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Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister' 'Candace' host reacts to Democrats incentivizing vaccines for children and Kanye West's comments about abortion on 'Fox News Primetime.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/hD5tsQf

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/w8QXurR via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Monkeypox, Smallpox, Men and Boys, Homosexuality and Bisexuality States will be given vaccine doses from the federal stockpile, but supplies of the safest type are limited.

Health By BY ADEEL HASSAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3pMzEWO via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Vaccination and Immunization The milestone comes less than six months since they were first detected in South Africa, and as the federal government considers an Omicron-specific booster dose for adults in the fall.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/sU83KOl via IFTTT Abortion, Telemedicine, Abortion Drugs, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Women and Girls, your-feed-healthcare With Roe v. Wade overturned, states banning abortion are looking to prevent the distribution of abortion medication. Brazil shows the possible consequences.

Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister' 'Candace' host reacts to Democrats incentivizing vaccines for children and Kanye West's comments about abortion on 'Fox News Primetime.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/X7UPcK3

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/5evf2zn via IFTTT your-feed-science, Abortion, States (US), Telemedicine, Abortion Drugs, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), your-feed-healthcare Demand for medication abortion is surging, setting the stage for new legal battles.

Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister' 'Candace' host reacts to Democrats incentivizing vaccines for children and Kanye West's comments about abortion on 'Fox News Primetime.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3BayZel

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL, LAUREN HIRSCH AND ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/zaYstHK via IFTTT Recalls and Bans of Products, E-Cigarettes, Appeals Courts (US) The company is appealing the F.D.A.’s ruling that it stop selling its vaping products. Whether they will remain on the market in the interim has yet to be decided.

Health By BY OLIVER WHANG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/LlQCTar via IFTTT your-feed-science, Sleep, Memory, Brain, Science and Technology, Alzheimer's Disease, your-feed-health Recent studies in humans and mice have shown that late nights and early mornings may cause long lasting damage to your brain.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/7tcZfYN via IFTTT your-feed-science, Animals, Smallpox, Monkeypox, Rodents, Mice, Disease Rates, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viruses, Rats, your-feed-health Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/v7pwEaK via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, Teenagers and Adolescence Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid vaccine has been available to children 5 through 15 since last year and to Americans 16 and older since late 2020.

Health By BY MATT RICHTEL AND ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/xzUekEn via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, Teenagers and Adolescence, E-Cigarettes, Recalls and Bans of Products, Nicotine, Medicine and Health, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry The agency ruled against the company’s application to stay on the market, a decisive blow to a once-popular vaping brand that appealed to teenagers.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/adJXC7u via IFTTT your-feed-science, Meningitis, your-feed-health So far, 26 cases, including seven deaths, have been identified, primarily in men who have sex with men.

Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister' 'Candace' host reacts to Democrats incentivizing vaccines for children and Kanye West's comments about abortion on 'Fox News Primetime.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/zsF4pAD

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND EUAN WARD from NYT Health https://ift.tt/RUVTEeF via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Sewers and Sewage, Poliomyelitis, Feces, Hygiene and Cleanliness No cases of polio have been identified so far, but health officials urged those who were not fully immunized to seek vaccines immediately.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rs2tUJN via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) A scientific panel endorsed the shots despite reservations about the paucity of data, and the C.D.C. director quickly endorsed the decision.

Health By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT AND ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8UxSKHi via IFTTT Smoking and Tobacco, Addiction (Psychology), Nicotine, Menthol, Lung Cancer, Medicine and Health, Deaths (Fatalities), Cancer, E-Cigarettes, your-feed-healthcare The move would be an effort to further wean Americans from addictive tobacco products and reduce smoking-related illnesses.

Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister' 'Candace' host reacts to Democrats incentivizing vaccines for children and Kanye West's comments about abortion on 'Fox News Primetime.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/37wYXCc

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/HlWbqma via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Deaths (Fatalities), your-feed-healthcare Most Americans now carry some immune protection, experts said, whether from vaccines, infection or both.

Health By BY TED ALCORN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/EBY4Dar via IFTTT Tattoos, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Art, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Skin, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Consumer Protection, your-feed-science The E.U. has prohibited some pigments, deeming them potentially hazardous to humans. Artists and manufacturers around the world are struggling to find replacements.

Health By BY TED ALCORN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/5BNkTH0 via IFTTT Tattoos, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Art, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Skin, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Consumer Protection, your-feed-science The E.U. has prohibited some pigments, deeming them potentially hazardous to humans. Artists and manufacturers around the world are struggling to find replacements.

Health By BY TED ALCORN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GcHSbh7 via IFTTT Tattoos, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Art, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Skin, Cosmetics and Toiletries, Consumer Protection, your-feed-science The E.U. has prohibited some pigments, deeming them potentially hazardous to humans. Artists and manufacturers around the world are struggling to find replacements.

