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How to track how much plastic pollution there is
The US health department has become one of the first to recommend that people who are at high risk of getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) take a dose of antibiotics after unprotected sex. The study co-author said that the data for the first time reveal the full extent of the global public health challenge…
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Is it true that the origin of the swine flu is being said by the science?
Some researchers have said that the hypothesis that the outbreak had an animal origin is vindicated by the fact that animals were present at the Huanan market. This comes after a study showed genetic data pinpointing a specific stall at the market where coronavirus likely was transmitted from an animal into people. The COVID-19 outbreak…
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The AG of the state of Missouri wants to restrict gender-affirming care for children
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said that gender-affirming treatment for transgender children is “an example of woke ideology infecting medical practice”. He further called the treatments “highly experimental” and “risky and unproven”. The ban was passed by the state’s Board of Medicine on Wednesday. Earlier, South Dakota had banned gender-affirming care for trans minors.
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The CDC reports that booster shots reduce the risk of hospitalization
US HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Friday said that a report from the Food and Drug Administration “doubles down on the work we’re doing on vaccination”, adding that it’s important to get the right information out to Americans who can benefit and “stay alive, stay healthy, stay out of the hospital and help us defeat…
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South Dakota governor signs bill against gender-affirming treatment for trans teens
The NAACP has asked the US Attorney General to halt Florida’s ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors. “The ban will impact transgender and genderqueer kids who are in need of care and healthcare services,” the civil rights organisation said. Earlier this month, Alabama passed a lawmaking it a felony for doctors to administer gender-affirming care…
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Many Americans may not know they will lose coverage in the near future
The federal rule that protected people’s Medicaid coverage during the Pandemic will expire on March 31 and people will again have to provide documentation to stay on Medicaid. “People…get disenrolled, even if they’re still eligible…because the state can’t reach them and they never respond to requests for verification of household size or income,” said Scott…
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There was a death video released by prosecutors
The family of a mentally ill US man who died at a hospital last month said that they were shown the surveillance video by prosecutors. The video showed the man, Michael Otieno, getting into a police car and being taken to the hospital. Otieno’s family said he was on medication for mental illness and couldn’t…
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There are residents of East Palestine who worry that the train crash may have caused headaches and other symptoms
After a Norfolk Southern train derailment in the US’ Ohio village of East Palestine, residents of the area said that they wanted to know whether they were safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off. The state of Ohio has opened a clinic for people who think they have health issues as a…
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The CDC says there is an alarming rate of candida auris in US health care facilities
Fungal infections can cause diseases like pneumonia, fungal meningitis and infection of the skin, lungs or bones, according to the CDC. Apergillus fumigatus, a mold that can be found just about everywhere, may cause pulmonary disease in people with weakened immune systems. Global warming and increased international trade may be causing an increase in number…
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Philadelphia’s street drugs are a bigger part of the US’s addiction crisis
A Philadelphia-based harm-reduction group said that people who used street fentanyl to get heroin started to have major wounds that were different from typical injection drug use. Sarah Laurel, the harm-reduction group’s founder, said that people were coming to Kensington to buy heroin, but they were also coming to get heroin with fentanyl added to…
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The curfew will not be extended in Miami Beach after fatal shootings during spring break
A man was shot dead and another person was injured during Spring Break celebrations in the US, authorities said. The city of Miami Beach imposed a state of emergency and a curfew in the area from Sunday, March 19, 2023 to Monday, March 20, 2023 in response to the shootings. Earlier, there were two fatal…
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It is an opinion that we have been drinking dangerous chemicals for a long time
The US government has said that a new study that found the highest levels of a contaminant in US drinking water is “highly likely” to be the presence of PFOA, which is used in the manufacture ofFOA and PFOS. This comes after another study claimed that the presence of PFOA was higher in water than…
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Why the field is under threat is a story about the Latin America’s genomics revolution
Researchers from the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) in Nigeria have trained over 1,300 geneticists, public-health workers and officials from other African countries in diagnostics, next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics. They also worked with other researchers from Australia and US. The team has trained over 1,300 geneticists, public-health workers and officials…
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Firework supernova remnant is unlike any other remnant seen before
Scientists have found the Higgs Boson, a theorized particle that gives mass to the universe, in Kyrgyzstan. The research was conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO)-led International Centre for Standard Physique (ISPPP) and the US’ Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). “I am delighted to report that the Higgs Boson was discovered in Kyrgyzstan,” UN chief…
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What is the difference between a mild case of measles and a severe case?
