It all started promisingly enough. French biologist Gabriela Lobinska had enjoyed her Ph.D. training, researching how organisms change over time. Arriving at Harvard Medical School in September 2024,…
Read more Inside the Growing Scientist Migration to EuropeALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has announced it will phase out the use of dental fillings…
Read more Indian Health Service to Phase Out Use of Dental Fillings Containing Mercury by 2027Hair extensions contain many more dangerous chemicals than previously thought, new research has found after identifying dozens of hazardous substances in popular products—including those made from human hair.…
Read more Scientists warn of dangerous chemicals in hair extensionsThe Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.” But…
Read more Scientific studies calculate climate change as health dangerNEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wanted to rebuild trust in federal health agencies, and vowed to employ…
Read more RFK Jr. Pledged More Transparency. Here’s What the Public Doesn’t Know AnymoreOrange County health officials are warning of another possible measles exposure after a confirmed case visited Disneyland last month. The OC Health Care Agency on Saturday said an…
Read more Additional case of measles exposure reported at Disneyland, health officials sayMINNEAPOLIS — Public health officials and community leaders say that even before federal immigration authorities launched a crackdown in Minneapolis, a crisis was brewing. Measles vaccination rates among…
Read more Fear among Minnesota’s Somali community compounds a public health woe: Low measles vaccination ratesMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Public health officials and community leaders say that even before federal immigration authorities launched a crackdown in Minneapolis, a crisis was brewing. Measles vaccination rates…
Read more Fear Among Minnesota’s Somali Community Compounds a Public Health Woe: Low Measles Vaccination RatesOn a bitter cold Tuesday, Northwell Health‘s Street Medicine team and members of the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless (LICH), headquartered in Amityville, participated in a count…
Read more Cold winter, pending budget cuts raise concerns for LI homelessness | Long Island Business NewsVancouver, Wash. – Public health officials in southwest Washington are investigating a confirmed case of measles in Clark County. They say the adult’s vaccination status is unverified; they…
Read more Measles Confirmed In Clark Co. Adult – KXLThe U.S. was one of the first countries to join the World Health Organization (WHO) when it was created in 1948 as part of the United Nations. But…
Read more The U.S. Has Pulled Out of the WHO. Here’s What That Means for Public HealthThousands of people in communities across parts of Georgia (including Dalton, Adrian, and Louisville) and Tennessee (including Chattanooga, Dunlap, and Tracy City) have been advised to stay indoors,…
Read more Thousands advised to stay inside In Georgia, TennesseeIt was one of President Donald Trump’s more audacious picks for his Cabinet: anti-vaccine activist and alternative health advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to helm the nation’s health…
Read more Calling the Shots: Tracking RFK Jr. on VaccinesWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in health care costs and preventable deaths avoided from air pollution…
Read more EPA Says It Will Stop Calculating the Economic Savings to Health in Key Air Pollution RulesLOWELL — During separate meetings, both the School Committee and the Board of Health weighed in on suspected lead contamination at a worksite at Washington Elementary School, with…
Read more Lowell’s Washington School cleared for lead contaminationFlu cases in the U.S. are seeing a marked uptick, according to the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. The new numbers, which cover…
Read more Flu Cases Are Skyrocketing in the U.S.Lab-grown meat could be widely available in supermarkets across the U.S. in 10-15 years. Advocates say the product offers consumers more choices, boosts food security for a country…
Read more States Try to Snuff Out Lab-Grown Meat Before It Really StartsA Long Islander has been appointed to the 15-member New York State Cannabis Education Advisory Panel. The new panel was created by the state Office of Cannabis Management…
Read more NYS taps Long Islander for cannabis education panel | Long Island Business NewsAhead of the holidays, cases in the U.S. are already increasing in most states, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Seasonal influenza activity…
Read more New Variant Subclade K: What to Know as Flu Season StartsThe dreaded norovirus — the “vomiting bug” that often causes stomach flu symptoms — is climbing again in California, and doctors warn that a new subvariant could make…
Read more Notorious ‘winter vomiting bug’ rising in California. A new norovirus strain could make it worse