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Doctors in London cure blindness in children with rare condition
Four children can now see shapes, find toys, recognise their parents’ faces and some can read and write. Doctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Two children killed by decades-old grenade in Cambodia
Accident happened in Siem Reap province that saw heavy fighting in 1980s between government soldiers and Khmer Rouge. A grenade believed to be more than 25 years old killed two toddlers when it ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
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Thousands of children in England accused of witchcraft in past decade
Figures emerge as Kindoki Witch Boy film tells true story of Mardoche Yembi who underwent an exorcism as a child. Thousands of children in England have been accused of witchcraft over the past ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
How the war in Ukraine has impacted children
Three years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations says more than 2,500 children have been killed or injured in the war. New data from UNICEF, the U.N. agency responsible for ...CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Holidays in hell: summer camp with Russia’s forgotten children
At the rural orphanage where I volunteered, the place resembled a Dickensian workhouse. The staff’s main tools were antipsychotics and violence. The experience gave me a window into Putin’s Russia ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
At Funeral for Shiri Bibas and Children, an Israeli Outpouring of Grief
Thousands of Israelis lined the streets to mourn the Bibases, who were taken hostage in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and had become a symbol of the country’s trauma.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
In Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children
Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting the consequences.The New York Times - 5d -
TikTok investigated over use of children's data
It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content.BBC News - 3d -
Medicaid cuts risk children's health care and academics
House Republicans approved a budget resolution that would reduce the federal Medicaid program by 11 percent, potentially compromising access to health care for up to 40 percent of the nation's ...The Hill - 1d -
Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England
Smacking is legal in some cases in England and Northern Ireland, but is banned in Scotland and Wales.BBC News - 2h -
Auburn's Hugh Freeze diagnosed with prostate cancer, will continue coaching duties while undergoing treatment
The Tigers program is entering its third year under the direction of FreezeCBS Sports - 5d -
76ers shut down Joel Embiid: Knee injury ends former MVP's season as team determines treatment plan
Embiid appeared in only 19 games in the 2024-25 seasonCBS Sports - 5d -
Trump touts anti-revenge porn bill, jokes about his own online treatment
President Trump highlighted the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a bill criminalizing revenge porn that First Lady Melania Trump recently advocated for. After discussing the bill, Trump joked, “I’m going to use ...NBC News - 1d -
Texas lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent
A Texas lawmaker horrified by an NBC News investigation into a medical school that profited from the bodies of the poor moved this week to ban the practice.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Arizona moves to ban AI use in reviewing medical claims
Arizona state lawmakers passed new legislation Thursday aiming to restrict the use of artificial intelligence in reviewing medical claims.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Pope Francis' medical team says he is not out of danger yet
Pope Francis' medical team provided a health update as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane reports.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
‘It’s not ethical and it’s not medical’: how UK rehab clinics are cashing in on NAD+
They are beloved by A-listers and surging in popularity. But claims that NAD+ infusions are a fix for addiction are unproven, risky – and possibly illegal, an Observer investigation reveals. It ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order
Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies. The Trump administration has blocked a crucial step in the National Institutes of ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Streeting to ask employers to pay for more staff medical checks
UK government wants to boost workplace preventive health measures to cut spending on hospital careFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
Giancarlo Stanton leaves Yankees spring camp for medical testing in New York
Stanton has dealt with tendinitis in both elbows going back to last season, and the condition has apparently gotten worse.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24 -
FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier
The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating some of the hundreds of staffers it fired last weekABC News - Feb. 24 -
F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.The New York Times - Feb. 24 -
FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier
The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating some of the hundreds of staffers it fired last weekABC News - Feb. 24 -
Chinese medical devices are in health systems across U.S., and the government and hospitals are worried
Chinese-made medical devices are found in almost every corner of the medical ecosystem, from hospitals to clinics, and the government is getting more concerned.CNBC - Feb. 24 -
FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs
Around 180 FDA medical device workers were laid off earlier this month by DOGE.NBC News - Feb. 24 -
Why high medical bills are bringing pain to China’s economy
The cost of paying for ‘catastrophic’ health conditions discourages consumption despite improvements in treatmentFinancial Times - Feb. 26 -
Influencers Call These Medical Tests Lifesaving. Here’s What You May Not Know.
New research examined nearly 1,000 posts on tests for fertility, testosterone levels and cancer risk.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
VA begins reversing contract cancellations that support medical care, facilities
A day after the VA celebrated about $2B in savings on canceled contracts, it began reversing some that may have affected medical care, according to agency records.ABC News - Feb. 26 -
How RFK Jr. could restrict abortion medication access
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested that he is open to restricting access to abortion medication, the primary method used for abortions across the U.S. ...The Hill - Feb. 27 -
We need a new playbook to oppose Trump’s war on medical science
Despite the existential threat to American health, resistance from our leaders has been remarkably light.The Hill - 6d -
'A hot mess': Federal office that resolves surprise medical bills slashed by Trump
Ending surprise medical bills used to be a Trump priority, but he just slashed the federal office working on that.ABC News - 22h -
Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner dies at age 70 after medical emergency
Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, has died at the age of 70 after suffering a medical emergency. NBC News’ Melanie Zanona reports on the latest about the former Houston mayor and freshman ...NBC News - 21h -
Federal judge extends block on funding cuts to medical research
A federal judge is preventing the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding.CBS News - 9h -
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South Carolina governor declares state of emergency as raging wildfires prompt mass evacuations
A mass of wildfires burning across South Carolina prompted Gov.NBC News - 3d -
Japan fights forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and caused hundreds to evacuate
Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city.NBC News - 2d -
Australians in some east coast areas urged to evacuate ahead of ‘very rare’ cyclone
Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon.NBC News - 1d -
Oscars flashback: Documentaries about children prevailed 20 years ago
'Born Into Brothels' and a short about children marching during the civil rights era won Oscar gold in 2005.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 19
