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Could RFK Jr’s move to pull mRNA vaccine funding be a huge miscalculation?
Getty Images mRNA vaccines were heralded as a medical marvel that saved lives during the Covid pandemic, but now the US is pulling back from researching them. US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has cancelled 22 projects – worth $500m (£376m) in funding – for tackling infections such as Covid and flu. So does…
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Public health officials face grim new reality after CDC shooting
A Georgia man who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for his mental health problems opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Atlanta headquarters on August 8, killing a police officer before he died from gunshot wounds, according to media reports. The man, Patrick White, 30, had five guns on him during the…
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Clinics to need licences for Botox fillers in cosmetics crackdown
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images The government has announced plans to crack down on dodgy cosmetic practitioners in England who it says are exploiting people and causing harm. Under the new proposals, only qualified health professionals will be able to carry out risky non-surgical Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) and clinics will need to meet…
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Mental health waiting lists: Amy has complex PTSD but has seen a psychiatrist once in 10 years
Chloe Hayward & Hugh Pym BBC News Amy Amy has had multiple emergency ambulance callouts this year As a child, Amy was often violently attacked. At 15, she was threatened with a knife. Now diagnosed with complex PTSD, she’s spent over a decade isolated at home with her mum, desperately seeking help. She has seen…
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Air quality health advisory set for Pitkin County
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Affordable health clinic in Sevier County seeing new patients with expanded access
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) – Affordable healthcare services expanded to Gatlinburg a year ago, and since then, the clinic has seen strong growth in patients needing their services. The Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic expanded to a second location in Gatlinburg last year. They said the need for healthcare and the support from the community had…
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Daily weight loss pill helps patients lose 12% of body weight
Trials of a daily obesity pill have shown it can help patients lose around 12% of their body weight over 72 weeks. The manufacturer, Eli Lilly, says the drug, which is not yet licensed, could be available next year. The daily pill, called orforglipron, works by suppressing appetite and making you feel more full. Preliminary…
