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The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s understandable why, since most relapses and metastatic cancers (cancers that have spread) aren’t started by new tumours. Rather, they’re caused by sleeper cancer cells that suddenly awaken. These “dormant” cancer cells usually colonise places such as the lungs or …

RFK Jr. Quietly Endorses Flu Vaccine for Kids and Adults  MedPage Today RFK Jr. accepted flu shot recommendations for children  The Hill RFK Jr. signs off on thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from preservative  FOX 13 News Utah Kennedy quietly endorses this fall’s flu vaccine  statnews.com Department of Health and Human Services Announces Removal of Thimerosal From All US Flu Vaccines  Contemporary …

RFK Jr. pulls funding for mRNA vaccines as scientists pursue breakthrough treatments for HIV, cancer, the flu and more  yahoo.com On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream  The New York Times Friday briefing: What will US funding cuts on mRNA vaccines mean for the health of the world?  The Guardian Federal mRNA funding cut is ‘most dangerous public health decision’ ever, …

A Northern Beaches kindergartener has tragically died at Northern Beaches Hospital this week after contracting influenza A (the flu). She had been discharged twice from Sydney Children’s Hospital earlier that day. A Northern Beaches Hospital spokesperson confirmed that the tragic death of the child, who we understand to be a six year old girl, will be subject to a Coronial …

Bird Flu May Be Airborne on Dairy Farms, Scientists Report  The New York Times Avian influenza now a global emergency  WATTPoultry.com Experts’ bird flu warning  Politico H5N1 in Dairy Cows Carries Low Risk to Humans  respiratory-therapy.com Air, wastewater may play roles in H5N1 transmission on dairy farms  CIDRAP Source link

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Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving condition usually triggered by the flu, causing sudden brain swelling. It’s thought that the virus prompts the immune system to go haywire. Affected children can go from having mild …

This deadly flu complication has surged in children, study reports  San Francisco Chronicle Rare flu complication causing brain swelling is rising in kids, doctors warn  NBC News This Severe Flu-Related Neurologic Complication Occurred Mostly in Healthy Kids  MedPage Today Rare, serious flu complication in kids needs rapid treatment, Stanford Medicine-led study finds  Stanford Medicine Clinical Features and outcomes of nine children with Acute Necrotizing …

The federal government has paid California dairy farms more than $230 million to subsidize losses in milk production resulting from bird flu, records show, an amount that the dairy industry expects to climb higher as more claims for damages are processed. The H5N1 bird flu has swept through more than 75% of California’s 1,000 dairy farms since August 2024, sickening …

RFK Jr. greenlights removing preservative from flu shots  Axios RFK Jr. Rescinds Endorsement of Flu Vaccines With Preservative Falsely Linked to Autism  The New York Times US ends use of flu shots with thimerosal in latest move by health secretary Kennedy  Reuters U.S. to remove mercury preservative from flu shots following RFK Jr. vaccine panel vote  CNBC RFK Jr. signs off on thimerosal-free flu …