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Flu: Brain damage reported in 13% of children who died of flu this season

Thu, 2025-03-06 06:35 — mike kraft

Brain damage reported in 13% of kids who have died of flu this season, CDC finds A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise. Patrick Pester Live Science

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Trump's nominee for NIH testifies he is committed to supporting research despite budget cuts

Thu, 2025-03-06 06:17 — mike kraft

Trump’s NIH pick makes pitch for good science – in this administration? Jay Bhattacharya tells hearing he is intent on protecting research, even as president takes axe to federal funding The Guardian

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Bird flu in California is slowing down--state officials

Thu, 2025-03-06 06:03 — mike kraft

Bird flu spread is ‘slowing down,’ California officials say The news comes as skyrocketing egg prices have become a national political issue, noted by President Donald Trump. Rachel Bluth Politico

SACRAMENTO, California — The bird flu outbreak that has been ripping through California farms since August is starting to abate, state health and agriculture officials said Wednesday, heralding “good news” in a health crisis that has sent egg prices soaring nationwide.

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U.S. Federal judge blocks Trump admiistration from cutting NIH research funding

Thu, 2025-03-06 05:49 — mike kraft

US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding

BOSTON, March 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

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Law suit charges USDA’s Purge of Climate Data is Illegal and harms farmers

Wed, 2025-03-05 09:21 — mike kraft

USDA’s Purge of Climate Data is Illegal and Reckless, Doing Immediate Harm to Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges - Inside Climate News Small agricultural operations and farmers new to the industry were left particularly vulnerable when the Trump administration took down websites that provide climate information, the plaintiffs claim. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

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Foreign Aid: Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to cancel $2 billion in foreign aid

Wed, 2025-03-05 06:55 — mike kraft

Supreme Court denies Trump administration request to cancel $2 billion in foreign aid The Supreme Court in a 5-4 emergency ruling Wednesday refused to halt a judge’s decision ordering the Trump administration to immediately release nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments owed unde… iswanson The Hill

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Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has hit all but 1 continent, Australia

Wed, 2025-03-05 06:47 — mike kraft

Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has hit all but 1 continent Australia saw small outbreaks of other strains of bird flu in recent months and managed to "close those down," expert says. Rebecca Falconer Axios

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Misinformation Concerns: RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments

Wed, 2025-03-05 06:41 — mike kraft

Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments, driving worries about misinformation | CNN As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin A, as well as “good results” from the use of the steroid budesonide, the antibiotic clarithromycin and cod liver oil. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Doctors say that this messaging might take away from efforts to increase vaccination, and some misinformation about these therapies is already circulating online.

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