Health By BY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION VIA YOUTUBE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DVN5Kgp via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Children and Childhood, Vaccination and Immunization Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, endorsed the decision after a scientific panel backed the shots despite reservations about a paucity of data.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DUyl8EV via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, Clinical Trials, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Parenting The vaccines seem safe for children and are likely to protect against severe illness. But data on efficacy are thin, and most children have already been infected.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8kBMnCe via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) The advisers are all but guaranteed to vote yes, despite reservations about the paucity of data, especially regarding the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VFChxd0 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Birds, Animal Behavior, Avian Influenza, Tests (Medical), Foxes, Mammals, your-feed-animals As a new version of bird flu spread through North America this spring, scientists began finding the virus in red foxes, bobcats and other mammals.

Health By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/1LHlJAp via IFTTT your-feed-science, Black People, Uterine Cancer, Tests (Medical), Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Uterus, Race and Ethnicity, Fibroids, Deaths (Fatalities), Hysterectomies, Menopause, Women and Girls The cancer eventually will become the third most common type among women, experts say. The mortality rate is highest among Black Americans.

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Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/8eEMRCl via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Clinical Trials, Children and Childhood, Tests (Medical), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Immune System, Antibodies, Parenting Some scientists believe that a clearer picture of Covid vaccine efficacy could have emerged sooner if investigators had tracked certain immune cells, not just antibodies.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/NpailjX via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) The scientists are expected to vote on Saturday. If endorsed, as expected, children’s vaccines could be available as soon as Tuesday.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/5OXxajM via IFTTT Alzheimer's Disease, Clinical Trials, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Research, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare The drug, crenezumab, failed to prevent early symptoms or slow cognitive decline, the latest setback in the long quest to find effective therapies for the disease.

Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister' 'Candace' host reacts to Democrats incentivizing vaccines for children and Kanye West's comments about abortion on 'Fox News Primetime.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/KF4JhCj

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VregGpN via IFTTT your-feed-science, Abortion, States (US), Birth Control and Family Planning, your-feed-healthcare A new survey of the nation’s abortion providers found increases in every region of the country from 2017 to 2020.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/GUWJ8R0 via IFTTT Bubonic Plague, Epidemics, Cemeteries, History (Academic Subject), Teeth and Dentistry, Archaeology and Anthropology, Research By fishing shards of bacterial DNA from the teeth of bodies in a cemetery, researchers found the starting point for the plague that devastated Eurasia, they say.

Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/uDzSY0I via IFTTT Women's Rights, Female Genital Mutilation, Women and Girls, your-feed-healthcare Sierra Leone is one of a few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have not banned cutting. Now, young women are defying mothers and grandmothers by refusing to undergo the procedure.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/kK5cjzg via IFTTT your-feed-science, Alopecia Areata The drug, made by Eli Lilly, is already used for rheumatoid arthritis, and could be followed by two more drugs from other companies.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/jfzsEbx via IFTTT Brain, Stroke, Smoking and Tobacco, Addiction (Psychology), your-feed-science Patients whose brain injury coincidentally relieved their nicotine cravings may help unravel the neural underpinnings of addiction, a new study suggests.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/fE15Vzn via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Clinical Trials The F.D.A. is also reviewing the treatment, Albrioza, but the agency’s scientists have raised questions about its effectiveness.

Health By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/MrdbBaD via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Clinical Trials, Ivermectin (Drug), Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Research, your-feed-science A new clinical trial is the largest to date testing the antiparasitic drug on people with Covid.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gP61x7J via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Cats, Pets, Research People are far more likely to give the virus to cats than cats are to pass it to humans, experts stress.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/q720K4x via IFTTT your-feed-science, Disease Rates, Monkeypox, Masks, Smallpox The virus “is not known to linger in the air,” agency officials said. But the research is far from definitive.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rVC8HLv via IFTTT Blood, Tests (Medical), Cancer, Clinical Trials, Prostate Gland The tests screen for cancers that often go undetected, but they are expensive and some experts worry they could lead to unnecessary treatments without saving patients’ lives.

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California school officials alert parents to sale of addictive new drug: reports California school officials are warning parents about a new addictive street drug called "Paint."  via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/0Gk3ymA

Dr. Fauci faces increasing questions on Wuhan lab, gain-of-function research Fox News' Greg Palkot on Dr. Fauci's Senate testimony, new questions about COVID origins. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/g2ZQo3d

Pfizer COVID-19 pill could cut severe illness by 89%, company says Pfizer Inc. announced Friday that its pill to treat novel COVID-19 was found to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% among high-risk adult patients in a clinical trial. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/aJsWqI2

Dr. Siegel reacts to Pfizer pill to treat COVID awaiting FDA approval Fox News medical contributor, Dr. Marc Siegel enthusiastic about Pfizer pill to treat COVID-19. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/NkA5G0x

Biden admin to fine businesses for unvaccinated employees Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., on Biden administration pushing workplace vaccine mandates. Garcia also addresses U.S. allies and citizens still trapped in Afghanistan. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/N5Loj2K

Biden administration gives vaccination deadline for Border Patrol Victor Manjarrez Jr., former El Paso Border Patrol chief, responds to vaccine mandate for Border Patrol agents illegal crossings is at a historic high. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/rC5pMi1