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Bindi Irwin reveals 10-year battle with endometriosis on International Women’s Day

CNN – Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin revealed Wednesday she has undergone surgery for endometriosis after a decade-long battle with the condition that affects the uterus. “For 10 years I’ve struggled with insurmountable fatigue, pain and nausea,” Irwin shared in posts on social media alongside an image of her in a hospital bed. “A doctor told me it was simply something you deal with as a woman and I gave up entirely, trying to function through the...

Judge to Fine California Each Day It Fails to Complete Prisoner Suicide Prevention Measures

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – A federal judge said this week that she will begin fining California potentially tens of thousands of dollars daily after more than 200 prison inmates killed themselves during eight years in which state corrections officials failed to complete court-ordered suicide prevention measures. Addressing a chronic tragedy that has plagued the state for decades, Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller said she will start the fines April 1 — $1,000 a day...

Pennsylvania Republicans call on Fetterman to show himself on camera to prove he’s ‘alive and well’ or resign

The Western Journal – The Republican Party of Washington County, Pennsylvania, issued a statement Monday on Facebook calling for Sen. John Fetterman to appear on camera to "show us he is alive and well." Washington County, in the far southwest of Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, is home to 200,000 residents, or about 1.5% of the state's population. Party chairman Sean Logue wrote on Facebook: "Because of the now confirmed lies that were told during the 2022 general election...

China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory

BEIJING (AP) — For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory. Responding to comments by FBI Director Christopher Wray, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the involvement of the U.S. intelligence community was evidence enough of the "politicization of origin tracing." "By rehashing the lab-leak theory, the U.S. will not succeed in discrediting China,...

FDA official behind Alzheimer’s drug scandal steps down

ARS TECHNICA – The Food and Drug Administration official who allegedly had an inappropriately cozy relationship with the maker of the controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm is stepping down from his role, effective immediately, according to numerous media reports. Billy Dunn, head of the FDA's neuroscience office, has been with the agency for around 18 years, during which he was involved in several high-profile drug approvals. But he gained notoriety in the wake of the shocking 2021...

Tennessee Republicans pass bills to protect kids from confusion-affirming genital mutilations and drag shows

THE BLAZE – Republicans have mounted a successful campaign against woke cultural imperialism in the state of Tennessee, passing two bills to protect kids both from drag shows and genital mutilations. Senate Bill 3 is legislation intended to protect minors from "adult-oriented" performances, including those conducted by men masquerading as women, strippers, and exotic dancers, all deemed "harmful to minors." It was passed Thursday in the state House with a 74-19 vote. After a procedural vote...

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty in shooting, can still work

Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie and waived his first formal court appearance, in court documents filed Thursday. Baldwin and a weapons supervisor were charged last month with felony involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of...

Babies Born Alive Is Biden’s ‘Worst-Case Scenario’: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing for a worst-case scenario if a conservative federal judge rules in favor of a lawsuit seeking to restrict access to one of the two drugs typically used to induce a medicated abortion. Two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, can be taken by women at home and are used for just over half of U.S. abortions. But that could be quickly changed by a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion...

California Says It Can No Longer Afford Aid for Covid Testing, Vaccinations for Migrants

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – All day and sometimes into the night, buses and vans pull up to three state-funded medical screening centers near California’s southern border with Mexico. Federal immigration officers unload migrants predominantly from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, and Peru, most of whom await asylum hearings in the United States. Once inside, coordinators say, migrants are given face masks to guard against the spread of infectious diseases, along with water and food. Medical providers test them...

One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Millions of Unborn Babies

KAISER HEALTH NEWS, AMARILLO, Texas — Abortion rights advocates — galvanized by the reversal of Roe v. Wade — are girding for another decision from a Texas courtroom that could force the FDA to remove a widely used abortion pill from pharmacies and physicians’ offices nationwide. The wide-ranging lawsuit, brought by a conservative Christian legal group, argues that the FDA’s approval process more than two decades ago was flawed when it authorized the use of...

Sleep this way to add almost 5 years to your life

CNN – Want to live longer? Then prioritize sleep in your life: Following five good sleep habits added nearly five years to a man’s life expectancy and almost 2.5 years to a woman’s life, a new study found. Study coauthor Dr. Frank Qian, a clinical fellow in medicine at Harvard Medical School and internal medicine resident physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, said: “If people have all these ideal sleep behaviors, they are...

Alan Jackson hopes to release new music despite suffering major health problems

Alan Jackson hopes to release new music despite suffering major health problems 'Where I Come From' singer suffers from a degenerative nerve condition.

On Day 19, EPA takes charge of cleanup in toxic Ohio train derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill. The Environmental Protection Agency told Norfolk Southern to take all available measures to clean up contaminated air and water, and also said the company would be required to reimburse the federal government for a new program to provide cleaning services for impacted...

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation. It's an unlikely role for the Food and Drug Administration, a sprawling, century-old bureaucracy that for decades directed most its communications toward doctors and corporations. But FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf has spent the last year warning that growing "distortions and half-truths" surrounding vaccines and other medical products are now "a...

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