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Whooping cough spikes, especially among unvaccinated teens

Some areas of the country are seeing massive spikes. In Wisconsin, pertussis cases are 10 times higher than they were last year, with 625 confirmed cases.

Superbug infections could kill 2 million a year in 2050

New antibiotic development has been painfully slow, especially when compared with drugs with better financial incentives for producers.

Nearly half of doctors are sexually harassed by patients. Why is it so hard to protect them?

EURO NEWS – Many doctors and health workers are sexually harassed by patients, but they often don’t report the incidents or know how to protect themselves. Workplace aggression is a well-known problem in health care, with doctors, nurses, and other medical staff frequently facing violence and verbal abuse from their patients. But a specific form of abuse often flies under the radar: just how many health workers are subjected to sexual harassment, which can range from...

Alcohol May Be To Blame For Increase In Cancer Rates, Researchers Find

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Even though cancer death rates have fallen, moderate and light drinkers saw more cancer deaths than occasional drinkers. The New York Times: Deep Links Between Alcohol And Cancer Are Described In New Report Adults under age 50 have been developing breast cancer and colorectal cancer at increasingly higher rates over the last six decades, and alcohol use may be one factor driving the trend, according to a scientific report published on Wednesday....

Coffee: Drink Three Cups a Day for ‘Far-Reaching Benefits’, Say Scientists

NEWSWEEK – For years, coffee has been seen as the bad guy, especially when it comes to our heart health. However, we're increasingly learning that this beany beverage may actually have a protective effect against type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, strokes, and a host of other cardiometabolic diseases. In a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, scientists from Soochow University in China found that moderate coffee and caffeine consumption—that is,...

The Mystery of Hezbollah’s Deadly “Exploding Pagers”

At least eight people have been killed and more than 2,700 people have been injured in Lebanon by exploding pagers. Experts say the blasts point toward a supply chain compromise, not a cyberattack.

Breakthrough Research Sheds Light On The Hidden Effects Of Stress On Sperm

The discovery is essential in understanding how stress impacts the reproductive process to improve fetal development outcomes.

Boar’s Head will never make liverwurst again after outbreak that killed 9

The New York Times reported that a 2022 inspection found that the plant posed an "imminent threat" to public health and that inspectors cited "extensive rust, deli meats exposed to wet ceilings, green mold and holes in the walls."

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Lifespan vs. healthspan

"With lifespan, people are trying to add years to life. For healthspan, we are trying to add life to your years."

At Catholic Hospitals, a Mission of Charity Runs Up Against High Care Costs for Patients

KFF HEALTH NEWS – When Jessica Staten’s kidney stones wouldn’t pass, she said, her doctor suggested a procedure to “blow ’em up.” She went to have it done last November at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, one of nine hospitals that the Catholic health system PeaceHealth operates in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. “I was probably there a total of 3½ hours, and everything went well,” said Staten, who works as an accountant and...

Microplastics can get into brain tissue, study shows

The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell.

Witnesses start shooting when attacking dog drags away 3-year-old child, NC cops say

MYRTLE BEACH ONLINE – Chaos erupted in a North Carolina neighborhood when a dog attacked a 3-year-old and witnesses began shooting at it, according to investigators in Charlotte. It happened just before 9 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, and the child was left hospitalized with serious injuries, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in an Aug. 22 news release. At least two witnesses fired shots to fend off the dog, police said. “The preliminary investigation indicates that a...

A Bias for Panic: How the New York Times stoked Covid alarmism

CITY JOURNAL – A 2018 Gallup poll found that 62 percent of Americans believe the media is biased. Did such bias affect coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic? I run a research team in the department of epidemiology at the University of California–San Francisco. In our report, the first to analyze a newspaper systematically, we found significant evidence of bias in the New York Times, considered by some to be the newspaper of record, on pandemic coverage—skewed...

Tommy Cash, Brother of Country Star Johnny Cash, Passes Away at 84

AMERICAN SONGWRITER – It’s a sad day for fans of country star Johnny Cash and his musically inclined family. Tommy Cash, Johnny Cash’s brother, has passed away at the age of 84, according to representatives for the musician. According to a statement, Tommy passed away Friday evening. Tommy was the older brother of country music icon Johnny Cash and artist Joanne Cash. Bill Miller is the CEO and founder of Icon Entertainment, as well as the spearhead...

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