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Splash pads aren't just fun; they could be hiding serious health risks

Splash pads are associated with fun and leisurely times, but people seldom think about the hidden health risks of spending time in this fun zone. In a new study published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 60 waterborne disease outbreaks associated with splash pads from 23 states and Puerto Rico…

The Times of India

Splash Pads Are Full of Disease-Spreading Fecal Water, CDC Warns Parents in Shocking Report

A new shocking report from the CDC found that children's splash pads are full of disease-spreading fecal water.

Latin Times

Keep Kids Safe From 'Granny's Purse Syndrome': Pediatrician's Tips To Avoid Accidental Poisoning

A Florida-based pediatric emergency physician took to TikTok to warn parents about an unexpected holiday hazard she calls "Granny's purse syndrome", responsible for 20% of accidental poisoning in kids.

Medical Daily

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Here’s what to do in an earthquake and tsunami warning

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake has been reported in Northern California

The Independent UK

A single gene mutation could enable H5N1 to spread between people, study finds

A new laboratory study pinpoints a way H5N1 could evolve to spread from person to person.

LiveScience

Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do

Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death

The Independent UK

What is incidental exercise and how it can protect your heart

In the modern era with never-ending to-do tasks and jam-packed schedules, taking out time for exercise and self care is increasingly becoming difficult. Many people who start for their workplaces early in the morning and reach late in the night may find it tricky to squeeze in some time for…

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Beer, wine, and liquor increase your risk of cancer. But most Americans don’t know it, survey says

One in five U.S. adults thinks alcohol has “no effect” on their risk of developing the deadly disease.

Fortune

How backlash to the pandemic helped shape Trump’s health picks - Roll Call

Cabinet health picks include vaccine skeptics, supporters of herd immunity and promoters of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.

Roll Call

McDonald’s E coli outbreak cleared by CDC after investigation

The U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration issued a food safety alert in October after 49 cases of E. coli were reported

The Independent UK

RFK Jr used to hawk bottles of water with high levels of fluoride. Now he wants to ban it

Bottled water from RFK Jr’s company Keeper Springs contained almost double the concentration of fluoride recommended by the HHS

The Independent UK

5 simple things that helped a woman lose 72 kgs

Losing weight isn’t always about following strict diets or spending hours at the gym. It’s also about little things like adopting simple, sustainable habits that fit into daily life. Amber Clemens, a personal coach and weight loss inspiration, lost 72 kilograms (160 pounds) by making small, consistent changes. On her…

The Times of India

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Cucumbers Sickens Dozens Across 19 States: CDC Warns

The current outbreak, linked to recalled cucumbers from SunFed Produce, LLC, has sickened 68 people, with 18 hospitalized across 19 states.

Medical Daily

World AIDS Day 2024: Are AIDS and HIV the same? Know key differences

World AIDS Day is celebrated every year on December 1 to raise awareness around HIV and AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), a deadly disease that is an advanced form of immune deficiency caused by HIV. People often use the terms HIV and AIDS interchangeably, but they are not the same. HIV…

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‘He is one of us!’: US anti-vaxxers rejoice at nomination of David Weldon for CDC

The move comes as US faces increased threats from bird flu, mpox, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases

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Even in blue Colorado, vaccine advocates worry about RFK Jr’s appeal and ‘medical freedom’ movement

Growing rates of infectious disease in state’s most populous region could indicate increased ‘vaccine hesitancy’

The Independent UK

RFK Jr likened CDC to a ‘Nazi death camp’ and vaccinating children to ‘sex abuse in the Catholic church’

Trump’s pick to become the next health secretary made the baseless comments in resurfaced footage

Reason

Florida Drug Deaths Rose Dramatically as Pam Bondi Did Her 'Incredible Job' of Reducing Them

The attorney general nominee's record as a drug warrior epitomizes the predictably perverse consequences of prohibition.

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Trump's Health Nominees Challenge Traditional Approaches

President-elect Trump's nominees for federal health agencies aim to reshape health oversight in alignment with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health agenda.

The Guardian - US

Number of US abortions fell by only 2% after wave of state bans, CDC report reveals

First major report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tallies abortion provision in the post-Roe US

The Independent UK

Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Donald Trump's health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures

The Guardian - US

‘The science of fluoride is starting to evolve’: behind the risks and benefits of the mineral

With RFK Jr and a court ruling, conversation on fluoride, in about 72% of US community water supplies, has exploded

Salon

Fear of Trump mangling bird flu response

From gutting federal agencies to favoring profit over public health, here's why public health experts are concerned

Latin Times

Bird Flu Scare Intensifies as California Child Becomes First US Kid to Develop Disease; Source Remains a Mystery

A California child is recovering from H5N1 bird flu, marking the first pediatric case in the United States despite no identified contact with infected animals.

Salon

Mysterious bird flu cases worry experts

Anytime the origins of an infection can’t be traced, it “raises a lot of red flags"

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