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Flu season has hit 13-year record in US, CDC reports

Infections began to spread through the south and southeast US, and will likely continue to spread up the Atlantic coast

The Independent UK

Millions allocated in federal budget to abolish cashless debit card, but support for participants unknown

Opponents of the card are calling for greater clarity from the Albanese government about what services will be made available to support the thousands of people transitioning off the program.

ABC News

Georgie Henley reveals arm was nearly amputated after contracting flesh-eating infection

‘It has taken me a long time to heal both physically and mentally,’ actor writes

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Sacramento school board candidate argued polio vaccine could be replaced with light

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A candidate for a seat on a Sacramento school board aired vaccine misinformation and criticized state policies related to race and sex education at public meetings over the past year, videos show.

Tribune News Service

Want to win the $800M Powerball? You have better odds of these 6 rare things happening to you

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- People have a better chance of being struck by lightning than winning the $800 million Powerball jackpot.

Tribune News Service

Youth mental health worsens

A small group of states quietly withdrew from the largest public effort to track concerning behaviors in teenagers

Salon

Scientists Investigate: Does It Makes Sense To Deny Liver Transplants To Cannabis Users?

Although the CDC estimates that 48.2 million Americans (18 percent of the population) used cannabis in 2019, at least eight states have passed laws prohibiting the denial of a

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Scientists fear the US faces a ‘twindemic’ this winter. Here’s what that means

Experts say the relaxation of Covid-19 rules could aid the spread of flu, while children’s hospitals are reporting an unprecedented surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

The Independent UK

The most common COVID symptoms have changed, study says. Here’s what they are

The most commonly reported COVID-19 symptoms in recent weeks have changed since the coronavirus started to spread across the globe, a study has found.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Adding the COVID-19 Vaccine to the Childhood Immunization Schedule Is a Mistake

Blue states may require the vaccine after the CDC recommends it, stripping families of a choice that should be theirs.

Reason

"Variant soup" could drive COVID surge

A "soup" of COVID variants could make for a challenging winter surge unlike anything we've seen before, experts say

Salon

Federal Government Still Tells Kids To Wear Masks on Halloween, For COVID-19 Safety

"Keep safe from COVID by following CDC advice to wear a mask."

Reason

Mary Trump: Uncle Donald, mass murderer

"They knew that people were coming. They did nothing. In fact, they stood down!"

Salon

CDC director Rochelle Walensky tests positive for COVID-19

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” the agency said in a statement Saturday.

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CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky tests positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms

The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

CDC director tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested positive for COVID-19

Daily Mirror

Teenage boy dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba while swimming in popular lake

The infection is caused by Naegleria fowleri, also known as brain-eating amoeba, which is common in warm bodies of freshwater such as lakes, rivers and hot springs

Wales Online

Las Vegas teenager dies from brain-eating amoeba after exposure at Lake Mead

Authorities in the US have urged people to be cautious but not panicked

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Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US

Experts say the death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic

Axios

Respiratory illness in children is surging "like never before"

RSV case numbers have reached peak levels from 2021.

Los Angeles Times

Brain-eating amoeba killed boy after he swam in Lake Mead, authorities say

A boy has died of a brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead this month, authorities in Nevada said.

WEKU

Health department medical detectives find 84% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable

More than half of these deaths occur well after the mom leaves the hospital. To save lives, mothers need more support in the "fourth trimester, that time after the baby is born," one researcher says.

The Independent UK

French charity argues sending children to naughty step is ‘violent’

Stop VEO campaigns to change parenting guidance

Wales Online

Expert warns letting dog lick your face could end in you losing a limb

Your dog carries bacteria called capnocytophaga canimorsus

Tribune News Service

COVID vaccines should be added to next year’s vaccination schedule, CDC advisory panel says

COVID-19 shots should be added to both the childhood and adult vaccination schedules for 2023, according to an advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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