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Central Europe foot-and-mouth disease outbreak leads to animal culls, border closures
Authorities across Central Europe are working to contain a major foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the first in over 50 years for Hungary and SlovakiaABC News - 3d -
Measles cases linked to Texas outbreak reach 561, with 20 new infections confirmed
The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow, reaching 561 cases, according to new data published Tuesday.ABC News - 7h -
Blood test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms emerge
Researchers behind test using biomarkers say it could ‘revolutionise’ early diagnosis of disease. Researchers have developed a simple and “cost-effective” blood test capable of detecting ...The Guardian - 3d -
RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffsABC News - 3d -
Weedkiller maker moves to settle suit over Parkinson’s disease claims
Syngenta has been besieged by lawsuits from people claiming its product caused the neurological condition. Besieged by thousands of lawsuits alleging that its paraquat weedkiller causes ...The Guardian - 6h -
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chanceABC News - 2d -
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President Trump's new global tariffs take effect; Measles outbreak tops 600 cases in the U.S. across 23 states.CBS News - 2d -
The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines
The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public health good.The New York Times - 2d -
A Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He’s Also Paid to Promote It.
Funded by the maple industry, a researcher has exaggerated his findings to suggest that syrup could help prevent serious diseases.The New York Times - 11h -
Autism rates have risen to 1 in 31 school-age children, CDC reports
One in 31 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by their eighth birthday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.NBC News - 7h -
Inside the fight to save California’s dying sea lions from toxic algae: ‘We’re like 911 operators’
An animal’s chance of survival after domoic acid poisoning is 50-50, and this year an outbreak has sickened hundreds. It was just after 8am on Tuesday, a thick morning fog still clinging to the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Eric Dane announces ALS diagnosis, will return to 'Euphoria' set next week
Actor Eric Dane announced he has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, but says he feels 'fortunate' to be able to continue to work ahead of the third season of "Euphoria."Los Angeles Times - 4d -
Travellers arriving in Great Britain face import ban on EU meat and dairy
Government introduces measure to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease after rise in cases across Europe. Tourists from Great Britain who travel to the continent to satisfy their epicurean ...The Guardian - 3d -
‘I want to tell the world’: Bergen-Belsen survivor recounts horrors of Holocaust
Lola Hassid Angel can vividly recall the hunger, disease and death at Nazi camp liberated exactly 80 years ago. For a long time, Lola Hassid Angel did not want to talk about the horrors of her ...The Guardian - 10h