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HEALTH NEWS


In this photo provided by the Department of Health and Human Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., right, conducts the swearing-in ceremony of Jim O'Neill as the Department's Deputy Secretary, June 9, 2025, in Washington. (Amy Rossetti/Department of Health and Human Services via AP)
9 hours ago

Trump's new CDC chief: A Washington health insider with a libertarian streak

Read full article: Trump's new CDC chief: A Washington health insider with a libertarian streak
FILE - President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
12 hours ago

Trump administration tells states to remove references to 'gender ideology' from sex ed materials

Read full article: Trump administration tells states to remove references to 'gender ideology' from sex ed materials
This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, shows labels for Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp recalled by AquaStar USA Corp. of Seattle. (FDA via AP)
13 hours ago

More companies pull thousands of packages of shrimp for potential radioactive contamination

Read full article: More companies pull thousands of packages of shrimp for potential radioactive contamination
A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
10 hours ago

With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work

Read full article: With CDC in chaos, scientists and physicians piece together replacements for agency's lost work

The CDC is in turmoil, with outside groups stepping in to handle work once done by the agency.

Visitors swim at Royal Spring, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Suwannee County, Fla. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)
17 hours ago

Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

Read full article: Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

Florida boasts at least 1,000 freshwater springs, more than any other U.S. state.

FILE - This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease. (Francis Chandler/CDC via AP, File)
7 hours ago

NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak linked to two city-run buildings, including Harlem Hospital

Read full article: NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak linked to two city-run buildings, including Harlem Hospital

A New York City hospital and another city-run building were sources for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem that killed seven people and sickened dozens of others.

Firefighter Brendan Dyer suits up in recently issued non-PFAS turnout gear at Fire Station 4 in East Providence, R.I., on July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
20 hours ago

Fire departments concerned about cancer risks are buying gear that is free of forever chemicals

Read full article: Fire departments concerned about cancer risks are buying gear that is free of forever chemicals

Fire departments are increasingly switching to gear that doesn’t contain potentially cancer-causing chemicals.

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18 hours ago

Stiff, sore and stuck: How to thaw your ‘frozen shoulders’

Read full article: Stiff, sore and stuck: How to thaw your ‘frozen shoulders’

Frozen shoulder, a condition that’s more common in women than men, happens when the tissue around the shoulder joint gets thick and tight.

FILE - The National Institutes of Health's James Shannon building is seen on the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
18 hours ago

Health leaders launch new Latino-focused data hub to combat NIH budget cuts

Read full article: Health leaders launch new Latino-focused data hub to combat NIH budget cuts

A national group of Latino public health leaders has announced the launch of a new research institute, which they say is a response to the hundreds of millions in federal funding cuts related to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

This undated photo released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, shows a carton of large brown cage free "sunshine/omega-3 golden yolk eggs sourced from Country Eggs, LLC. (FDA via AP)
1 day ago

Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs has sickened 95 people since January

Read full article: Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs has sickened 95 people since January

At least 95 people in more than a dozen states have been sickened in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning tied to recalled eggs.

A Palestinian children wait at a community kitchen before donated food is prepared and distributed in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
1 day ago

UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid

Read full article: UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid

The director of the U.N. World Food Program says it's “very evident” after a visit to Gaza that there is not enough food and that mothers and children are starving.

Workers and supporters gather to rally for the departing scientific leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outside the CDC headquarters, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
1 day ago

CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling

Read full article: CDC gets new acting director as leadership turmoil leaves agency reeling

Jim O’Neill, a deputy to Health Secretary Robert F.

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1 day ago

The trauma effect: How crisis shapes a child’s brain

Read full article: The trauma effect: How crisis shapes a child’s brain

Experts say traumatic events, including the recent school shooting in Minneapolis, can rewire a child's developing brain even if they're not directly impacted by it. The way we parent can help children build resilience in even the most confusing times.

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1 day ago

Ready to try sleep supplements? Read this first

Read full article: Ready to try sleep supplements? Read this first

If you’re having trouble sleeping, you are not alone. According to a nationally representative Consumer Reports survey, only 43% of us would describe our sleep quality as good or very good.

