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Guns now the leading cause of death for children as firearm-related fatalities soar in US

CHICAGO — As a mother who lost a son to Chicago’s pervasive gun violence, Maria Pike was not shocked to learn that firearm-related deaths have spiked across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the leading cause of death for children and young adults.

Chicago Tribune

Monkeypox can look different than what doctors thought. Here's what they're learning

Symptoms that doctors were taught about in medical school are not necessarily indicative of the cases of 2022. It can be much more subtle — and look a lot like other diseases.

WEKU

US monkeypox cases rise to 20 as vaccines shipped to states

The number of U.S. cases of monkeypox rose to 20, six more than late last week, as the government began shipping drugs and vaccines to eight states that requested them.

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Fifth case of monkeypox discovered in New York City

The positive test was revealed the same day the CDC reported that there have been 21 confirmed cases across the US

The Guardian - US

Mask rules are suddenly back in California as coronavirus hits danger zone

LOS ANGELES — Suddenly, California officials are moving toward new indoor mask rules as coronavirus cases enter the danger zone in many parts of the state.

Los Angeles Times

LA County moves closer to possible mask requirement as coronavirus hospitalizations rise

LOS ANGELES — With coronavirus-positive hospitalizations in Los Angeles County on the rise, officials said the nation's most populous county could be poised to see a new universal indoor mask mandate later this month if the upward trends continue.

Los Angeles Times

Fact-check: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott misfires with half-cocked shots at Chicago’s ‘tougher’ gun laws

While Chicago’s gun laws may be more strict than some states, Abbott’s statement ignores how regulations have been weakened after federal court reversals of the city’s once-tougher restrictions. He also ignores how the majority of firearms in Chicago are coming from neighboring states where gun…

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CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus

Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota.

Tribune News Service

White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start in a few weeks

COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.

WEKU

Who wants a monkeypox vaccine?

The country has a stockpile, but there are not enough vaccines for everyone

Salon

COVID vaccines for children under 5 possible by June 21, White House says

The FDA and CDC will still need to authorize the shots.

Axios

Chicago man has first ‘probable’ case of monkeypox in Illinois

The patient recently traveled to Europe, state and city health officials say.

Chicago Sun-Times

As the baby formula crisis worsens, it's also magnifying disparities in the U.S.

Empty store shelves. Frustrated parents. The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.

WEKU

Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations jump 38% as new cases keep rising

DENVER — Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped 38% this week, and a rise in positive tests showed last week’s slowdown in confirmed new cases was a just blip.

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Morrison government failed to show cashless debit card scheme works, auditor general says

Scathing report finds Department of Social Services has not demonstrated the program is meeting objectives

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why the mystery hepatitis in children may have been here all along

PHILADELPHIA — The children typically show up at hospitals scattered across the country, one or two at a time, with symptoms like unexplained vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice. These are the classic signs of hepatitis — inflammation of the liver — yet in many cases, no cause is ever identified.

WEKU

DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate

The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

The Independent UK

Government asks court to reinstate US mask mandate on US trains and planes

US attorneys urge federal appeals court to reject judge’s April decision

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Guns overtake cars as leading cause of death for US youth. ‘I just didn’t think it would occur so quickly’

For decades, the biggest threat kids faced growing up came from the automobiles they happily hopped into every day for a trip to school, the store or soccer practice.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as more cases confirmed around globe

Tropical disease now detected in 23 countries including the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Spain and Portugal

Salon

Long COVID signs overlooked in seniors

Though it affects them at higher rates, older adults with long COVID have received little attention

The Independent UK

Monkeypox kills 9 in Congo; first death in Nigeria in 2022

Nigeria has recorded its first death from monkeypox in 2022 while Congo has confirmed nine deaths and 465 cases this year

The Independent UK

US braces for heightened monkeypox outbreak by ramping up testing capacity

Unlike the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the US has a test for monkeypox ready to go

The Independent UK

New budget airline has London-New York flights for £255 return

After a cheap flight to New York city? Norse launches in the UK from August

Reuters

Nigeria CDC has confirmed 21 monkeypox cases this year

Nigeria has confirmed 21 cases of monkeypox since the start of the year with one death reported, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said late on Sunday.

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