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Killing of Crenshaw High athlete marks the latest trauma for LA's Black youth

LOS ANGELES — Teenagers filled the sidewalk outside a South Los Angeles party last week when gunfire rang out. After the crowd scattered, friends found a Crenshaw High School basketball player dead — the latest example of violence that is disproportionately killing young Black Angelenos, a Times analysis shows.

Los Angeles Times

COVID vaccine should be updated to target XBB strain, FDA committee says

With an eye toward enhancing protection against the coronavirus, which is still evolving and circulating, federal health advisers said Thursday that the next round of COVID-19 vaccines should be updated to target the now-dominant XBB strains.

Los Angeles Times

Congress Had Questions About the CDC Stifling Dissent. Rochelle Walensky Refused To Answer.

Plus: Court using anti-pornography software to track a criminal defendant, $25 million verdict against Starbucks over fired employee, and more...

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96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022

Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were present in the blood of 96.4% of Americans over the age of 16 by September 2022. That’s according to a serosurvey – an analysis testing for the presence of these immune defense molecules – conducted on samples from blood donors.

The Conversation

Loneliness is a public health crisis, comparable to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day

The mental and physical health consequences of loneliness are grave.

Fortune

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in pandemic, study says

The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

CDC alerts states of cuts to STI workforce, blames debt deal

The CDC told states on Tuesday that it was reducing funding for workers who fight sexually transmitted infections by $400 million, according to an email obtained by CQ Roll Call. The spending cuts are caused by the recently passed debt ceiling deal.

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NFL VP Troy Vincent helps launch domestic abuse study at Niagara University

NFL Vice President Troy Vincent and his wife Tommi are helping launch a domestic abuse study at Niagara University that will focus on male student-athletes

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for telling CDC chair: ‘I dont want my staff educated’

‘Of course Marge doesn’t want to have her staff educated. They’d all leave!’

The Independent UK

CDC alerts states of cuts to STI workforce, blames debt deal - Roll Call

The CDC plans to reduce funding for workers who fight sexually transmitted infections because of the recently passed debt ceiling deal.

Roll Call

Mandy Cohen as CDC director? Republicans in Congress tell Biden she’s ‘unfit’

North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd, Rep. Dan Bishop and other Republicans are citing Dr. Mandy Cohen’s track record during the COVID-19 pandemic in opposing her as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

Republicans grill outgoing CDC director as she prepares to exit

WASHINGTON — During what’s likely to be her last appearance before skeptical congressional Republicans on Tuesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky once again asked for more data and workforce authorities — and, once again, she was sharply dismissed.

Tribune News Service

US patients at risk of deadly fungal outbreak if they visited Mexico clinics between these exact dates

The CDC and WHO are investigating dozens of potential cases of fungal meningitis sprouting from two Mexico clinics that offered cosmetic surgeries to US patients

Daily Mirror

Republicans grill outgoing CDC director as she prepares to exit - Roll Call

Outgoing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky once again asked for more data and workforce authorities — and once again was sharply dismissed.

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The Independent UK

Man dies after eating raw oysters from Missouri seafood stand

Missouri man’s death from Vibrio vulnificus bacteria comes after scientists’ warning that climate change will bring about more cases

LiveScience

Rabid moose found 'stumbling, drooling profusely' is 1st case ever recorded in Alaska

Scientists analyzed the moose's brain and detected a variant of rabies usually found in Arctic foxes, suggesting it contracted the virus from a fox.

Daily Mirror

Covid, Lyme disease, MPOX: Warning viruses to make summer comeback as more pandemics feared

As people head on their holidays abroad, or choose to have a vacation at home, there is an increased chance of catching a virus due to a number of them in circulation

Daily Mirror

Fourth person dies of fungal brain infection linked to dirty plastic surgery kit in Mexico

There are thought to be around 180 Americans at risk after doctors used un-sterilized equipment during liposuction, breast augmentation and Brazilian butt lifts in Matamoros, Mexico

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Florida man gets 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection after a relative bit him

A resident of Riverview, Florida was bitten by a relative and later developed a "flesh-eating" infection — likely from the bite.

The Independent UK

Yorkshire sign charter to support Muslim members following racism row

The club are awaiting sanctions related to the Azeem Rafiq case.

Daily Mirror

Man infected with flesh-eating bacteria after being bitten by relative in huge family brawl

Donnie Adams, of Tampa Bay, Florida, was bitten by a relative when he stepped in to break up a fight at a family gathering and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria

Reason

Lockdown Dissenters Were Muzzled in the U.K. as Well as the U.S.

Thin-skinned authoritarians of the world, unite!

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: More states are legalizing fentanyl test strips to combat opioid deaths

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The Independent UK

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

Keep your skin protected while in the sun

The Independent UK

'Keep them alive': More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths

A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths

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