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Maine rejects new federal childhood vaccine guidelines
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order separating the measles, mumps and rubella shots.
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Vance, Kennedy refer gender clinics for prosecution based on HHS billing fraud probe
If flagged providers were "intentionally" miscoding treatment to "secure insurance coverage for gender-transitioning interventions that insurance would not otherwise cover," Vance says "they should go to prison."
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Trump administration finalizes ban on Medicaid and CHIP funding for youth gender procedures
The rule, effective Oct. 13, halts taxpayer dollars for puberty blockers and surgeries for minors while offering a six-month phase-out period for children currently on hormone therapy
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You Vote: What do you think about President Trump's executive order related to childhood vaccines?
The order recommends administering the separate shots across different visits, and directs the nation’s health department to improve vaccine research. He did not specify how far apart the visits should be.
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RFK Jr. moves to close food additive loophole and define ultra-processed foods
The department is finalizing a federal definition of ultra-processed foods, while a newly proposed rule would require manufacturers to notify the FDA about of food additive safety determinations
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Louisiana health department documents five deaths from flesh-eating bacteria infections
Experts say the bacteria is usually found in warm, coastal waters, and can cause serious, potentially life-threatening infections when contaminated seawater enters an open wound, according to the CDC.
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Five people die from flesh-eating bacteria in Louisiana, health officials say
Symptoms of the illness include gastrointestinal illness, wound infection, or blood poisoning, according to health officials. In some cases, the bacteria can cause "severe and life-threatening infections." In some of these cases of severe infection, limbs need to be amputated.
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Scientists use AI to create viruses that don't exist in nature, according to study
The goal of the research is to achieve medical advances, but the technology raises concerns that it could invent dangerous pathogens and cause pandemics.
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Return of the rubber stamp? First mRNA flu vaccine has far higher injury rate than standard jabs
Moderna's own research shows 5,000 novel jabs required to prevent one hospitalization over standard vaccine. "Pharma finished recapturing" FDA after exit of officials with higher standards, drug industry journalist says.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños at Chipotle caused 36 hospitalizations, health officials say
There have been no deaths reported from the outbreak, Reuters reported, but 345 people in 27 states have been sickened with Salmonella poisoning.
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Six more states added to cyclosporiasis parasite outbreak that's been linked to lettuce: report
The outbreak, which is caused by a microscopic parasite found in human feces, has caused hundreds of hospitalizations and at least two deaths since early May.
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Chipotle a focus in investigation of salmonella outbreak in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health interviewed 84 people who had come down with the symptoms, and 89% reported eating at Chipotle from mid-June to last month.
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Michigan officials report first two deaths in US from parasite linked to iceberg lettuce
There have been 11,234 cases reported in the latest outbreak as of Monday, Michigan health officials reported, and 193 people have been hospitalized with infections.