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CDC releases map showing obesity levels across US states

New CDC data yields insight into relative health of various states

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Why you shouldn’t linger in hurricane floodwaters

Multiple parts of Florida were left underwater due to Hurricane Ian this week

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Discrimination in cricket DCMS hearing to take place in mid-December

Azeem Rafiq and Lord Patel are set to be asked to appear.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Monkeypox response relies on trade-offs without federal aid

WASHINGTON — The lack of spending for monkeypox in the temporary government spending bill moving through Congress means that states will have to take a patchwork approach to paying for the ongoing public health crisis in the short term, the Biden administration said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022

Vaccine appears to protect against monkeypox, CDC says

U.S. public health officials say at-risk people who have received just one dose of the monkeypox vaccine have appeared to be significantly less likely to get sick from the virus

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Monkeypox response relies on trade-offs without federal aid - Roll Call

For now, states will have to take a patchwork approach to paying for the ongoing public health crisis, Biden administration officials said.

Roll Call · Sep 28, 2022

School Choice Is Winning in Arizona—and Beyond

"There's a new special interest group in town: parents."

Reason · Sep 28, 2022

Where is Hurricane Ian now headed and how to prepare for it?

Ian makes landfall in US state of Florida as ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane after leaving Cuba in the dark.

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2022

Opioid crisis cost U.S. nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 -congressional report

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic toll of the opioid addiction and overdose crisis on the United States reached nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 alone and is likely to grow, a congressional report seen by Reuters shows.

Reuters · Sep 28, 2022

Polio-like viral infection in children is flagged by CDC

Doctors should be on the lookout for cases of a respiratory virus that can sometimes cause polio-like muscle weakness and paralysis in children, U.S. health officials said.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022