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The blood going to hospitals is being rationed as the country continues to see critical depletion in the available supply, New Hampshire Public Radio reported. Type O is the universal blood type, and is often used in emergencies.
Social media is affecting the way they view their body size and health, Bloomberg reported. Experts worry that being exposed to this at such a formative age will cause long-lasting damage.
The Bay State joined nine states and Washington, D.C., in allowing abortion procedures at any point in pregnancy, The 19th reported. Other reproductive health news is about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision to freeze her eggs, maternal care deserts for Black mothers, the testosterone craze, and more.
As Stat reported, companies that want to add a new substance to human or animal foods will need to notify the FDA and explain how they deemed the additive “generally recognized as safe," or GRAS. Also, manufacturers with GRAS substances already on the market will need to let the FDA know how the additive is used, and that information will be made public in a database.
The president's executive order recommends that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine be administered across three appointments. As Roll Call notes, his order split vaccines into recommended categories: those for children, for children at high risk of infection, or after consultation with a physician. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor from Louisiana, was quick to pan the order: "The president does not have the expertise to make these changes. Vaccines are overwhelmingly safe. Vaccines are effective. Vaccines DO NOT cause autism.”
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Suisun City in Northern California declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack on its emergency services system. Emergency calls were being routed through the Solano County dispatch center, CBS News reported.
The shortages came shortly after the FDA warned Sanofi over manufacturing issues at the Irish facility where the drugs are made, Stat reported. Other industry news is on pancreatic cancer treatment, heart donation, radiopharmaceuticals, and more.
In urging senators to support the delay, CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz before the vote promised, “You each have my commitment to continue to work with you on meeting our shared goals of ensuring patient access and protection of the public health.” Hemp industry groups are hopeful this will give them more time to persuade lawmakers to regulate their products rather than ban them, The Hill reported.
“Scientists need to know if they do something wrong, they will get caught," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the closed-door fireside chat with staffers and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya. Kennedy also said that the U.S. would have "done better" if he and other critics of the covid pandemic response had been listened to more, Bloomberg reported.
The federal government offered states a grace period that would allow people to stay on Medicaid through 2027 by declaring themselves too sick to work, without verification, until 2028. Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, and Utah instead are implementing stricter work requirement rules than the administration required, Politico reported.
The California-based company has issued a voluntary recall of prepared foods that contain jalapeños after its Mexico-based supplier was identified as a potential source of a salmonella outbreak. Meanwhile, Americans are becoming skeptical of fresh produce amid the spread of cyclospora, Politico reported.
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Adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma will now be able to take a combination of Tudriqev and Opdivo. The approval gives more patients "a fighting chance," said Karim Mikhail, acting director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Also: The FDA has approved a drug for narcolepsy type 1.
Tularemia is a rare, potentially serious illness that is spread by ticks and deer flies that have fed on infected animals, such as wild rabbits, hares, muskrats, and rodents. The bacterial disease does not spread from person to person, but humans who handle infected animal tissue can become sick. Other news is on salmonella, cyclosporiasis, measles, and more.
Under proposed Senate Bill 903, companies would not be allowed to advertise chatbots as therapy. The measure would also add rules for AI use in clinical health spaces, CalMatters reported. The intent of the measure is to ensure AI cannot practice psychotherapy, said the bill's author, San Diego Democratic Sen. Steve Padilla.
Most of the payout would be used to fund mental health treatment and education, The Washington Post reported. “Meta’s platforms create a public nuisance because their purpose and effect is to optimize engagement, including in ways that are detrimental to teenagers’ health and safety,” New Mexico Judge Bryan Biedscheid wrote in his ruling Thursday. Meta said it will appeal the ruling.
The Republican senator from Kentucky wants Dr. Anthony Fauci held accountable for declining to answer questions about his handling of the covid pandemic, Politico reported. As legal experts explore the gray legal areas of the case, President Donald Trump has already weighed in. “Maybe he should” be prosecuted, Trump said.
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