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Don't Credit Drug Warriors for Reducing Overdoses

While a federal crackdown reduced opioid prescriptions, the number of opioid-related deaths soared.

Reason

RFK Jr. adviser Aaron Siri petitioned the FDA to nix the polio vaccine. Here’s how immunization prevents the deadly disease

The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.

Fortune

Netflix director adopted three habits after a year with biohacking millionaire Bryan Johnson

Chris Smith followed biohacker Bryan Johnson for a year for his documentary, ‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’

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Child Flu Vaccinations Decline by Double Digits as Pediatric Deaths Soar: CDC

A dramatically fewer number of children in the U.S. have received flu vaccinations in 2024, compared to last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Medical Daily

Flesh-eating human parasite sweeping across Central America is raising concerns in US — what to know

New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. But the potentially fatal parasite is starting to make a comeback, U.S. officials say.

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Abortion bans impact contraception care

Contraception is not directly implicated by limited abortion access, yet it's profoundly impacted, researchers say

Salon

Florida school classrooms vacated after teacher dies of Legionnaires disease

School principal Donita Moody informed parents that children would be taught elsewhere while a reportedly hazardous air conditioning unit was fixed

The Independent UK

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Biden's COVID-19 Response Eroded Civil Liberties

Mandates, school closures, and overreach defined an administration that doubled down on failed policies.

Reason

New RSV drug for babies is over 90% effective at preventing hospitalization

In a new study, the RSV drug nirsevimab was 93% effective at preventing young children from being hospitalized for the respiratory infection.

LiveScience

70 Times People Saw Something Interesting On The Road And Just Had To Take A Pic (New Pics)

Some sightings on the road are too good not to document. Here are some images that caught people's attention. The post 70 Times People Saw Something Interesting On The Road And Just Had To Take A Pic (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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What is a food pharmacy?

Poor diet remains the leading cause of mortality among adults in the U.S. Food pharmacies can help fix that

Salon

Why is water healthy? New study reveals its role in weight loss, migraines, and more

Researchers also found that adequate hydration can control diabetes, blood glucose levels, and low blood pressure.

Fortune

Splash Pads Are Full Of Disease-Spreading Fecal Water, CDC Warns Parents In Shocking Report

A new shocking report from the CDC found that children's splash pads are full of disease-spreading fecal water.

International Business Times

Splash Pads Are Full of Disease-Spreading Fecal Water, CDC Warns Parents in Shocking Report

A new shocking report from the CDC found that children's splash pads are full of disease-spreading fecal water.

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Medical Daily

Keep Kids Safe From 'Granny's Purse Syndrome': Pediatrician's Tips To Avoid Accidental Poisoning

A Florida-based pediatric emergency physician took to TikTok to warn parents about an unexpected holiday hazard she calls "Granny's purse syndrome", responsible for 20% of accidental poisoning in kids.

The Independent UK

Here’s what to do in an earthquake and tsunami warning

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake has been reported in Northern California

LiveScience

A single gene mutation could enable H5N1 to spread between people, study finds

A new laboratory study pinpoints a way H5N1 could evolve to spread from person to person.

The Independent UK

Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do

Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death

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Beer, wine, and liquor increase your risk of cancer. But most Americans don’t know it, survey says

One in five U.S. adults thinks alcohol has “no effect” on their risk of developing the deadly disease.

Roll Call

How backlash to the pandemic helped shape Trump’s health picks - Roll Call

Cabinet health picks include vaccine skeptics, supporters of herd immunity and promoters of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.

The Independent UK

McDonald’s E coli outbreak cleared by CDC after investigation

The U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration issued a food safety alert in October after 49 cases of E. coli were reported

The Independent UK

RFK Jr used to hawk bottles of water with high levels of fluoride. Now he wants to ban it

Bottled water from RFK Jr’s company Keeper Springs contained almost double the concentration of fluoride recommended by the HHS

Medical Daily

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Cucumbers Sickens Dozens Across 19 States: CDC Warns

The current outbreak, linked to recalled cucumbers from SunFed Produce, LLC, has sickened 68 people, with 18 hospitalized across 19 states.

The Guardian - US

‘He is one of us!’: US anti-vaxxers rejoice at nomination of David Weldon for CDC

The move comes as US faces increased threats from bird flu, mpox, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases

The Guardian - US

Even in blue Colorado, vaccine advocates worry about RFK Jr’s appeal and ‘medical freedom’ movement

Growing rates of infectious disease in state’s most populous region could indicate increased ‘vaccine hesitancy’

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