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fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling

Funds for vital global health programs remain frozen, jeopardizing essential services.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling

Funds for vital global health programs remain frozen, jeopardizing essential services.
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fromInfoQ
2 months ago

Exploring the Unintended Consequences of Automation in Software

The introduction of diclofenac as a livestock painkiller led to the rapid extinction of vultures in India, causing a public health crisis due to carcass accumulation.
Artificial intelligence
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Lack of access to antibiotics is driving spread of superbugs, finds research

Less than 7% of people in poorer countries with severe drug-resistant infections receive necessary antibiotics, fueling suffering and antimicrobial resistance.
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fromCbsnews
3 months ago
NYC parents

Second child dies from measles-related causes as Texas outbreak continues to spread

fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago
NYC parents

RFK Jr.'s measles 'cure' sickens Texas kids amid outbreak DW 04/05/2025

Misinformation about measles and vitamin A from Health Secretary Robert Kennedy has led to worsening health issues in West Texas children.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Jarvis: America's measles outbreak was entirely avoidable

A measles outbreak has caused a child's death and over 130 infections in West Texas and New Mexico, intensified by vaccine misinformation.
Public health
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Texas measles outbreak shows what happens when vaccine funding flatlines

Funding cuts have weakened immunization programs, contributing to the resurgence of measles outbreaks in West Texas.
NYC parents
fromCbsnews
3 months ago

Second child dies from measles-related causes as Texas outbreak continues to spread

Two children in Texas have died from measles-related illnesses as outbreaks spread across multiple states.
Coronavirus
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas

The measles outbreak in West Texas has led to multiple deaths, threatening the nation's measles elimination status due to vaccination hesitancy.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Jarvis: America's measles outbreak was entirely avoidable

A measles outbreak has caused a child's death and over 130 infections in West Texas and New Mexico, intensified by vaccine misinformation.
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fromFast Company
4 months ago

A cure for America's loneliness epidemic may be intergenerational workplace friendships

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an epidemic of loneliness in the U.S., with half of adults reporting feelings of isolation, as identified by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 months ago

Oakland man sentenced to 2 years for selling 1.4 pounds of fentanyl to undercover agent

A local resident received a two-year prison sentence for selling significant amounts of fentanyl to an undercover officer.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
10 months ago

Can Gaza's vaccination drive stop the spread of polio?

Gaza's war has led to a resurgence of infectious diseases like polio due to destroyed infrastructure and a blockade on medical supplies.
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