Health
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US faces losing its WHO-affiliated measles-free status amid rise in cases, fewer vaccinations
The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine rate among kindergartners is now at 92.5%, below the 95% threshold needed to prevent transmission of the measles virus – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Federal employees detail how 'gender affirming care' wrecked their bodies, in insurance lawsuit
In class action lawsuit to stop federal government's elimination of insurance for transgender treatments, employees say they need more surgeries to fix gruesome complications, emphasize health risks of going off hormones.
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Weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic, to carry FDA warning about rare vision-loss side effects
The eye condition, known as non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, has been reported with all GLP-1 drugs. It can lead to significant vision loss.
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CVS splitting into two companies, bucking trend toward mergers in healthcare industry
The breakup bucks the trend of healthcare companies merging into major conglomerates, including insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and providers.
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24-year-old woman dies while running in New York City Marathon
Doctors told the family that she had died of rhabdomyolysis, a serious and rare condition that causes muscles to break down due to overexertion, trauma, medications or an underlying health condition.
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Trump admin closes Biden-era disability law loophole used to let male inmates in women's prisons
The rule clarified and closed a loophole in the preamble of a 2024 rule, which suggested that gender dysphoria could qualify as a disability, although the rule itself was silent on the issue.
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Nearly 3 in 4 NFL players who died over 15-year span had CTE: peer-reviewed study
CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head, and it can only be diagnosed by examining brain tissue after someone dies.
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HHS study finds opioid deaths are at lowest rate in nearly a decade
The report considered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's provisional finding that the overall age-adjusted death rate reached 689.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025.
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Texas Children’s Hospital officially opens nation's first transgender detransition clinic
The new clinic will provide services including endocrinology, surgery, primary care and fertility counseling to minors who underwent so-called gender affirming care.
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Researchers use AI to help address dengue fever outbreak in Florida
The researchers' system uses satellite images along with weather patterns and known breeding grounds to identify potential locations quickly. The information is then handed over to the state for its eradication efforts.
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Dr. Oz's CMS offers loan forgiveness, stipends to recruit, retain nurses for nursing homes
The $275 million initiative, which is funded jointly by the federal government and individual states, is designed to strengthen the nursing workforce by recruiting and retaining eligible nurses to work in long-term care.
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Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach that could affect ‘certain patient records’
The company said it does believe some patient data within Quanum LSM was accessed and that it is working to investigate the incident to determine the specific data affected.
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Moderna stock plummets after reported leak of disappointing cancer-vaccine data
The shares dropped by nearly 18% at the close of the day, according to the Wall Street Journal, as apparently positive results still fell short of expectations.