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May 10, 2025
According to health agencies, there was a significant increase in measles-related fatalities worldwide, with a rise of over 40% in the past year. This can be attributed to a significant drop in vaccination rates during the pandemic. According to a recent report by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
READ MOREOn Thursday, a judge in St. Louis will listen to arguments in a lawsuit contesting Missouri’s abortion ban. The lawsuit claims that the lawmakers who enacted the ban forced their personal religious beliefs onto those who do not share them. In January, a legal case was initiated by 13 religious leaders from Christian, Jewish, and
READ MOREThe regulatory agency in Britain has approved the first-ever gene therapy for sickle cell disease, potentially providing relief to numerous individuals suffering from this debilitating condition in the United Kingdom. On Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency announced that they have granted approval for Casgevy, the first medication to be licensed using the CRISPR
READ MOREProgress in treating childhood cancer has been a notable achievement in the field of modern medicine. However, over the last ten years, the progress has slowed for Black and Hispanic children, resulting in a widening disparity in mortality rates, as stated in a recently published report on Thursday. Cancer in children is not common and
READ MORENEW YORK (AP) — On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had given warnings to two organizations in the food and beverage industry and twelve social media influencers for not properly disclosing their paid endorsements of a sweetener and sugary items. The characters refer to social media posts on Instagram and TikTok created
READ MOREThe state employee health plan in Connecticut was expected to allocate $30 million this year for a particular type of diabetes medication that is rapidly growing in popularity due to its effectiveness in promoting weight loss. Comptroller Sean Scanlon, the administrator of the plan that includes 265,000 employees such as teachers, police officers, and firefighters,
READ MOREApproximately 30 million of the least wealthy individuals in the United States may be removed from the Medicaid program due to flawed state evaluations, a situation that poverty experts believe the Biden administration is not adequately addressing. According to Avalere, a health consulting company, states are currently reassessing the 94 million individuals enrolled in Medicaid,
READ MOREThe Oklahoma Supreme Court once again affirmed its stance on Tuesday in a 5-4 decision that the state constitution upholds a woman’s right to have an abortion if it is necessary to protect her life. However, abortion is still prohibited in almost all other circumstances. In a legal case regarding five anti-abortion bills passed in
READ MOREThe British government’s expert scientific committee suggested, for the first time on Tuesday, that children should receive the chickenpox vaccine. This recommendation comes decades after the vaccine has been widely accessible in other countries such as the U.S., Canada, and Australia. In the United Kingdom, individuals wishing to receive immunization against the illness must pay
READ MOREJERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group. Shifa is Gaza’s largest and best-equipped hospital. Israel, without providing visual evidence, claims the facility also is used by Hamas for military purposes. It says Hamas has built a vast underground command complex
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