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Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

The Independent UK

California faces a high-risk summer as ultra-infectious COVID subvariants keep coming

LOS ANGELES — California’s summer is being complicated by a dizzying array of omicron subvariants that have emerged over the last several months.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. COVID hospitalizations have begun to rise again

New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19 are on the rise in the U.S., CDC data shows.

Axios

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Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so, and are being left behind.

WEKU

Pesticide found in most Americans' urine

Glyphosate is a common pesticide ingredient and has been linked to a number of health conditions in humans

Salon

FDA authorizes protein-based Novavax Covid vaccine for adults

Approval of shot widens options against the virus as CDC will meet next week to decide whether to sign off on vaccine

The Guardian - US

Novavax Covid vaccine becomes fourth to receive FDA approval

The protein-based vaccine still needs to be approved by the CDC before it can start to be administered

The Independent UK

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Black gun owners have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court's concealed-carry ruling

The United States has often been hostile toward Black gun ownership, but African Americans are the fastest growing demographic of armed weapons buyers in the country.

WEKU

NYC monkeypox site crashes as city struggles to keep up with demand for vaccines

‘We apologise for the frustration caused and are working to build stable appointment infrastructure,’ the city health department said

The Independent UK

White House is teaming up with LGBT+ advocacy group GLAAD for a monkeypox briefing

Comes as many are concerned about the monkeypox vaccine and also stigmatisation

The Independent UK

White House begins booster push chasing BA.5 subvariant

White House launches booster push chasing BA.5 subvariant

Axios

Worried about rabies? Here’s what to do if you’re bitten by an animal

Cases of North Carolinians being bit by rabid foxes this summer have raised concerns about the risk of rabies and other health concerns associated with animal bites.

Tribune News Service

Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

The Independent UK

Monkeypox continues to spread. 105 Chicagoans infected as vaccines roll out, health officials say.

Since monkeypox was first detected in the city nearly a month ago, 105 Chicagoans have been diagnosed with the virus, health officials said.

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Tribune News Service

Biden administration urges caution as BA.5 COVID variant surges

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is warning Americans to take the latest COVID-19 variant, BA.5, more seriously, but its stated strategy, released Tuesday, is to keep doing more of the same — encouraging masking, testing and getting vaccinated against COVID-19 when applicable.

Reason

The U.S. Government Had What It Needed To Prevent the Spread of Monkeypox. It Happened Anyway.

Foot-dragging and red tape by the CDC and the FDA have fueled an avoidable outbreak.

Al Jazeera

US health officials urge booster shots as COVID variants spread

Biden administration pushes vaccines as best way to avoid potential disruptions from new BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

The Independent UK

Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic

U.S. health officials say the toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Chicago Tribune

‘The virus is not done with us yet’: New COVID-19 variants better evade antibodies, doctors say

CHICAGO — For people who contracted COVID-19 during earlier omicron surges, doctors have some unwelcome news: You are again susceptible to catching the virus.

The Independent UK

White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters

The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors

Roll Call

Biden administration urges caution as BA.5 surges - Roll Call

The Biden administration's response to latest COVID-19 variant is take it seriously but embrace the same public health precautions as before.

WEKU

The monkeypox outbreak was avoidable and warning signs were ignored, expert says

Monkeypox has been a developing problem for decades and the current global outbreak was avoidable, but the looming threat was largely ignored, according to a leading expert on the virus.

The Independent UK

Does sunscreen expire, what does SPF mean and which type is best?

Keep your skin protected as temperatures rise this weekend

WEKU

5 things to know about the brain-eating amoeba that infected a swimmer in Iowa

Its name alone is terrifying. But infections in humans are both rare and devastating. Here are five things to know about the microscopic brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Uber broke laws and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals

More than 124,000 confidential documents leaked to the Guardian expose attempts to lobby Joe Biden and other world leaders. Plus the US cruise ships using Canada as a toilet bowl

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