KFF HEALTH NEWS – The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices also agreed to add Merck’s RSV shot Enflonsia to the government’s list of recommended childhood immunizations. Separately, news outlets take a closer look at ACIP.
Stat: RFK Jr.'s Handpicked Panel Advises Ban On Thimerosal In Flu Vaccine
A federal vaccine advisory panel, which health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently stacked with handpicked members, recommended on Thursday that Americans should not receive flu vaccines containing the...
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE – An important piece to understanding inequities and adequately addressing them is critically analyzing the language and concepts we use every day communicating with our patients, with each other, through our medical documentation, and through our research.
Language is continuously evolving and this table is by no means a perfect or comprehensive list, however, we hope that it serves as a resource to critically think about...
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, will petition the Supreme Court, her lawyers have said, to overturn the judgment against her — and to overturn gay marriage.
The movement said it is demanding "fair taxes, an end to price gouging, real equality, and corporate accountability" through its upcoming boycott of McDonald's
CNN – The US bombing mission that targeted three nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend was a massive undertaking that required its B-2 bomber pilots to test the limits of human endurance during a 37-hour mission.
Seven stealth bombers carrying two crew members each flew nonstop halfway across the world and back in one of the longest air raids in modern military history.
Melvin G. Deaile is one of few people who understands what it...
The New York Times – Rising temperatures can put many at risk for heat-related illnesses. Here's guidance from experts on how to stay cool during the swelter.
Keep cool, even if you don’t have air conditioning
If you don’t have air conditioning, or if your AC has been on nonstop and you still feel hot, here are ways to cool your body and home:
Spritz your skin with a mist of cool or room-temperature water.
Block...
THE GUARDIAN – I’ve been eating Subway sandwiches for a quarter of a century. Mainly out of habit.
2001 Subway was something else: booth seating, ceiling fans with gold trim, leafy green house plants, faux brick and black-and-white New York cityscape wallpaper with a repeating Empire State Building frieze. Ahh.
My go-to back then was a foot-long turkey sub on “hearty Italian” bread, cheddar cheese (there was only cheddar), lettuce, tomato and cranberry sauce with a...