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The proclamation, effective immediately, will help boost local health officials’ response efforts to the outbreak, including by allowing more flexibility in hiring and contracting protocols and helping to get vaccines delivered as soon as possible. more doses are available. According to a provincial monkeypox webpage, vaccine stocks are “very limited” at the moment. “While the …
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King County officially declared the local monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency Friday afternoon as infections continue to rise in Seattle and other parts of the state. “We are fortunate to have one of the best public health organizations in the nation here in King County, and today’s action ensures they will have all the …
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OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — A child likely died of a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health officials said, marking the second likely death in the Midwest this summer and raising the number of deaths. question whether climate change plays a role. The Douglas County Department of …
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While inhaling secondhand smoke is known to have adverse effects, even handling a smoker’s clothing can cause cancer. A new study conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that the presence of smoke on items and clothing — called third-hand smoke — can cause cancer due to the contamination with toxins. The research team …
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Public health officials are investigating a growing number of diseases linked to E. coli bacteria in Michigan and Ohio, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. At least 29 cases have been reported so far, and CDC says the number is expected to increase. The CDC says it has not yet identified …
A new study found that three generic drugs — fluvoxamine, commonly prescribed to treat depression, the controversial antimalarial drug ivermectin and the diabetes pill metformin — failed to prevent the kind of severe COVID-19 that leads to emergency room visits or hospitalization. The study, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, examined whether …
If your heart drops a little every time you hear New York announce a “first case” of something these days, you’re not alone. This latest Empire State development needn’t sink it any further, but it’s something State Department of Environmental Conservation officials urgently notify you of. The agency confirmed Wednesday that a white-tailed deer in …
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Adding salt to your meal at the table is associated with a shorter lifespan and a higher risk of premature death, according to a new study. The study looked at more than 500,000 people in the UK Biobank who answered a questionnaire between 2006 and 2010 about their salt habits and the frequency with which …
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Texas reports first child case of monkey pox Monkeypox has spread to a child in Texas. It has concerned some parents and doctors as it is not clear how it happened. DALLAS – A rare case of monkey pox in a child in southeastern Texas may be only the eighth in the country. Health officials …
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