Kate Middleton’s Post-Chemo Debut; CDC Probes Cancer Cluster; 15M Adults Have ADHD
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, made her first public appearanceopens in a new tab or window since finishing chemotherapy. (CNN)
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criticized the U.S. travel advisory to Rwanda, saying the Marburg outbreak there is under controlopens in a new tab or window. (AP)
Better use of vaccines could reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion dosesopens in a new tab or window each year, according to a World Health Organization report.
Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, died at age 96 following stroke complicationsopens in a new tab or window. (AP)
A KFF surveyopens in a new tab or window found that only about a fourth of U.S. companies cover in vitro fertilizationopens in a new tab or window. (NPR)
The U.S. approved temporary imports of certain IV fluidsopens in a new tab or window as hospitals grapple with shortages tied to Hurricane Helene. Fortunately, one large manufacturer said its Florida factory was spared by Hurricane Miltonopens in a new tab or window. (The Hill, AP)
Dealing with the back-to-back storms has taken a toll on Florida residents’ mental healthopens in a new tab or window. (NBC News)
A cluster of antiviral-resistant mpox casesopens in a new tab or window was identified in five states, CDC researchers reported in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Meanwhile, condomless receptive anal sex with a person with mpox increased the risk of infection fivefoldopens in a new tab or window. (MMWR)
Got government COVID tests? Their expiration datesopens in a new tab or window may be sooner than you think. (CBS News)
The CDC is investigating a possible linkopens in a new tab or window between polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and cancer cases at North Carolina State University. (WRAL)
Can cancer in a patient’s breast be anything but breast cancer? In this rare case, it was alveolar soft part sarcomaopens in a new tab or window. (People)
A fourth person in Californiaopens in a new tab or window was infected with bird flu. (USA Today)
The family of Amber Thurman, a Georgia woman who died a preventable death following medication abortion, is blaming the hospital for her deathopens in a new tab or window and preparing a lawsuit. (Fox News)
Microsoft unveiled several new healthcare AI toolsopens in a new tab or window. (The Hill)
Internal documents from TikTok show company officials acknowledgingopens in a new tab or window how addictive the app can be for teenagers, according to an NPR investigation.
Two elementary school teachers in Texas were suspended after allegedly giving out melatonin patchesopens in a new tab or window — or “sleepy stickers” — to make kids fall asleep in class. (ABC 7)
Three-fourths of U.S. students say they have experienced one or more adverse childhood events and nearly a fifth have experienced four or more, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveyopens in a new tab or window. (MMWR)
In 2023, an estimated 15.5 million U.S. adultsopens in a new tab or window had attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (MMWR)
Bill Nye the Science Guy is raising awareness on ataxiaopens in a new tab or window. (STAT)
The trend of storing laundry pods in clear, decorative containers may pose a dangeropens in a new tab or window to young kids. (ABC 7)
Meanwhile, Fisher-Price announced a recall of its Snuga Swings due to the potential for infant suffocationopens in a new tab or window. (NPR)
