It is illegal to help a minor obtain an abortion in Idaho or leave the state for one without parental consent. The lawsuit says the ban infringes on the right to interstate travel and First Amendment freedoms.
Category: Public Health
CDC cuts child vaccination program funding
The CDC is cutting funding for child vaccination programs by 10 percent or more per state, KFF Health News reported July 5.
Uncovering the truth about genetic mutations and weight loss
“I do not feel full even after I eat” is what I heard from so many of my patients. Even after bariatric surgery, this feeling of fullness would go away initially but then it would come back, and they found themselves again overindulging. Wh…
Wisconsin woman dies from rare fungal infection
A Wisconsan woman died July 5 after developing blastomycosis — a rare infection caused by a fungus found in soil and decaying wood called blastomyces, according to a report from FOX affiliate WITI.
Kidney stones rising among kids, teens, physicians say
Kidney stones — once an issue primarily affecting middle-aged men — are becoming more common in children and teen girls specifically, according to a July 8 report from NBC News.
Antibiotic shortage threatens to fuel syphilis infection rates
Infectious disease experts are warning that Bicillin L-A, the penicillin needed to treat syphilis, is scarce. The shortage could cause the disease to spread in the U.S. more quickly, The New York Times reported July 7.
Proposed PFAS Rule Would Cost Companies Estimated $1B; Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement
A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule calls for companies to disclose PFAS manufactured or imported since 2011. The chemical industry is upset because such compliance would cost an estimated $1 billion, while environmental health advocates worry because the rule wouldn’t ban the chemicals outright.
New subvariant sees slow growth: 4 COVID-19 updates
EU.1.1, the new SARS-CoV-2 subvariant the CDC started tracking in June, ticked up slightly over the past two weeks, federal data shows.
Health officials urge trio of vaccines to prevent 'tripledemic'
In an effort to prevent a repeat of last winter’s “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses, public health officials are encouraging Americans to get not only a flu shot but also a COVID-19 vaccine and a new vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, Th…
Why the Next Big Hope for Alzheimer’s Might Not Help Most Black Patients
Black patients and other minorities tend to be diagnosed at later stages of the disease, which would exclude them from use of Leqembi. Few Black people were included in the main trial of the drug.
