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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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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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

Wales Online

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

The Independent UK

Respiratory illness in children is surging "like never before"

RSV case numbers have reached peak levels from 2021.

Axios

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.

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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.

WEKU

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

Stop VEO campaigns to change parenting guidance

The Independent UK

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

Your dog carries bacteria called capnocytophaga canimorsus

Wales Online

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.

Tribune News Service

FACT FOCUS: States, not CDC, set school vaccine requirements

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee on Thursday voted that the agency should update its recommended immunization schedules to add the COVID-19 vaccine, including to the schedule for children

The Independent UK

CDC admonishes Tucker Carlson for falsely claiming it will require Covid shots for public school children

The Fox News host attacked the CDC after being indirectly called out on Twitter

The Independent UK

Having an exercise buddy as you get older keeps you motivated

Having an exercise buddy might help you get off the couch. On the other hand, moderately active friends are prone to being led astray.

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Lisa Jarvis: New COVID variants have arrived. How worried should you be?

Some rather alarming headlines recently circulated about the newest members of the omicron family. “Nightmare COVID variant,” read one. “The most immune-evasive COVID variants yet.” Or, as one would-be pandemic influencer said in a tweet shared thousands of times: “MOTHER OF GOD… #COVID variants worse than CDC has been admitting.”

Tribune News Service

As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment

While national efforts to eliminate hepatitis C have faced setbacks because of increased drug use, the impact of COVID-19 and insurance complications, there’s a bright spot: Some states are now making it easier for patients to treat the disease.

WEKU

COVID-19 spread low across much of Ky. as researchers monitor for emerging variants

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COVID played a role in 1 in 4 maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021

Black pregnant women experienced a mortality rate nearly three times higher than their white peers.

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The Independent UK

Bindi Irwin responds to request for help from owner of TikTok famous emu Emmanuel amid bird flu row

Emu’s caretaker contacted Irwin family to ask for help after her beloved bird Emmanuel contracted avian influenza

The Independent UK

Virologists warn farmer not to cuddle Emmanuel Todd Lopez the emu

Viral bird fights for life as experts warn against close contact with infected creatures

Roll Call

As hepatitis C proliferates, states lift barriers to treatment - Roll Call

States that have traditionally imposed restrictions to costly hepatitis drugs are now lifting those barriers.

Axios

Remote work may have fueled a baby boom among U.S. women

A new study suggests that workplace flexibility might be one solution to the long-term issue of falling birth rates.

Bangkok Post

First case of highly infectious BQ.1 variant found in Thailand

The first case of Omicron's highly transmissible and immune-evasive descendant called BQ.1 has been detected in Thailand, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital.

The Independent UK

House investigation reveals how Trump aides bullied CDC staff to downplay Covid-19 threat

Trump aides ’usurped control of CDC communications and blocked public health officials from providing accurate information about the coronavirus to the American people,’ report claims

Tribune News Service

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