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RFK Jr slams people who credit rise in autism to genetics and better awareness as 'epidemic' deniers
“One of the things that I think that we need to move away from today is this ideology that the autism prevalence increases ... are simply artifacts of better diagnoses, better recognition or changing diagnostic criteria,” Kennedy said.
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CDC report shows autism impacts 1 in 31 kids in the US
The study showed that 1-in-31 children between the ages of four and eight had an autism spectrum disorder.
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CDC advisers to review guidelines for multiple vaccines including COVID shots, after two-month delay
Advisors are expected to discuss the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico in which many of those infected are un-vaccinated.
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RFK Jr. says children in US are sickest in the world, takes shot at 'big food' causing illness
"Don’t you want healthy children? Don’t you want the chemicals out of our food?" Kennedy Jr. asked.
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Dr. Fauci briefly hospitalized after contracting West Nile virus
Fauci is expected to make a full recovery, according to his spokesperson.
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Metal wire found in chicken nuggets prompts recall of over 167,000 pounds of chicken
The problem was discovered after the company received consumer complaints about metal wire embedded in the product.
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Global health emergency is declared by World Health Organization over mpox outbreak in Africa
The WHO also declared an mpox epidemic as a global emergency in 2022, which affected nearly 100,000 people, mainly gay and bisexual men, killing about 200 people in 116 countries.
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Team USA runner Noah Lyles believes his Olympics are over after COVID diagnosis
The Paris Olympics are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, according to the World Health Organization, which claimed that 40 Olympians have tested positive for the virus as of Tuesday.
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New COVID variant named KP.3.1.1 becoming more prevalent in U.S.
The new variant now accounts for more than 1 in 4 cases in the U.S. as of August 3, Newsweek noted in a report on Monday.
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Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with COVID-19 and pneumonia
The former producer was taken to Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward in Manhattan for treatment, according to Weinstein’s representative and prison consultant Craig Rothfeld.
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Georgia's Medicaid plan that requires work struggles to reach state's expectations
As of June 7, 2024, the program had 4,318 members but state officials expected it would cover about 25,000 or more
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Polis issues disaster emergency after avian flu outbreak, leading to death of 1.8 million chickens
The outbreak occurred at an egg facility in Weld County and close to 1.8 million chickens will need to be killed as a result