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President Donald Trump will send border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to take over, AP reports. News outlets also cover the life and death of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, as well as the impact that immigration enforcement activity is having on those who need medical care.
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The new study suggests that those who drink heavily throughout their lifetime could be at a 91% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer. Meanwhile, health experts warn that research does not show that social isolation poses a greater threat to young adults than moderate alcohol consumption.
A study of 309 physician-generated videos — all relating to diabetes or cancer — found that two-thirds of them had low, very low, or no evidence to support their health claims.
At least six people have died in the storm, including one in Austin from hypothermia. Dangerously cold temperatures are expected to continue across the U.S. through Friday.
The American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations, released Monday, remain mostly unchanged from last year. The CDC now recommends all children get vaccinated against only 11 diseases. Meanwhile, more parents are declining vitamin K shots for their newborns.
Bloomberg News reports that the pause was in order to evaluate whether activities were in “alignment with administration and agency priorities." Also: A New York Times report finds that genetic data of more than 20,000 U.S. children that was held at the National Institutes of Health was misused for "race science."
Alex Pretti, 37, spent his workdays caring for critically ill veterans in Minneapolis. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is encouraging nurses to "seek peer or professional counsel as needed." Meanwhile, Pretti's slaying has sparked a Second Amendment debate and a vow among Senate Democrats to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security, a move that could lead to a government shutdown.
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The nonprofit has agreed to acquire the only hospital not owned by them in Huntsville and the surrounding northern Alabama region, leaving residents with only one choice for care and putting antitrust officials to the test. Also in the news: the nurse strike in New York; an ambulance worker shortage in Minnesota; informed patient consent for AI use in health care; and more.
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Colorectal cancer leaped from the fifth-leading cause in 1990 to first place in 2023, the most recent year examined in the JAMA study. Of the top cancers, it was the only one that increased. Lung cancer deaths fell to No. 4.
The agency is working to adopt testing methods that do not involve animals but that meet legal obligations for chemical safety. Plus: the FDA weighs Zyn's safer-than-cigarettes claim; the use of a device to treat ADHD is questioned; the role of llamas in drug development; and more.
“You cannot make a return on investment if you don’t have access to the U.S. market," CEO Stéphane Bancel said. In other news, the chairman of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices suggested in a podcast that the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines.
In addition to organizations that provide abortion-related care, the Trump administration announced it is cutting off funding to those that promote DEI and gender-identity programs. The administration also halted funding for fetal tissue research.
The chief executive officers of five large insurance companies largely deflected the blame for soaring costs, arguing it's the hospitals, doctors, and drug companies that charge too much to begin with. Lawmakers were united in their criticism, with Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., telling the CEOs, “You all have been very delinquent in your duty.” Plus, a look at the VA's plan to expand community care.
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