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US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time highNEW YORK -- U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down ag...

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Members of CDC vaccine panel ousted by RFK Jr. say committee has 'lost credibility'

The members of a federal vaccine advisory committee, who were removed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are suggesting alternatives to vaccine policy in the U.S. because...

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Why Tick Season Is So Bad This Year and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself

Experts say climate change is a major factor in the increase and spread of ticks and tick-borne diseases. Karen Kasmauski/Getty Images Health officials report an increasing number of tick ...

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Trump's EPA is targeting key vehicle pollution rules. What that means for carmakers

DETROIT -- The Environmental Protection Agency’s plan this week to relax rules aimed at cleaning up auto tailpipe emissions is the latest Trump administration move to undo incentives for automakers...

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When Online Safety Means Surrendering Your ID, What Can You Do?

A universal feature of traveling Europe as a Hackaday scribe is that when you sit in a hackerspace in another country and proclaim how nice a place it all is, the denizens will respond pessimistica...

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How a Michigan program that gives new mothers cash could be a model for rest of US

FLINT, Mich. -- A procession of mothers wearing red sashes, pushing strollers and tending to toddlers made their way Friday to a little festival in Flint, Michigan, where families received diapers ...

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The bitter truth about our sugary matcha habit

In 2018, I was “prom-posed” to with a matcha lemonade. It’s true. During my high school years, my favorite afternoon drink was a venti version of the drink with two scoops of dried strawberries fro...

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Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned

Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has becomeNEW YORK -- The 17 experts who were ousted from a government vaccine committee last mo...

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1 dead and at least 22 sick from Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City

Legionnaires’ disease can be effectively treated if diagnosed early.One person is dead and at least 22 people have become sick from a Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City since last Frida...

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Chronically Ill? In Kennedy’s View, It Might Be Your Own Fault

On a recent weekday evening, Ashly Richards helped her 13-year-old son, Case, with homework. He did math problems and some reading, underscoring how much he’s accomplished at his school for childre...

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A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth — And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills

In retrospect, Erica Kahn realizes she made two big mistakes. The first was choosing to temporarily forgo health insurance when she was laid off from her job. The s...

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The healthcare crisis none of us can afford

Millions of individuals and families across the U.S. are trapped in a vicious cycle. Financial concerns like inflation and housing costs are harming their mental health, and the rising cost of heal...

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W. Virginia scrambles to strip artificial dyes from school meals before classes start

When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays.Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt top...

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More than 20 Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over Planned Parenthood funding cuts

A group of more than 20 states are suing the Trump administration over efforts to cut Medicaid payments to Planned ParenthoodSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 20 mostly Democratic-led states sued the...

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Senate confirms Trump nominee Susan Monarez as CDC director. Here's what to know

The Senate confirmed Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Monarez was confirmed by a vote of 51-47 along party lines on Tuesday evening. Sens. Mark Kell...

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FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months

Dr. Vinay Prasad is stepping down as the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator after a brief tenureWASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing vaccine chief is leavin...

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The Dangerous Logic of CTE Self-Diagnosis

Police are still investigating what exactly prompted a gunman to kill four people in a Manhattan office building yesterday evening, but perhaps the clearest aspect of his motive is the condition th...

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Addiction Fiction: Dopamine Is Not Why Kids Love TikTok

Addiction Fiction: Dopamine Is Not Why Kids Love TikTok Authored by Christopher J. Ferguson via RealClearInvestigations, Nowadays, it seems we can be addicted to anything – not ju...

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Tribal Groups Assert Sovereignty as Feds Crack Down on Gender-Affirming Care

ELKO, Nev. — At the Two Spirit Conference in northern Nevada in June, Native Americans gathered in support of the LGBTQ+ community amid federal and state rollbacks of transgender protections and ge...

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Immigrant Kids Detained in ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ Sites as Trump Team Seeks To End Protections

A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child with autism and ...

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A Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Was Kept Alive in Georgia. It’s Unclear if State Law Required It.

A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her 1-p...

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