FILE - Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
2 days ago

CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign

Read full article: CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign

The director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job.

LIVE HEALTHY


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Alcohol raises risk of heart disease in women, study finds

Read full article: Alcohol raises risk of heart disease in women, study finds
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What happens if you stop taking weight-loss drugs?

Read full article: What happens if you stop taking weight-loss drugs?

TALKING HEALTH


The latest segments from Dr. Scot Ackerman

FILE - The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen in Atlanta, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
2 days ago

CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food poisoning infections

Read full article: CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food poisoning infections

Federal health officials have scaled back FoodNet, a program that tracked food poisoning infections in the U.S. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network has cut required monitoring to just two pathogens that cause infections, down from eight.

This photo provided by Pfizer in August 2025 shows a vial of the updated COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty. (Pfizer via AP)
2 days ago

FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults

Read full article: FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults

The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season.

Bartender Shelby Campos mixes a non-alcoholic beverage - or mocktail - at the non-alcoholic Good News Bar, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
2 days ago

Nonalcoholic beer and mocktails can help people stay sober or drink less, but are not for everyone

Read full article: Nonalcoholic beer and mocktails can help people stay sober or drink less, but are not for everyone

Nonalcoholic beverages are taking off.

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2 days ago

The 18-minute mistake: What not to do at the doctor’s office

Read full article: The 18-minute mistake: What not to do at the doctor’s office

The average doctor’s appointment lasts just 18 minutes, but a shocking number of patients aren’t using that time wisely.

Sophie Nocera, 21, a senior at Eckerd College, plays with her dog Zuco in her college dorm on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Tina Russell)
2 days ago

These colleges are welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students' stress and anxiety

Read full article: These colleges are welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students' stress and anxiety

Some colleges are allowing pets in dorms to help students feel more at home.

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3 days ago

Supercharging your walk: 11 minutes to better health

Read full article: Supercharging your walk: 11 minutes to better health

A British study found that engaging in moderate-intensity exercise, or a brisk walk, can have some major health benefits. Just 75 minutes a week, or 11 minutes a day, can decrease your risk of early death by 23%.

An adult New World screwworm fly sits at rest in this undated photo. (Denise Bonilla/U.S. Department of Agriculture via AP)

Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

Read full article: Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm.

Nicolle Ritchie, an extension agent with Michigan State University, inspects an ear of corn for pollination issues Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Paw Paw, Mich. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

Read full article: To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

Climate change is fueling conditions across several states that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.

A health worker gives a shot of measles vaccine to a child during a measles vaccination campaign following an outbreak, in Sumenep, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Indonesia launches a measles vaccination campaign after 17 die in an outbreak

Read full article: Indonesia launches a measles vaccination campaign after 17 die in an outbreak

Indonesian authorities have rolled out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths.

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Making Ends Meet: Tips for maximizing your grocery budget

Read full article: Making Ends Meet: Tips for maximizing your grocery budget

Julia Zumpano, a registered dietitian at Cleveland Clinic, has some advice to help save money on your grocery bill.

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Cold, hard truth about ice baths: Cold plunge has shocking benefits, but could also have serious side effects

Read full article: Cold, hard truth about ice baths: Cold plunge has shocking benefits, but could also have serious side effects

Ice baths are the hot new trend in cold therapy with a chill following. Both C-suite executives and Gen Zers are installing them right in their own homes. But ice baths can have serious side effects if done wrong.

Braxton Kimura eats at Vitality Bowl on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

California bill would require restaurants to disclose food allergens on menus

Read full article: California bill would require restaurants to disclose food allergens on menus

California could become the first U.S. state to require restaurants to disclose common food allergens in each menu item under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

FILE - The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen in Atlanta, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights

Read full article: HHS moves to strip thousands of federal health workers of union rights

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to strip thousands of federal health agency employees of their collective bargaining rights.

FILE - A low-dose estrogen skin patch is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/File)

Doctors want women to know the nuanced reality of hormone therapy for menopause

Read full article: Doctors want women to know the nuanced reality of hormone therapy for menopause

Hormone therapy has been shrouded in confusion for years.

