Early-life ozone pollution linked to higher asthma risk in young kids
Among the children studied, 12.3 percent had asthma at the time of their 4- to 6-year checkup and 15.8 percent had wheezing. View original article Contributor: Erin Blakemore
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. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
Leprosy Treatment In India: How Dermatologists Alternative Therapies And Modern Medicine Are Changing Lives – TheHealthSite
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Am I dying? Waiting for cancer scan results is a roller coaster.
What people don’t realize is that just because chemotherapy ends, fear doesn’t, and neither do the side effects from treatment. View original article Contributor: Allison Langer
Trump health nominee called for ‘corrective care’ for trans youth
Brian Christine, an Alabama urologist, also has repeated conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil
‘It’s a red flag’: Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust – sungazette.com
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Ex-FDA Official Is Worried About the FDA’s New “Anti-Vaccine Tone”
Dr. Peter Marks is the kind of health official both Democrats and Republicans used to admire. He served in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for 13 years, most of them as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. There, Marks oversaw the critical process of reviewing and approving vaccines—like those against … Read more
The Two Words to Say When Someone Comments on Your Hygiene
Hearing that you smell really stinks. If somebody wrinkles their nose and tells you it’s time for a shower, or subtly slides a mint your way, you might become defensive. Yet that’s not the best way to proceed. “The first thing you should do is thank them,” says Sara Jane Ho, an etiquette expert and … Read more
Title X Freeze Widely Threatens Health Care Access
The Trump Administration’s move to withhold millions of dollars allocated for family planning services is affecting reproductive health care access in more than 20 states—including some that have made efforts to protect reproductive rights. Enacted in 1970, Title X is the nation’s sole federally funded family planning program. The program doesn’t fund abortion services, but … Read more
RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies – The New York Times
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