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Singapore Air Quality Nears Unhealthy Range as Haze From Regional Fires Spreads
Singapore's 24-hour PSI hit 92 in central areas on Aug 24, approaching the unhealthy range as haze from Kalimantan and S...
Doctors Cite Teen Deaths in Push to Curb NCAA-Monster Promotion
Physicians want the NCAA to pause youth-facing Monster Energy branding in Big 12 sports, citing teen deaths and data sho...
Nicaragua's Chikungunya Surge Prompts US Travel Alert Amid Underreporting Claims
Health ministry data show 1,384 chikungunya-compatible cases since late May, with accusations that public doctors used v...
Sodium Nitrite Poisoning Emerges as Growing Factor in UK Suicide Deaths
A BMJ Public Health study finds the preservative is implicated in 164 coroner-approved cases from 2019–24, mostly young ...
Dushanbe Detains 10 Suspects Over Deliberate HIV Infections Amid Global Funding Squeeze
Tajik police say more than 60 people may have been exposed in a deliberate HIV transmission case, as UNAIDS warns of ris...
Trump's Childhood Vaccine Order Risks Measles Resurgence, Pediatrician Warns
The Aug. 10 executive order directs HHS to split MMR vaccines and space out childhood immunizations; the author argues i...
Fall COVID and Flu Vaccine Guidance Is Stuck in Federal Limbo
The FDA has set fall vaccine formulas, but a missing CDC advisory panel, a court ruling, and a new executive order have ...
Health Brief: AMA Billing-Code Suit, HHS Gender-Care Probe and New Alzheimer's Tracer
A healthcare advocacy group's lawsuit over AMA billing codes, an HHS request for a DOJ probe into gender-affirming care ...
A 1-in-27,000 Finding: Newborn Blood Spots Could Reveal Childhood Cancer Risk
A Michigan study found cancer-risk gene variants in 6.8% of children who later developed tumours, strengthening the case...
Stair-Climbing Tied to 39% Lower Heart Disease Death Risk in 480,000-Person Review
A nine-study meta-analysis finds frequent stair use is associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, wit...
EPA Releases Voluntary Checklist to Help States Catch Drinking Water System Risks
New Systemic Issues Checklist supports state sanitary surveys by flagging source water, treatment and main-break problem...
Mouse Study Suggests Polyethylene Microplastics May Worsen Fatty Liver
A mouse study in Science Advances found that polyethylene, common in food packaging, altered liver-repair genes and may ...
HHS Puts $4 Million Into Rapid Syphilis Tests for Pregnant Women Outside Traditional Care
The U.S. health department will fund point-of-care syphilis screening in emergency departments, jails and addiction prog...
Federal Agencies Launch First Treatment-First Toolkit for Homelessness and Addiction
HHS, ONDCP and HUD released a national best-practices guide urging communities to put addiction treatment and recovery s...
HHS Proposes Mandatory GRAS Notifications and First Federal Ultra-Processed Food Definition
HHS and FDA move to end self-certified GRAS ingredients and, with USDA, propose the first federal definition of ultra-pr...
Virtual TACUNA Program Cuts Cannabis and Alcohol Use in American Indian and Alaska Native Young Adults
An NIH-funded randomized trial found that the virtual, culturally grounded TACUNA program reduced cannabis use, alcohol ...
Cannabis Use Stays at Record Highs as U.S. Adults Shift to Vaping and Pouches
The 2025 Monitoring the Future study shows cannabis near record levels, surging nicotine pouch use, and a small but sign...
WHO Slams US Move to Cut Child Vaccine Recommendations and Split MMR Shots
The WHO says Washington's new childhood vaccination decree ignores scientific evidence and could raise disease risk by m...
CDC Reminds Americans: Sun Protection Is a Year-Round Necessity
The CDC is urging year-round sun safety, highlighting that UV radiation—not just summer sun—causes skin cancer, prematur...
Trump Executive Order Splits Childhood Vaccines, Invokes Disproven Autism Link
President signs an order slashing universally recommended kids' shots, demanding separate MMR doses, and floating the de...
A Guide to the Different Types of COVID-19 Tests
From molecular to rapid antigen, here's how each COVID-19 test works, when to use them, and what accuracy to expect—plus...
Dietitians Say This One Daily Habit Is Uniquely Tied to Cancer and Heart Risk
More than half of Americans drink sugary beverages daily, a habit dietitians call uniquely harmful. New insights link li...
At-Home Tick Test Lets You Check for Lyme Bacteria in 30 Minutes
LymeAlert's $49.99 kit detects Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks within half an hour, aiming to reduce unnecessary antibioti...
560 Minutes of Weekly Exercise Needed for Major Heart Attack and Stroke Reduction, Study Finds
A large UK Biobank study finds that the current 150-minute guideline yields only an 8-9% lower cardiovascular risk. Subs...
CDC Warns of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pet Turtles
The U.S. health agency urges caution after an outbreak of Salmonella infections is traced to small turtles, highlighting...
How Smoking, High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease Directly Damage the Brain
A four-year Swedish study of nearly 500 older adults shows how common modifiable risk factors accelerate the brain chang...
FIT-Based Screening Steadily Cut Colorectal Cancer Deaths in Spain, 20-Year Data Show
A population-wide study from Spain’s Basque Country found that a biennial fecal immunochemical test program reduced colo...
Michigan Cyclospora Outbreak Exposes Cracks in US Public Health Disease Surveillance
More than 11,000 cyclosporiasis cases hit Michigan, straining local health departments. Nurses are doing painstaking con...
Kennedy's HHS Launches 'The Real Food Show' to Push Affordable Home Cooking
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new YouTube cooking series aims to turn the Dietary Guidelines into budget-friendl...
Study Finds No Autism Link in Newborn Circumcision, Countering HHS Claims
A JAMA Pediatrics analysis of 2,771 boys in the NIH-funded ECHO cohort found no association between neonatal circumcisio...