Around 96.5% of children in India receive their first dose of measles vaccine when they are 9-12 months old and a second dose at 15-18 months, according to India’s National Family Health Survey. The survey also stated that between 2019 and 2021, only 56% of children received the recommended two doses of the measles vaccine…
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Walgreens won’t sell abortion pills in states that threatened legal action
A law professor at the University of Michigan has said it’s not certain if any pharmacy will do anything in ways to increase access to medication-induced abortions in the US. “As this moves forward, there are a lot of very smart lawyers who are looking at the question of how they’ll be incorporated into drugstores…
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An alligator that was taken from the Texas zoo to be an egg or hatchling has been returned nearly two decades later
A woman in US’ Texas has been fined for possession of an alligator without the proper permits, as well as illegal possession of an alligator egg, after she was spotted with the reptile on her property. The woman was cited for possessing the alligator without the proper permits and illegal possession of an alligator egg.…
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Can countries clean up the indoor air?
Indoor air quality is a “race against time” for protection against COVID-19 epidemics in Belgium as predicted by Belgian air Quality Ratings, a report said. “It’s essential that decarbonisation, building improvement and gains in indoor air quality are delivered equitably across society,” it added. The law that went into effect in July 2022 aims to…
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The law shouldn’t make me hurt my patients this way
Five women who were denied abortions under Texas law while facing medical emergencies are suing the state. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the women and two doctors who were denied fertility care, asked a judge to clarify exceptions to the laws. The law requires abortion providers to be board-certified with admitting privileges at a…
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You can see what the policies really mean if you read them
Gender-affirming care is an individualized form of health care that includes counselling, helping people get a sense of who they are and who they want to be. And gender-affirming care is an individualised form of health care that includes counseling, helping them move past the internalized shame that so much of our culture pushes on…
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Jeremy Renner gave thanks to his fans in his first social media post
Hollywood actor Jeremy Renner, who suffered chest trauma and knee injuries after he was run over by a snow plow while helping a family member clear snow from a driveway, is currently in Intensive Care at a hospital in Nevada. The 51-year-old actor took to social media on Tuesday to share a picture from his…
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The Biden administration is being sued over abortion pill rules
Walgreens said it won’t sell the first of two drugs in the abortion process in 20 states. This comes after GOP attorneys general in some states wrote to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking it to revoke its ban on the medication abortion drug mifepristone. The US Supreme Court last year ruled that women…
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By March, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients may face reductions and lose their boost
The US government has said that it will end the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, due to a surge in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. The government added that it decided to end the program due to research showing that ending it will increase food insufficiency and keep every recipient at the maximum benefit…
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Many hospitals in the United States threaten patients’ credit or file lawsuits for debts
A report by KHN said many hospitals have failed to inform patients of the extent of medical debt they’re struggling to pay. Many hospitals do not disclose what happens to patients if they fail to pay their bills, KHN said. It also said hospitals may count “crowdfunding” accounts and social media accounts patients set up…
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A roadblock is gone and now what?
A US lawmaker has proposed a bill that would remove the special DEA waiver that doctors must apply for to prescribe buprenorphine (a medication that helps reduce the craving for opioids). The bill aims to educate health care practitioners about medications for opioid use disorder. It would provide responsibility to the Substance Abuse and Mental…