Lunna Lopes, Shannon Schumacher, Grace Sparks, Marley Presiado, Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie | Dec 16, 2022 Key Findings While most of the public continue to have confidence in the benefits of childhood vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella, the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and debates over vaccine requirements and mandates appear to have had an impact on public attitudes towards MMR vaccine requirements for public schools. The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds that...

Abortions in Texas dropped 97% the month after Roe v. Wade was overturned

WASHINGTON EXAMINER – The number of abortions Texas residents received dropped by 97% the month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Only 68 abortions were performed for Texans in the month of July, according to preliminary data from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, down from the 2,596 procedures performed in June, the month that the Supreme Court found in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that there is no constitutional right...

Working at 76: Inflation forces hard choice for older adults

PHOENIX (AP) — Lenore Angey never imagined she'd have to go back to work at age 76. With an ailing husband and the highest prices she can remember for everything from milk to gasoline, the retired school lunch worker from Cleveland, Ohio, now works part time as a salesperson at a local department store to cover the costs of food and medicine. "The holidays are going to be tough, and it's not just for seniors," said...

Florida man shot, killed outside McDonald’s after unprovoked attack on driver eating meal in car: deputies

Brandon Turner, 36, is believed to have thought the driver was someone else before the unprovoked attack, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said.

Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It.

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – When you think about the future, do you expect good or bad things to happen? If you weigh in on the “good” side, you’re an optimist. And that has positive implications for your health in later life. Multiple studies show a strong association between higher levels of optimism and a reduced risk of conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and cognitive impairment. Several studies have also linked optimism with greater longevity. One of...

When to Call 911: Serious Symptoms to Never Ignore

Trust Your Gut One of your most powerful tools is your own observation. Most of us have a sense for when a situation is dangerous. If your instinct or intuition tells you it’s serious, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. It’s always better to err on the side of caution when it comes to your health. Chest Pain If you have chest pain or pressure that lasts more than a couple of minutes, or if...

Scientists Have Designed a ‘Vagina on a Chip’

DNYUZ.COM – Dr. Don Ingber makes organs for a living. Using flexible pieces of silicone carved with tiny channels, he grows tissues that can mimic the complex physical interactions between cells and fluids, creating malleable, three-dimensional models of organs. Over the past decade, Dr. Ingber, a bioengineer at Harvard, has made more than 15 of these organ chips, including those simulating lungs, livers, intestines and skin. And now, as described in a paper published last month,...

Here are 4 common drugs that are in shortage right now

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), some commonly used medications, including albuterol, Adderall, Tamiflu and Amoxicillin, are facing supply chain issues.

6 tips for headache relief

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – It's common for adults to occasionally experience the tight, aching pain of a tension headache. According to the World Health Organization, about 50% of adults worldwide have had headaches in the last year and about 30% have migraines. Headache pain can slow you down or even stop you in your tracks. It can be intense or a dull ache that lasts for a few days. Regardless of the exact symptoms,...

Biden nuclear official accused in another luggage heist

Sam Brinton allegedly stole luggage from another traveler at Harry Reid International Airport in Vegas on an unknown date.

Commercial toilets emit energetic and rapidly spreading aerosol plumes

NATURE – Aerosols can transmit infectious diseases including SARS-CoV-2, influenza and norovirus. Flushed toilets emit aerosols that spread pathogens contained in feces, but little is known about the spatiotemporal evolution of these plumes or the velocity fields that transport them. "The toilet flush produces a strong chaotic jet ... Using laser light to illuminate ejected aerosols we quantify the kinematics of plumes emanating from a commercial flushometer-type toilet, and use the motion of aerosol particles...

American Airlines is closing its San Francisco crew base and asking 400 flight attendants to leave California or leave the airline

By January 31, American Airlines flight attendants based in SFO must select an airport from a list of the airline's hubs outside of California to work out of.

Body of 7-year-old Texas girl found, FedEx driver arrested

PARADISE, Texas (AP) — A 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead, two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx delivery driver arrested in her death, authorities said. The body of Athena Strand was found Friday and Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, was arrested on kidnapping and murder charges after confessing to killing the girl and telling authorities where to find her body, according to Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin. Horner remained jailed Saturday on $1.5...

Scientist who worked at Wuhan lab says COVID was man-made virus

Andrew Huff, who worked at EcoHealth Alliance from 2014 to 2016, said that the non-profit helped the Wuhan lab put together the “best existing methods to engineer bat coronaviruses to attack other species” for many years.

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