2022
US public not warned that monkeys imported from Cambodia carried deadly pathogens Documents reveal that pathogenic agents, zoonotic bacteria and viruses, including one deemed bioterrorism risk, entered US but ‘no indication CDC has been transparent’ The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2022
Updated COVID booster shots reduce the risk of hospitalization, CDC reports The CDC came out with two studies to detail the bivalent booster's effectiveness against COVID-related emergency department visits and hospitalization. WEKU · Dec 18, 2022
Lavender spray laced with deadly bacteria kills five-year-old boy, woman and pet racoon The pet racoon, which belonged to a four-year-old girl, was found to have walked through the perfume after breaking a bottle of it at their home in Texas Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022
US health agency accused of bowing to drug industry with new opioid guidance Doctors say CDC’s softer guidelines ‘tossing aside’ safety limits put lives at risk as opioid epidemic continues to rage in the country The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2022
Federal health order allowing rapid removal of migrants must end Wednesday, court rules The Biden administration attempted to end Title 42 earlier this year before a federal judge blocked the move. A different federal court has now ordered that the federal health order be lifted. The Texas Tribune · Dec 17, 2022
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
Fortune · Dec 16, 2022 Heart-related deaths are most common between Christmas and New Year's. Here are the signs and symptoms you shouldn't ignore Changes in sleep, exercise, and diet can put people at risk.
WEKU · Dec 16, 2022 Coronavirus FAQ: Is Paxlovid the best treatment? Is it underused in the U.S.? The drug is the most effective way to cut the risk of severe disease. It's heading to China now. Yet the drug is underused in some places. Why? And are there options if you're not a good candidate?
Axios · Dec 16, 2022 America's historically bad flu season may be peaking Amid ongoing reports of the U.S. getting pummeled by respiratory illness, including a harsher flu season than we've seen in years, new data indicates flu may be peaking this season.
Orlando Sentinel · Dec 16, 2022 Editorial: DeSantis launches a strike against lifesaving science Throughout the history of public health in the United States, there have been a handful of moments where a broad cross-section of scientists and other leaders spotted something happening and thought “This is new. This is bad. This could change everything.”
Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022 News briefs Post-pandemic, CDC faces ‘uphill battle’ for backing in new Congress
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022 EXPLAINER: Will immigration surge as asylum rule ends? Ever since the pandemic began the U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2022 How to avoid binge drinking and support sober loved ones during the holidays Experts say there are ways to help loved ones who don’t drink, like having non-alcoholic drink options at gatherings.
Inverse · Dec 15, 2022 These simple hacks could boost your flu and Covid-19 vaccines’ effectiveness It's all about doing the things that promote a healthy immune system.
Roll Call · Dec 15, 2022 Post-pandemic, CDC faces ‘uphill battle’ for backing in new Congress CDC Director Rochelle Walensky wants to overhaul the agency but needs Congress' help. And she is losing key allies.
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022 US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels The number of U.S. deaths has dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit
Fortune · Dec 14, 2022 The CDC finally put a number on how many lives long COVID has claimed: 'It's probably an undercount' The WHO made a code for long COVID deaths in September 2020, but the U.S. hasn’t implemented it yet.