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The CDC shooting and the rising threat to public health workers

The CDC shooting and the rising threat to public health workers

At approximately 4:50 p.m. on Friday, a gunman opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. The attack left bullet holes in office windows and claimed the life of DeKalb County police officer David Rose. Authorities believe the shooter, Patrick Joseph White, may have been motivated by anti-vaccine sentiment, blaming the CDC for personal health …

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‘I had her right in front of me. And now she’s gone’: how one mother lost her daughter to mental illness | Mental health

‘I had her right in front of me. And now she’s gone’: how one mother lost her daughter to mental illness | Mental health

Naina Mishra seemed to turn up at the yoga studio in Euston, north-west London, out of nowhere. She wasn’t referred by anyone; she didn’t come with a friend. A 21-year-old woman of Indian heritage with an American accent who grew up in Hong Kong and had recently arrived in London, Naina just “fell in” off the street in January 2022, …

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People Are Sharing Health Threats That Are Killing Us

People Are Sharing Health Threats That Are Killing Us

12. “Sleep Apnea. People think it’s just snoring and annoying, but it’s WAY worse.” “When you’re asleep and have obstructed breathing, your body panics a little bit, releasing a bit of adrenaline into your bloodstream to wake you up enough to breathe. With Apnea, this can happen hundreds of times a night. Adrenaline is not good for you 300 times …

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Why a dockside health clinic could be the future of NHS care

Why a dockside health clinic could be the future of NHS care

BBC Tom Parker, 37, broke his leg in a fishing accident three miles off the Devon coast Tom Parker was working alone three miles (4.8km) off the Devon coast when his fishing boat hit a wave and lurched to one side. “I was pulling one of the ropes and I slipped and fell,” he says. “I had this really, really …

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CDC Warns Travelers About Rising Global Risk in New Health Advisory

CDC Warns Travelers About Rising Global Risk in New Health Advisory

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its global travel alert for polio, warning Americans against the spread of the disease. The advisory, which was last updated this week, classifies the polio virus as “Level 2,” encouraging Americans to “practice enhanced precautions” when traveling internationally. Countries with circulating poliovirus include popular destinations like Finland, Germany, Spain, the United …

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Funding for Landmark Maternal Health Program, ERASE MM, Is at Risk — ProPublica

Funding for Landmark Maternal Health Program, ERASE MM, Is at Risk — ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Seven years ago, when President Donald Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act into law, it was hailed as a crucial step toward addressing the nation’s maternal mortality crisis. The law pumped tens of millions of dollars a …

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