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Are Runny Egg Yolks Safe to Eat?

It’s hard to beat a yolk-soaked breakfast sandwich. But undercooking your eggs carries real health risks.

Report: Trump Administration Could Suspend COVID Jabs for All Americans

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Though it didn’t cite any sources, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday that the Trump administration’s top public health officials support suspending the use of all COVID vaccines on the grounds that they could be causing adverse health reactions. “Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who has been nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has backed a petition calling for the mRNA vaccines to be paused and retested … He is one of the signatories of the Hope Accord,...

‘Emotional’ Tiger Woods returns to golf following the death of his mother

Tiger Woods was at the Genesis Invitational but did not play following the death of his mother.

RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day

THE NEW REPUBLIC – Hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the Department of Health and Human Services would not undergo a staff purge, it did. The Trump administration laid off half of its Epidemic Intelligence Service, otherwise known as the “Disease Detectives.” The lay off affected 1,260 staff, reported NBC News’s Lewis Kamb. Top-ranking officials with the CDC, the HHS subagency that oversees the program, told CBS News that the cuts would have a devastating...

Pope Francis has a “polymicrobial respiratory tract infection.” Here’s what that means.

CBS NEWS – Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment, according to Vatican authorities Monday. He has been hospitalized since Friday at Rome's Gemelli hospital after coming down with bronchitis the week before, the Vatican said. Officials said the 88-year-old pope is suffering from a "polymicrobial respiratory tract infection," but gave no further details on the severity of his illness or what would change in his...

More People Search For Gambling Addiction Help As Sports Betting Grows

KFF HEALTH NEWS – A new study suggests that the growing number of states legalizing sports gambling is cause for concern. Meanwhile, heart failure deaths are up, partly due to medical successes that enable people to live longer. Other news is on cancer treatments, the Senate Aging Committee, and more. NBC News: Online Searches For Gambling Addiction Surge As Legalized Sports Betting Expands, Study Finds Internet searches seeking help for gambling addiction have "increased substantially" as...

Pain Clinics Made Millions From ‘Unnecessary’ Injections Into ‘Human Pin Cushions’

KFF HEALTH NEWS, McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better. Shaw, 56, who has been dependent on opioid painkillers since she injured her back in a fall a decade ago, said in both an interview with KFF Health News and in sworn courtroom testimony that the Tennessee...

Mayo Clinic Q and A: 5 things to know about stroke

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend from my book club recently had a stroke. I learned that women have a higher risk of strokes. What are the risk factors, and are there signs to watch for that indicate someone is having a stroke? ANSWER: A stroke can happen at any time and to anyone. You might be talking to your loved one and notice they're suddenly slurring their words. Or, while grocery shopping,...

Michigan 5-year-old killed in hyperbaric chamber fire

Thomas Cooper’s parents hoped the oxygen therapy he was receiving at a facility in Michigan would help his sleep apnea and ADHD, according to their lawyer.

Trump administration gives warning about ‘gender ideology’ on some government health websites

CNN – Some of the public health websites that the US government was ordered to restore involving gender and gender identity now carry a warning denying the existence of transgender people. The warnings use some of the same language as an Executive Order that President Donald Trump signed January 20 on “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” The order states that it is the policy of the...

CDC ‘disease detectors’ among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts

Administration officials last week informed CDC leaders of plans to cut up to 10% of its workforce as it targeted federal probationary employees.

California Removes 850,000 People From Health Care Plan

Newsweek – Since the expiration of COVID-19 related health care guarantees, public insurance coverage in California has dropped by over 850,000. The nationwide "disenrollment," or "unwinding," process that began last year has seen Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment in the Golden State fall from around 14.3 million to just over 13.4 million over the 18 months leading up to October 2024, according to KFF, a health policy research nonprofit.The change in California's...

The secret to great sex isn’t really a secret. It’s asking the right question, 81-year-old sex professor says

CNN – Want to have great sex? For world-renowned human sexuality professor Dr. William Yarber, now in his 41st year of teaching at Indiana University, there’s no big secret. It comes down to asking and sharing with your romantic partner a mix of these magical words: “How do you like to be touched?” and “Here’s how I like to be touched.” “The essence of sexuality is giving and receiving pleasurable touch,” said Yarber, 81, who is...

Florida City’s Sewer System Is Full of Alligators

Recently published research in the journal Urban Naturalist reveals that alligators and nearly three dozen other species use storm water sewer systems in one urban area of Florida to safely traverse urban environments.

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