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Public Health

25 States Sue USDA to Keep Food Stamp Benefits From Stopping

2025-10-29
By: Exporter
On: October 29, 2025
In: Public Health

WEDNESDAY, Oct 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As the federal government shutdown threatens to stop funding for food aid programs, Democratic leaders from 25 states have filed a lawsuit seeking to continue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court, argues that the U.S.Continue Reading

Teen Loses Part of Bowel After Swallowing 80+ Magnets

2025-10-28
By: Exporter
On: October 28, 2025
In: Gastrointestinal Problems, Health & Technology, Public Health

TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A young boy in New Zealand needed emergency surgery and lost part of his bowel after swallowing more than 80 small, high-powered magnets, according to a new case report published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Doctors said the boy swallowed between 80Continue Reading

California to Require Food Allergen Labels on Menus by 2026

2025-10-15
By: Exporter
On: October 15, 2025
In: Allergy / Respiratory, Public Health

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Starting in 2026, restaurant chains in California will be required to list major food allergens on their menus in a first-of-its-kind law. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill Monday, making California the first state to require allergen labeling for restaurants with 20 orContinue Reading

9/11 WTC Responders Have Threefold Higher Risk Of Lung Cancer

2025-10-15
By: Exporter
On: October 15, 2025
In: Cancer, Public Health

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Emergency responders to the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11 have a nearly tripled risk of lung cancer, a new study says. The toxic dust and fumes that lingered over Ground Zero likely boosted lung cancer rates among rescue workers, researchers reported thisContinue Reading

700+ CDC Layoffs Reversed Amid Backlash Over Cuts to Disease Response Teams

2025-10-14
By: Exporter
On: October 14, 2025
In: Public Health

Continued cuts affect agencies that protect Americans from nuclear, chemical and biological threats Continue Reading

FDA Approves At-Home Version of Lasix for Heart Failure Care

2025-10-10
By: Exporter
On: October 10, 2025
In: Public Health

The device allows safe treatment for fluid buildup without hospital IV infusionContinue Reading

Poor ER Triage Leaves Sickle Cell Patients In Agony For Hours, Experts Say

2025-10-10
By: Exporter
On: October 10, 2025
In: Blood and Blood Disorders, Pain and Pain Management, Public Health

FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients experiencing a sickle cell crisis can wind up waiting hours in agony if inappropriately triaged by ER staff, a new study says. Patients misplaced in a less severe pain category waited nearly three times as long for their first dose of painContinue Reading

Deaths From Accidents Related To Drug Use Rose 60% In Five Years

2025-10-08
By: Exporter
On: October 8, 2025
In: Public Health, Vitamins / Drugs

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More people are dying from accidents that occur while they’re using drugs, a new study says. The death rate from unintentional injuries related to drug use rose nearly 60% between 2018 and 2023, researchers reported Tuesday at a meeting of the American CollegeContinue Reading

Six Surgeons General Fire Editorial Grenade at RFK Jr.

2025-10-07
By: Exporter
On: October 7, 2025
In: Public Health

TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a blistering opinion piece published Tuesday in The Washington Post, six former U.S. surgeons general said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is putting the nation’s health at risk. “Never before have we issued a joint public warning likeContinue Reading

Interim CDC Chief Calls for Separate MMR Shots

2025-10-07
By: Exporter
On: October 7, 2025
In: Infectious Disease, Public Health, Respiratory Health, Vitamins / Drugs

TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The acting head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on vaccine makers to create separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shots, though public health experts saying there’s no scientific reason to do so. “I call on vaccineContinue Reading

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Health & Technology

Trump Confirms MRI Scan, Says Results Were ‘Perfect’

On: October 29, 2025

Man Lives 271 Days With Pig Kidney, Setting Medical Record

On: October 28, 2025

Teen Loses Part of Bowel After Swallowing 80+ Magnets

On: October 28, 2025

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On: October 24, 2025

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