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Trump: RFK Jr. Is Not Going To Take Away Polio Vaccines

DailyWire.com – President-elect Donald Trump said during a press conference on Monday that his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will not take away vaccines like the polio vaccine. Trump made the remarks after a report from The New York Times last week revealed that a lawyer who is helping Kennedy select federal health officials for the incoming administration had petitioned the federal government just two years ago to...

Giant Companies Took Secret Payments to Allow Free Flow of Opioids

The P.B.M.s are hired by insurers and employers to control their drug costs by negotiating discounts with pharmaceutical manufacturers. But a Times investigation this year found that they often pursue their own financial interests in ways that increase costs for patients.

Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’

KFF Health News – Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump’s choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., setting the stage for internal friction over public health initiatives. The picks hold different views on matters such as limits on abortion, the safety of childhood vaccines, the covid-19 response, and...

Blind dog finds blind python in Florida Everglades

Mike Kimmel a.k.a the 'Python Cowboy' wrangle a blind snake his blind dog Helen found. Image is courtesy of the Python Cowboy.

Thousands of boxes of Costco cold and flu medicine recalled

One of the key ingredients in the Kirkland product is oral phenylephrine, which is facing an FDA ban due to ineffectiveness.

This Is One Unexpected Sign Of Colon Cancer That Doctors Urge People Not To Ignore

HuffPost – With more and more young people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, it’s natural to be nervous about the disease. Rates of colorectal cancer in people under 50 have been increasing since the 1990s, according to Dr. Michael Cecchini, a co-director of the colorectal program at the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers and medical oncologist at Yale Cancer Center. The exact reason why rates are increasing is unknown. Experts “think it’s something lifestyle and environmental, but...

A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged

KFF HEALTH NEWS – “The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to begin life anew — on her own — in a one-bedroom apartment in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan. Fourteen years later, Jaffe, now 102, still lives alone — just a few blocks away from the frenetic flashing lights and crowds that course through...

Only seven countries in the world breathe safe air

EURONEWS – Only seven countries in the world met safe air pollution levels in 2023, according to a report by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. The World Air Quality Report, released earlier this year, draws on data from more than 30,000 monitoring stations in 134 countries, territories and regions. Of these, 124 were found to breach safe levels of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter), according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. These microscopic particles, measuring less than...

The FDA Hasn’t Inspected This Drug Factory After 7 Recalls for the Same Flaw, 1 Potentially Deadly

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. The drug potassium chloride has been on the market for decades, widely prescribed to help the nerves and muscles — including the heart — function properly in patients with low potassium. Too much of it, however, can kill you. At high doses, it is so effective at stopping the heart that some states have used injections of it for executions. So the danger was obvious in May,...

House Republicans launch investigation into CVS Caremark for potential antitrust violations

“If CVS Caremark is eliminating opportunities for patients to access such services through an independent pharmacist, this practice raises significant concerns for patient welfare and innovation across the nation.”

Youngkin to propose statewide ban on ‘sanctuary cities’ in Virginia

"Virginia is not a sanctuary state, and we must be clear that we will not allow localities to become ‘sanctuary cities.'"

Conan O’Brien’s Parents Die 3 Days Apart

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The parents of Conan O’Brien, the longtime late-night television host and a star in the comedy world, died this week within days of one another. Thomas Francis O’Brien, 95, an epidemiologist, and Ruth Reardon O’Brien, 92, a lawyer who made strides for women in the legal field, both died at their home in Brookline, Mass., according to the Bell O’Dea Funeral Home. Dr. O’Brien died on Monday, and Ms. O’Brien...

Clinicians’ phones a cybersecurity risk, says study

La Trobe University – A new study led by Dr. Tafheem Wani, a La Trobe lecturer in Digital Health Information Management, showed that clinicians' phones (and other digital devices) contained sensitive patient information, which was not often protected by antivirus software and passcodes. Dr. Wani said the use of personal devices for work purposes, known as "bring your own device" (BYOD), had significantly increased in hospitals because clinicians needed efficiency and mobility while at work. "Some...

Planned Parenthood in Juneau closes, making Anchorage the nearest location for abortion access

JUNEAU EMPIRE – Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Juneau has closed due to what the organization calls a need to consolidate resources in the region to ensure ongoing operations, which comes as the national nonprofit organization is in the crosshairs of the incoming Trump administration and Republican-led Congress. The Juneau location, amidst a cluster of healthcare entities near Bartlett Regional Hospital, was already temporarily closed for building repairs, according to an email sent to patients. But...
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