FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – Gore Vidal once said “I told you so” are the four most beautiful words in the English language. Perhaps this is why it’s difficult to resist sharing new data that show how Sweden’s much-maligned pandemic response was right after all. For those who’ve forgotten, Sweden was excoriated by corporate media and US politicians for its lighter-touch Covid-19 strategy. Many were downright hostile to the Swedes for refusing to shutter schools, lock...

The Doctor Will Ask About Your Gun Now

THE ATLANTIC – A man comes to Northwell Health’s hospital on Staten Island with a sprained ankle. Any allergies? the doctor asks. How many alcoholic drinks do you have each week? Do you have access to firearms inside or outside the home? When the patient answers yes to that last question, someone from his care team explains that locking up the firearm can make his home safer. She offers him a gun lock and a pamphlet with...

What we know about H5N1 bird flu in cows — and the risk to humans

STAT NEWS – The discovery of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle — and the news that at least one person in Texas has been infected, apparently through contact with infected cows — has taken scientists who study influenza by surprise. But after absorbing their shock, several admitted there was evidence to suggest bovine infection could happen — it just hadn’t been reported with this particular strain of influenza virus until now. The situation is evolving....

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Reports Positive Test Result for Avian Influenza at Texas Facility

NPR – Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., the largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S., has temporarily halted production at one of its facilities after bird flu was detected there. The company lost about 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, or about 3.6% of its flock, as a result of the outbreak at a facility in Parmer County, Texas. Cal-Maine Foods, which is based in Mississippi, said it will rely on other facilities in the meantime...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Michigan Dairy Herd

LANSING, MI – Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd from Montcalm County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed this detection. Further testing and investigation by state and federal officials have revealed the source of infection. The farm recently received cattle from an affected premises in Texas before that herd showed any sign...

Lead in the drinking water is still a problem in the U.S. — especially in Chicago

SHOTS HEALTH NEWS – In Chicago, about 400,000 homes still get their tap water through lead service lines — pipes that connect individual homes to the main water line. And nearly 70% of young children are getting exposed to lead from their home tap water, according to recent estimates published in JAMA Pediatrics. The study also finds that Black and Hispanic neighborhoods are more likely to have lead exposure, but less likely to be tested...

Student Protesters Call 911 for Tampon, Pee in Bottles to Avoid Arrest

HEADLINE USA – Student protesters at Vanderbilt University realized that they were not prepared for their sit-in protest against Israel, which resulted in them urinating into plastic bottles and calling 911 because one of the protesters said that she would go into toxic shock if she couldn’t change her tampon. It all started when the students rushed into Kirkland Hall, an administrative building on the Vanderbilt campus that was closed for construction, pushing past a...

US tuberculosis cases rise for third year in a row: CDC

THE HILL – Tuberculosis rates in the U.S. rose by 16 percent in 2023, marking the third year that cases went up following nearly 30 years of decline. In the most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of TB cases in 2023 totaled at 9,615, a jump of 1,295 over 2022. The last time annual TB cases in the U.S. were higher than 9,500 was...

China has a big problem with super gonorrhea, study finds

As the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bluntly notes: "Little now stands between us and untreatable gonorrhea."

A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary?

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn’t doing well. Her 3-month-old son, Amari Vaca, had undergone open-heart surgery two months before, so she called his cardiologist, who recommended getting him checked out. England assigned Amari’s grandparents to trick-or-treat duty with his three older siblings and headed to the local emergency room. Once England and the baby arrived at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, California, she...

Palace Releases New Picture of King Charles Ahead of Easter

YAHOO! – In an audio message to mark Maundy Thursday, King Charles will say how Jesus set an “example of how we should serve and care for each other,” and how “we need and benefit greatly from those who extend the hand of friendship to us, especially in a time of need.” Charles’ words—which come after daughter-in-law Kate Middleton revealed her cancer diagnosis, and as he himself undergoes treatment for the disease—do not directly refer...

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