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*Measles is highly contagious, and immunization rates in some counties are below the 95% recommended for herd immunity.*

*Health official’s endorsement comes as South Carolina faces hundreds of cases and US risks losing elimination status*

*Several children have come down with serious complications like encephalitis and pneumonia, state health officials reported this week.*

He said the closely scrutinized 2019 trip he took to Samoa, which came before a devastating measles outbreak, had “nothing to do with vaccines.”

*The ambient sound has been compared to rain and ocean waves.*

*Many cancers are linked to two modifiable habits: tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption.*

Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town.

*Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’*

I recommend that you read the full article, but I have included excerpts of what I thought were the important sections:

Flowers and candles laid by VA building in Washington as killing reverberates through nursing community

*A person’s lifespan may be up to 55% heritable, according to new research.*

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to age 79, on average, an increase of more than half a year from 2023, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics released Thursday.

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*A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters*

*Suit against Debra Lynch is latest from Texas’s Republican attorney general amid ongoing attacks on abortion pills*

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Pharmaceutical company Moderna says it is scaling down its investments in late-stage vaccine trials amid growing opposition to immunizations from U.S. officials.

*Childcare workers push back on Trump administration’s ‘ridiculous’ narrative that programs are riddled with fraud*

Recently discussed by Cory Doctorow.

*Exclusive: German research into responses to health queries raises fresh questions about summaries seen by 2bn people a month*

*Groups say EPA did not adequately consider adverse health effects to children when it approved the pesticide*

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

For over four decades, Republican presidents have banned U.S. funds from going to groups that provide or promote abortion — and Democratic presidents have reversed the ban.

At least 245 new measles cases have been reported in the U.S., according to newly updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Parents, teachers, counselors and health care workers across the Twin Cities say many Minnesota children are living in fear or seeing those fears realized. They worry loved ones will be taken away, that they’ll witness violence, or get hurt themselves.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/sustainability/p/958074/why-the-deadliest-animal-on-earth-is-being-forced-to-feed-more-on-humans

*Health care advocates and members of Congress expressed opposition to the cuts after being told of them earlier this week.*

*Funding to end immediately for up to 2,800 grantees of US agency that serves thousands seeking help and in recovery*

She says many people “chronically over-engage their core muscles” in an effort to maintain “good posture” throughout the day. “This can create excessive tension in the abdominal wall and pelvic floor, contributing to pain.”

*Better treatment options have improved survival rates in the U.S., according to a report from the American Cancer Society.*

Last spring, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped the recommendation that all kids routinely get COVID shots. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week did the same thing for six other childhood immunizations, including the annual flu shot.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nj. - Johnson & Johnson is the latest U.S. drugmaker to announce a deal with the Trump Administration to lower drug costs for customers while sidestepping costly tariffs.