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USDA detects second type of bird flu in dairy cows
Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday.
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Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI' website publishes list of ‘targets'
A website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
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Senate committee advances RFK Jr's health secretary nomination
Republicans voted together to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health secretary nomination, while Democrats were opposed at a committee vote Tuesday morning.
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How To Lower Your Cholesterol: It's About More Than Eggs
The following content is provided by Yale New Haven Hospital. This content does not represent the opinions of the NBC Connecticut news team. Click here to learn more about Yale New Haven Health. The longstanding belief that eggs will raise your cholesterol is not all it’s cracked up to be. For example, 70 to 80 percent of the cholesterol in…
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What is the difference between flu A and flu B? Experts on the symptoms
It’s flu season right now, and the U.S. is in the midst of a wave that’s straining hospitals. But not all influenza is the same.
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Yeast, mold in marijuana products prompts warning from Mass. cannabis board
Several marijuana products sold across Massachusetts were recently found to have mold and yeast in them above acceptable limits, the Cannabis Control Commission said in a health advisory Monday. The strains — Slap N Tickle, Tiger’s Eye, Carbon Fiber, Frosted Jungle, Highland OG and Silver Kush — were sold as recently as last month, according to the announcement. They passed...
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RFK Jr.'s insistence that the government ignores chronic disease is misguided
In his testimony this week, Kennedy claimed that infectious diseases receive far more federal funding than chronic diseases. Government records suggest the opposite.
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Free heart screenings available to young adults on Saturday
People in Connecticut will have the opportunity to receive a free heart screening on Saturday. The Quinnipiac University School of Nursing and teaming up with a nonprofit who will provide the screenings to people between the ages of 18 to 25.
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CDC site scrubs HIV content following Trump DEI policies
The federal health agency began removing all content related to gender identity on Friday.
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Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's daughter, shares video of face paralysis
Bristol Palin, whose mom is former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, offered a glimpse at the effects of her recent face paralysis, believed to be a case of Bell’s Palsy.
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Fact check: Kennedy repeats false and misleading claims in confirmation hearing
In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated claims we have written about before on vaccines and chronic disease.
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What is spasmodic dysphonia, the condition that impacts RFK Jr.'s voice?
The neurological condition can cause people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to have voices that break and can sound “strangled.”
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Why does RFK Jr.'s voice sound raspy?
Roughly 50,000 people in North America have spasmodic dysphonia, the neurological condition that makes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s voice sound strained.
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New healthy drink guidelines for kids say no caffeine before age 19
Beverages take up multiple aisles in the supermarket, making them a substantial part of most people’s diets. And the type of beverages you choose for your kids makes a difference in their overall health.
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‘Are you supportive of these onesies?': Sanders grills RFK Jr. on anti-vaccine apparel
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. questioned RFK Jr. about the infant onesies once sold by Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit Kennedy founded, in his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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‘It is life and death': Colorado senator blasts RFK Jr. on past statements
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about flip-flopping views on healthcare issues during his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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RFK Jr. says he is ‘pro-safety,' not ‘anti-vaccine,' in hearing opening statement
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee for his first confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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Do dogs need coats? How to protect pets from the cold, according to a vet
Here are hazards that pet owners should watch out for in winter weather, from antifreeze poisoning to frozen bodies of water, according to veterinary medicine expert Dr. Steven Marks.
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Some state lawmakers see new opportunities to pass vaccine exemptions
Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots.
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The only person in the world with a functioning pig organ is thriving after a record 2 months
An Alabama woman is thriving a record 61 days and counting after receiving a pig kidney, a new milestone in the quest for animal-to-human transplants.
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Why egg prices are so high — and will likely get higher
A Long Island farm said it would be forced to kill its flock of nearly 100,000 ducks due to an outbreak of bird flu.