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Bird Flu Hits World’s Biggest Wandering Albatross Colonies

The wandering albatross has the largest wing-span of any bird and they are famed for following ships. There are thought to about 25,000 of them globally.

Is Rotisserie Chicken Healthy? The Truth from a Dietitian

Rotisserie chicken is often a staple for busy people looking for a quick and convenient meal. But is rotisserie chicken healthy?

Saltwater contamination in freshwater systems is on the rise

Salt is starting to pollute the freshwater sources people rely on.

Dog Drowned At Airport By Passeger (Orlando Sentinel)

Online court records showed no attorney listed for the woman from Kenner, Louisiana.

How Science Lies

"Conservatives, you are wise to be skeptical, so do wear those insults from the Left as a badge of honor."

Gut health study of world’s oldest person reveals lifestyle key to longevity

THE INDEPENDENT – Scientists have discovered a “blueprint” for long life by decoding the genome, gut health and lifestyle of the world’s oldest person who died last year at 117. Maria Branyas Morera, an American-Catalan Caucasian woman, was born in March 1907 in San Francisco, US, and died in August 2024. While centenarians are becoming more common thanks to advances in health care, supercentenarians aged over 110 are still extremely rare. Morera exceeded the average life expectancy...

FDA Investigation Finds Problems At Indian Drug Factory Tied To Recalls

The generic drug manufacturer was linked to the death of eight people last year, and was responsible for an outsized share of recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people. Other news includes drug reimbursements, Medicare price negotiations, and more.ProPublica: FDA Found Problems At Indian Drug Factory Linked To U.S. DeathsThe Food and Drug Administration has found problems at an Indian factory that makes generic drugs for American patients, including one...

Venomous snake owners fight against proposed statewide ban

“What he was doing was extraordinarily dangerous, and nobody in this community wanted him anywhere near venomous snakes,”

The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived

After the decriminalization and legalization in Oregon and Colorado, psychedelic mushroom exposures reported to poison control centers ticked up in these states and nationally.

8 common health conditions midlife women face

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – A study published in Menopause provides a comprehensive overview of the most common conditions diagnosed in clinical practice among women in the U.S. Upper Midwest during their critical midlife transition. Overall, eight conditions increased by 45% or more between the ages of 40 and 59, and several conditions were more common in Black women and women living in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods. Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., the study's first author and...

The U.S.’s hospital bed shortage is in danger of reaching a ‘critical threshold’

There is a shortage of beds in hospitals across the United States. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with doctor Arjun Venkatesh of Yale School about it.

Mom of child dead from measles: “Don’t do the shots,” my other 4 kids were fine

The interview downplayed the disease, maligned vaccines, touted unproven treatments

Thomas Jefferson on Vaccines: “Gratitude due to you from the whole human family”

"You have erased from the Calendar of human afflictions one of its greatest."

Massachusetts Officials Brace For Fallout If Woke Health Insurer Collapses

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Commonwealth Care Alliance provides health care to nearly 50,000 elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals. Also in the news: Veradigm, Cigna, Cone Health, Jefferson Health, and Hippocratic AI. The Boston Globe: Commonwealth Care Alliance: State Preps In Case Of Insurer Collapse State officials said this week they are preparing in case Commonwealth Care Alliance collapses, in an effort to protect the health care of the struggling insurer’s nearly 50,000 elderly, disabled, and low-income members. In...
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