Hazel White, mother of Alicia White, who is the president and founder of the Project Petals, waters plants at Paradise Community Garden, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Inwood, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities

Read full article: Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities

Millions of Americans are facing record heat with temperatures frequently over 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

Trainee surgeon, Ryan Cho is escorted into the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (Con Chronis/AAP Image via AP)

Doctor accused of secretly recording 4,500 videos in Australian hospital restrooms released on bail

Read full article: Doctor accused of secretly recording 4,500 videos in Australian hospital restrooms released on bail

A trainee surgeon in Australia has been released on bail after being accused of secretly recording hundreds of medical colleagues in hospital restrooms.

Activists hold placards during a protest against recent ruling by the country's top court ordering authorities in New Delhi to remove all stray dogs from the streets and to sterilize and permanently relocate them to shelters,Thursday, Aug 14, 2025.(AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool)

Court orders stray dogs in New Delhi released, easing its order to move them all to shelters

Read full article: Court orders stray dogs in New Delhi released, easing its order to move them all to shelters

India’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of all stray dogs that were removed from New Delhi streets after sterilization and immunization following an increase in the number of people who were bitten by dogs.

The sun shines on plants in Martin Roetzel's 'The Monk Garden' in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fanny Brodersen)

A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition from the Middle Ages

Read full article: A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition from the Middle Ages

In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden.

Tom Pittman, executive director of Identity Inc., walks in a Pride parade in Anchorage, Alaska, on June 28, 2025. (Dj Tyson via AP)

Alaska medical board approves draft to discipline providers of gender-affirming care for youth

Read full article: Alaska medical board approves draft to discipline providers of gender-affirming care for youth

The Alaska State Medical Board has approved preliminary language that could result in disciplinary action against medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

FILE - This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease. (Francis Chandler/CDC via AP, File)

Death toll from Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City rises to 6 and infections hit 111

Read full article: Death toll from Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City rises to 6 and infections hit 111

New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment.

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Association, a package of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination is seen. (U.S. Food and Drug Association via AP)

More frozen shrimp recalled for possible radioactive contamination

Read full article: More frozen shrimp recalled for possible radioactive contamination

More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled.

CORRECTS THAT OFFICER WAS KILLED, NOT WOUNDED - A memorial is seen in the aftermath of a shooting near the CDC where DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was killed while responding, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency

Read full article: Georgia man may have tried to enter CDC campus two days before he attacked agency

An internal CDC email reveals that the Georgia man who shot at CDC buildings on Aug. 8 likely tried to enter the campus two days earlier.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as President Donald Trump listens at an event to promote his proposal to improve Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push

Read full article: Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

FILE - A sign marks the entrance of the Boar's Head processing plant in Jarratt, Va., on Thursday Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Federal officials to take over inspections when troubled Boar's Head plant reopens

Read full article: Federal officials to take over inspections when troubled Boar's Head plant reopens

Federal inspectors will assume direct oversight of a Boar's Head deli meat plant when it reopens after an deadly listeria outbreak.

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How AI technology could help manage Type 2 diabetes

Read full article: How AI technology could help manage Type 2 diabetes

A new study from Cleveland Clinic shows the benefits of using artificial intelligence to help monitor and treat individuals with Type 2 diabetes.

Fans are seen in a classroom at the Escuela Ecolgica in Culebra, Puerto Rico, on Monday, July 14, 2025, during the summer session. (Brandon Cruz Gonzlez/Centro de Periodismo Investigativo via AP)

Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves

Read full article: Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves

Students and teachers often suffer heat-related illnesses at schools in Puerto Rico, one of many places where extreme heat is disrupting children’s education more frequently.

FILE - The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen in Atlanta, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says

Read full article: At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices.

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Duval health department issues warning after chickens test positive for West Nile virus

Read full article: Duval health department issues warning after chickens test positive for West Nile virus

Several sentinel chickens have tested positive for West Nile virus infection in Duval County.

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