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Ron Johnson says ingredients in American food should be investigated, may be tied to chronic illness
Sen. Ron Johnson said that the USDA, Big Food and Big Agriculture don't want the public to know the source of chronic illness because "from the pharmaceutical standpoint, chronically ill patients are profitable patients."
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E. coli outbreak tied to organic carrots infects 39 people, leaving one dead and 15 hospitalized
The breakout has impacted a total of 39 people across 18 states, but the highest amount of cases are in Washington, Minnesota, and New York.
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CDC reports Oregon has detected its first human case of the bird flu
The public has been warned to stay away from sick animals, including dead birds, their droppings, and raw dairy products.
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CDC: Record number of kindergartners had vaccine exemptions in 2023-24 school year
The centers noted that exemptions increased in 40 states for the past school year, and 14 of them had exemption rates of more than 5%. Coverage of the MMR vaccine, the polio vaccine, and DTAP vaccines, also decreased in 30 states.
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'We are mass poisoning all of our children': RFK Jr. to Sen. Johnson's health panel
"We give eight times as much subsidies to tobacco in this country than we do to fruits and vegetables," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
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New York City's COVID czar admits to holding 'private gatherings' during pandemic lockdown
Varma did not deny the comments he made in a video that was posted online on Thursday, but said they were secretly recorded and taken out of context by a "operative for an extremist right-wing organization."
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Florida officials instruct physicians to perform abortions to save lives of the mother in all cases
The Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida Department of Health said the alert was to counter misinformation that are being spread about abortion laws in the southern state.
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Harvey Weinstein undergoes emergency heart surgery in New York
The former movie mogul's publicist Juda Engelmayer, and his prison consultant Craig Rothfeld, said Weinstein was rushed to Bellevue on Sunday night “due to severe medical conditions."
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'Persons with childbearing potential': American, European medical groups erase women in new guidance
"The inclusion of gender complicates clinical practice both for healthcare professionals and patients," says new European document on women, irregular heart rhythm and stroke. Journal of the American Medical Association cites "The Radical Copyeditor" as an authority.
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White House drug expert urges next administration to remain committed to solving US overdose crisis
The Biden administration has increased access to naloxone, which helps reverse the effects of a drug overdose, and deployed drug detection devices at the U.S. southern border.
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US Surgeon General warns parents' stress levels are an 'urgent public health issue'
Murthy said some of the biggest causes of these stressors have been navigating things like the COVID-19 pandemic, along with dealing with loneliness, and concerns about financial stability. School safety was also noted as a concern.
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New Hampshire resident infected by mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus dies
There is currently no antiviral treatment or vaccine to treat the virus.
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COVID-19 surge causes closure of two schools, more might follow suit
So far, two schools in Alabama and Tennessee have closed as a result of a surge in COVID cases, one of which moved to remote learning