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People hold photos of their loved ones as they sit in the audience before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with the heads of social media platforms on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss child safety. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Meta, TikTok, other social media CEOs testify before Senate committee on child exploitation: ‘Constant pursuit of engagement and profit over basic safety’

By Barbara Ortutay, Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press

January 31, 2024

Policymakers have long tried to lure more primary care providers to the areas of the nation that have fewer than one physician for every 3,500 residents. Recent examples include the Biden administration boosting funding in 2022 to address shortages and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pushing sweeping primary care legislation in 2023.

Where are the nation’s primary care providers? It’s not an easy answer

By Rae Ellen Bichell and Kaiser Health News

January 30, 2024

It's not clear why syphilis rose 9% in 2022 while gonorrhea dropped 9%, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, adding that it's too soon to know whether a new downward trend is emerging for the latter.

The US syphilis rate has hit a near 75-year high. Scientists are baffled

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press

January 30, 2024

Activists pose at a colorectal cancer awareness installation on the National Mall showcasing the increasing number of cases in young adults on March 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The installation was a visual representation of more than 27,400 people under the age of 50 estimated to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2030.

More Millennials and Gen Xers are dying from colorectal cancer. Obesity and alcohol consumption are fueling the trend

January 30, 2024

“The increased number of measles importations seen in recent weeks is reflective of a rise in global measles cases and a growing global threat from the disease,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Jan. 25 bulletin to health care providers.

Measles cases are mounting in the US as the UK declares a ‘national incident’ over the disease. What parents need to know to keep their kids safe

January 27, 2024

So-called “chronic wasting disease”—colloquially referred to as “zombie deer disease,” a condition related to "mad cow disease" that affects cervids like deer, elk, reindeer, and moose—has been detected in 32 U.S. states, three Canadian provinces, South Korea, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Lethal deer disease could spill over to humans, research group warns as it launches an international effort to prepare

January 26, 2024

COVID survivors may be at a greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease–like symptoms, researchers warn. What you need to know to protect your health

COVID survivors may be at a greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease–like symptoms, researchers warn. What you need to know to protect your health

January 24, 2024

That nagging cough you have might not be COVID. Here’s how to determine if it’s the JN.1 variant, RSV, the flu, or a cold instead

That nagging cough you have might not be COVID. Here’s how to determine if it’s the JN.1 variant, RSV, the flu, or a cold instead

January 22, 2024

Some say that COVID headaches are no different than your run-of-the-mill headache. Others describe it as more of a tension or migraine-type headache.

Have a COVID headache? What you can expect, how to treat it, and when it might go away

January 20, 2024

Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch

Years after Trump’s White House vowed to destroy the administrative state, 2 of his Supreme Court appointees look poised to strike a big blow

By Mark Sherman, Irina Ivanova and The Associated Press

January 18, 2024

Stella Kyriakides, European Union commissioner for health and food safety, speaks at the session “Facing a World Without Antibiotics” at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Antimicrobial resistance currently causes over 1 million deaths each year and contributes to 5 millions, experts say. By 2050, it could cause as many as 10 million deaths annually.

Failure of some prescription drugs could kill 10 million annually by 2050, Davos leaders warn, calling the issue a ‘silent pandemic’

January 17, 2024

7 immune-boosting foods to eat when you’re sick with COVID or flu

7 immune-boosting foods to eat when you’re sick with COVID or flu

By Alexa Mikhail

January 15, 2024

The World Economic Forum's run-of-the-mill pandemic preparation session was blown out of proportion late this week, leading to the phrase “Disease X” trending on both Twitter and Google at times.

‘Disease X’ could cause the next pandemic, according to the WHO—or Ebola, SARS, or Nipah. 9 pathogens researchers are keeping a watchful eye on

January 12, 2024

World Health Organization's technical lead on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove speaks on during a press conference on the World Health Organization's 75th anniversary in Geneva, on April 6, 2023.

COVID levels are up to 19 times higher than reported, WHO says as it warns of the potential dangers of repeat reinfection: ‘We don’t know everything about this virus’

January 12, 2024

A Muslim woman is walking past a mural painting of a face wearing masks amid a sudden surge of the JN.1 coronavirus in Mumbai, India, on Jan. 11. The variant is dominant globally, and its descendants appear poised to take off.

Highly mutated COVID variant ‘Pirola’ JN.1 is spawning. Its descendants are climbing the charts, as the global death toll mounts

January 11, 2024

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