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States Heading Toward Constitutional Showdown Over Abortion Shield Laws  The New York Times Letitia James will ‘step in to defend’ New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to Texas  The Guardian New York attorney general joins landmark legal battle over out-of-state abortion provider  NBC News New York AG will fight Texas over abortion pills in ‘shield’ law challenge  The Washington Post New York …

Heads up, the bugs are here!There’s a tiny but mighty threat silently crawling into our lives: the kissing bugs. These blood-sucking insects are spreading across the United States of America, and carrying a sneaky parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, the culprit behind Chagas disease. Often overlooked, this disease can lead to serious cardiac and intestinal troubles down the line.The CDC now …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Winning tickets for Saturday’s nearly $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in Missouri and Texas, the lottery said. “With final ticket sales, the Powerball jackpot came in at $1.787 billion – making it the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won,” the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the Powerball game, said in a news release. Each winning …

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Health authorities sounded the alarm for a deadly parasitic infection that has already infected eight people, with the insect source being found in 32 states, including Ohio. The CDC and WHO have been encouraged to officially declare Chagas disease endemic in the United States following the eight infections, per New York Post. “This is a disease that …

As Donald Trump threatens to deploy national guard units to Chicago and Baltimore, ostensibly to quell violence, a pattern has emerged as he describes which cities he talks about. Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Baltimore. But not Jackson, Birmingham, St Louis or Memphis. An analysis of crime trends over the last four years shows two things. First, violent crime rates …

COVID vaccines used to be available for drop-in patients at many pharmacies. Now with federal policy changes, availability is more limited and may depend on state-by-state guidance. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images State leaders are going their own way in making vaccine policies this fall — which means your ability to get a COVID-19 shot …

Blue states mount vaccine defense against RFK Jr.  Axios A Massive Vaccine Experiment  The Atlantic Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines  The New York Times California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC’s credibility  Governor of California (.gov) The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination …

RESTORING THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore the historic name “Department of War” as a secondary title for the Department of Defense. This is the 200th Executive Order the President has signed since taking office. The Order authorizes the Secretary of Defense, the Department of Defense, and subordinate officials to use …

A Navy diver who died nearly three decades ago has been linked to half a dozen home invasion and rape cases across four states after a yearslong investigation, California officials said Thursday.  All of the attacks were cold cases dating back to the 1980s and 90s, where women were sexually assaulted by a home intruder. The intruder terrorized the women, …

Things seem to be going well at the CDC, the federal agency charged with protecting US public health. By “well” I mean terrible, thanks to the leadership of the health and human services secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. Not only is the agency in complete disarray under his leadership, but the secretary’s fringe agenda is now also putting the lives …