Health
DNI rebukes faulty intelligence analyses of Havana Syndrome
Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked two U.S. intelligence reports on brain injuries suffered by U.S. diplomats and intelligence personnel called Havana Syndrome, an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Friday.
FDA’s e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones
Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, according to a new memo that's likely to stir more questions about the agency's decision.
U.S.-funded foreign biolabs contain highly infectious diseases, DNI reveals
U.S. government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries was unveiled by outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who said many include pathogens that cause infectious diseases.
Republicans ask EPA to consider abortion drug as contaminant in public water systems
A group of Republican lawmakers from the House and Senate are asking Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to add a chemical abortion drug to the list of contaminants in public water systems.
Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first cases of the pest was detected. The screwworm could devastate the nation's cattle industry.
Judge considers arguments in challenge to New Mexico’s universal childcare program
A New Mexico judge heard arguments Thursday in a challenge to the state's fledgling universal childcare program, an ambitious and closely watched effort to eliminate daycare costs for families.
U.S. puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island
The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a move that has further strained the State Department's emergency budget.
Nearly 1 in 5 teens and young adults turn to AI chatbots for mental health advice, study finds
Nearly 1 in 5 American adolescents and young adults are now turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for emotional support -- a sharp increase from just a year ago -- and most are doing so without telling anyone, according to new research that is raising alarms among mental health professionals.
Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients
On hot afternoons, DeAnna Brandon's three dogs zag around while she splashes in a backyard kiddie pool with her grandkids. These are the moments the 48-year-old blood cancer survivor cherishes - and wonders if she will get to have in the years to come.
Here’s how to avoid heat-related illnesses and stay cool this summer
More than 200,000 people across Europe died from heat-related causes over the last four years, and most of the fatalities were preventable, the World Health Organization's Europe office said Thursday.
Two foreign nationals working at NIH laboratory charged with smuggling mpox virus into the U.S.
Two foreign nationals working for the National Institutes of Health are facing criminal charges for allegedly smuggling in mpox into the U.S.
Study: Many women reported wanting more information about abortion pill complications
STUDY: Many American women who underwent medication abortions said they wished they had received more information about potential complications.
OB-GYN group makes vaccine recommendations for the first time
A prominent OB-GYN group announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the U.S. government advises.
Law firms cheated in filing claims with NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement fund, report says
The court officials overseeing the NFL's $1 billion-plus settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling any more claims from former players, after finding that they fraudulently steered clients toward doctors willing to give them a Parkinson's disease diagnosis whether they exhibited symptoms or not.
Motorcycle taxi drivers in Congo rally for Ebola awareness as attacks hinder response
Dozens of motorcycle taxi drivers spread messages about Ebola in an awareness caravan Tuesday in eastern Congo where community skepticism has led to attacks on health workers who are trying to contain a spreading outbreak of the illness.
Georgetown team to track spread of infectious disease at World Cup
Security for the World Cup is getting an update: scouring wastewater and social media to keep close tabs on infectious disease transmission during the international event.
Civil rights complaint says HHS scholarship for Hawaiian natives violates federal laws
A Department of Health and Human Services scholarship is illegally paying for indigenous Hawaiians to earn healthcare degrees, according to a complaint filed with the agency's Office of Civil Rights.
A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. U.S. guidelines didn’t feature its findings
A study commissioned by President Joe Biden's administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms was released independently on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump's administration decided not to feature the researchers' findings in new dietary guidelines as it faced pushback from the alcohol industry and a congressional committee.
U.S. urges Europe to step up travel measures to prevent spread of Ebola from Africa
The Trump administration is telling European nations that they need to step up their travel restrictions for people coming to the continent from Ebola-hit countries in Africa, hinting that failure to do so may result in increased U.S. regulations on travel from Europe, including for the World Cup soccer tournament.
Nigeria’s conflict-hit Borno state battles cholera outbreak that has killed 74
A cholera outbreak in northeastern Nigeria has killed 74 people and infected more than 7,000 others since it started in early May, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday.