- An in August that analyzed 46 previous studies found 27 had significant links between prenatal acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- However, study co-author Ann Bauer, a University of Massachusetts epidemiologist, told NPR the U.S. government 鈥渕ay be jumping the gun,鈥 adding: 鈥淚 think those of us in the research community would like to see stronger evidence.鈥
- Medical experts like New York University bioethicist Art Caplan said the president鈥檚 guidance was irresponsible.
Violence and abuse by patients against staff in GP clinics are widespread globally and usually triggered by long waiting times and providers鈥 refusal to prescribe requested drugs, analyzing 50 previous studies from 24 countries.
The Heritage Foundation urged the FBI to add a new designation to its list of domestic violent extremist groups for Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism, claiming violence from trans people and allies is increasing, although trans people make up less than 1% of mass shooters and are much more likely to be victims than perpetrators of violence.
In China, AMR-attributable deaths in children under 5 declined by 95% over the past three decades but rose by 68% among people 65+, ; the authors attribute the mortality reduction in young children partially to pneumococcal vaccination and WASH efforts, and the increased mortality among older people to chronic health issues and weakened immune systems. THE QUOTE
鈥淗igh blood pressure is like a battering ram.鈥 鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌 Tom Frieden, President/CEO, Resolve to Save Lives, this morning on the toll of hypertension as 鈥渆very second of every day, the blood is slamming against the brain, heart, and kidneys.鈥
INFECTIOUS DISEASES Russia鈥檚 Infected Troops Russia has formed military units composed of soldiers with HIV, hepatitis, and other diseases, deploying them in segregated units on the front in eastern Ukraine.
- The troops are outfitted in armbands and bracelets that signal their illness.
- The number of Russian soldiers with HIV was 20X higher at the end of 2023 than it was at the start of the war.
- Infections have spread via syringes and other contaminated medical instruments used by Russian battlefield medics, as well as by rising drug use, say Ukrainian officials.
Related: Despite U=U, concerns about sharing HIV status persist among older people 鈥 GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES SMOKING 鈥楴icotine-Free鈥 Vapes Not Free of Health Concerns Nicotine-free products are swiftly gaining popularity worldwide鈥攁nd are largely unregulated outside Europe, raising safety concerns among researchers.
Background: Products like Spree Bar, Happy Hippo, and Outlaw Dip are made with nicotine analogs鈥攕ynthetic chemicals like 6-methyl nicotine鈥攖o provide what manufacturers describe as an alternative, less-addictive buzz.
Risk remains: But some of the analogs may be more potent and addictive than nicotine, say researchers. And some 鈥渟afe鈥 ingredients may be included in unsafe concentrations鈥攐r may pose risks when inhaled versus digested.
- Plus: Bright packaging and candy-like flavors may attract and hook underage users.
OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS Special edition: Your essential UNGA primer 鈥 Ebola outbreak in the DRC: why is it so deadly? 鈥 Teen pregnancies up for the first time in 14 years 鈥 Bill Gates pledges $US912 million to AIDS and malaria non-profit as US cuts funding 鈥 For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions. 鈥 TB stigma in India: A narrative review of types of stigma, gender differences, and potential interventions 鈥 Ticks are migrating, raising disease risks if they can't be tracked quickly enough 鈥 Scientists discover microplastics deep inside human bones 鈥 If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For? 鈥 Issue No. 2792
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Confusion and concern followed a key U.S. vaccine advisory panel鈥檚 meeting last week, as it narrowed recommendations for some vaccines, tabled other controversial votes, and engaged in 鈥渃haotic鈥 debate, The result: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the CDC and is now composed of members hand-picked by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., backed away from its most controversial proposals. But: Medical experts warned that the meetings reflected a politicization of medicine that will lead to the 鈥渆rosion of the committee鈥檚 integrity,鈥 . Takeaways: COVID-19 vaccine: ACIP voted against a proposal requiring prescriptions for COVID-19 vaccines but voted to limit recommendations for the shot to adults aged 65+ and those with health conditions. People under 65 should consult their doctor before getting vaccinated, the committee said. MMRV vaccine: The panel recommended limiting the use of the combined measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine in children under 4, saying instead that MMR vaccine and varicella vaccine be administered separately for that age group.
- But: ACIP voted that children in federal programs like Vaccines for Children can still access the combined shot.
Related: Why universal COVID-19 vaccine guidance offers stronger protection than high-risk-only policies 鈥 Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member鈥檚 claim that Covid vaccines persist is 鈥渁bsolutely impossible鈥 鈥 Several Northeastern States and America鈥檚 Largest City Announce the Northeast Public Health Collaborative 鈥 GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners Ebola has claimed 31 lives in the DRC鈥檚 Kasai Province outbreak鈥攁 sharp increase over the 16 reported September 14鈥攚ith 48 confirmed and probable cases so far, the WHO said late last week.
A flesh-eating disease in Nigeria has killed seven people and infected 67 others in the remote community of Malabu; federal health officials say bacterial disease Buruli ulcer is the primary suspect but confirmation is still pending. China extended the prison sentence of Covid whistleblower Zhang Zhan for another four years in prison for 鈥減icking quarrels and provoking trouble,鈥 according to Reporters sans Fronti猫res.
Stanford University scientists have created the first-ever AI-designed virus; the virus, discussed in last week, has a unique mission: targeting and killing Escherichia coli (E. coli). U.S. and Global Health Policy News
______________________________________________ Trump admin reportedly set to link autism to Tylenol use in pregnancy 鈥 The Trump Administration鈥檚 Response to Congo鈥檚 Ebola Outbreak Isn鈥檛 Normal, Infectious Disease Leaders Say 鈥
鈥楢merica First鈥 Global Health Strategy Commits to Funding Medicines and Health Workers 鈥 In Time-Limited, Bilateral Deals 鈥
Despite fear of retaliation, hundreds of federal workers urge Congress to protect medicine and science 鈥 This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now. 鈥 DATA POINT
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Americans who have confidence that RFK Jr. is providing trustworthy public health information, per a new poll. 鈥
CANCER Lessons From the Danish Care Model UK health policymakers creating a new NHS, long-range cancer care plan are looking to Denmark for guidance. Major strides: From 1995 to 1999, Denmark's five-year survival rate for rectal cancer was ~48%; by 2014, that rate had risen to 69%.
How? Denmark鈥檚 health system has implemented benchmarks for quick diagnoses followed up by immediate treatment, home chemotherapy administration, and upgraded hospital screening equipment.
- "They are diagnosing cancer earlier, people are surviving longer, more people are taking up screening 鈥 all of those factors as well as investment in workforce and kit are critical components of a cancer plan,鈥 says Cancer Research UK鈥檚 Michelle Mitchell.
Housing is supposed to play a 鈥渇rontline role鈥 when it comes to protecting human health. But as climate change accelerates, housing鈥檚 role has become more complex, per a new Lancet Public Health paper. Multidirectional impact: Housing is 鈥渁 contributor, an outcome, and a mediator鈥 of climate-health interactions, the paper finds:
- Contributor: The construction and operation of homes increase greenhouse gas emissions.
- Outcome: As extreme weather events increase, housing is increasingly affected鈥攂ecoming unsafe and unaffordable.
- Mediator: Suitable, adaptive housing can protect humans from harmful exposure.
OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS UN 鈥榞ravely alarmed鈥 by deteriorating situation in Sudan鈥檚 el-Fasher 鈥 An HIV Outbreak in Maine Shows the Risk of Trump鈥檚 Crackdown on Homelessness and Drug Use 鈥 Thanks for the tip, Chiara Jaffe! Amendments to the International Health Regulations enter into force worldwide 鈥 Extreme weather events can have lasting health effects, researchers find 鈥
Mouth Microbes Linked to Pancreas Cancer Risk 鈥 The importance of language in medical training materials 鈥 How did assaults on science become the norm 鈥 and what can we do? 鈥 Issue No. 2791
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Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home
Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 涩里番-led study.
Previous surveys suggest most Canadians with a serious illness would prefer to spend the end of their lives at home. In Quebec, fewer than one-in-10 palliative care patients die at home, a rate that has remained largely unchanged for two decades and lags behind the Canadian average of 15 per cent.
Political interference alleged: Yesterday, former CDC director Susan Monarez and chief medical officer Debra Houry testified before a Senate committee that under health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a culture of fear had taken hold at the agency鈥攁lready hollowed out by mass firings and traumatized by a shooting at agency headquarters last month, .
- As CDC scientists are sidelined, they are being replaced with appointees internally dubbed 鈥減oliticals,鈥 who have little to no scientific background, said Houry.
- Monarez said she feared infectious diseases like polio could be poised for a comeback: 鈥淚 believe we will have our children harmed by things they don鈥檛 need to be harmed by.鈥
States offer alternative guidance: Groups of states, including some on the West Coast and in the Northeast, are now forming health 鈥渁lliances鈥 to maintain evidence-based recommendations that the CDC is now rebuffing. Related: Turning Against Vaccines, America Is a Global Outlier 鈥 Who to Trust if You Can鈥檛 Trust the CDC 鈥 GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES The Latest One-Liners Several hundred mercenaries from Colombia鈥攎any of them young men 鈥渂arely out of their teens鈥濃攁re fighting alongside Rapid Support Forces on the frontlines in Sudan鈥檚 war; one of the men says he and many others were tricked by false promises of private security jobs in the UAE, then sent to Sudan.
Views of U.S. mental health policy are consistent across political party lines when it comes to a need to expand voluntary, community-based mental health services, a cross-sectional study found; however, the public is less supportive of involuntary mental health care policies, though Republicans expressed more support than others. Eye care in Uganda is among the most underfunded health services in the country, meaning people there face a higher risk of blindness due to a paucity of eye care services, Switching clocks twice a year in the U.S. is harmful to health in numerous ways, disrupting circadian rhythms in ways that contribute to stroke and obesity, finds a which found that remaining in either standard time or in daylight saving time reduced such risks. SMOKING Malawi鈥檚 Inner Turmoil Over Tobacco Tobacco is considered 鈥済reen gold鈥 in Malawi, contributing to 15% of Malawi鈥檚 GDP, 60% of exports, and 23% of tax revenue.
That makes it difficult to enact critically needed policy reforms that could reduce smoking and save lives, health advocates say. Wreaking havoc on health: Smoking is widespread among youth, with tobacco use contributing to rising cases of tuberculosis, along with cancer, and other diseases.
- It has been linked to ~ 5,400 deaths, 7.4% of the country鈥檚 total mortality.
GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH A Stranded Stockpile of Contraceptives In a warehouse in Belgium, $9.7 million worth of contraceptives are sitting in limbo. Background: Before the Trump administration鈥檚 freeze on foreign aid, the medications and devices were once destined for five low-income countries in Africa. Now, they鈥檙e scheduled for incineration. Call for release: But this week, Belgian officials have reported they are still intact, for the contraceptives, which have already been paid for, to be passed along to their intended recipients before they expire between 2027 and 2031. Impact by the numbers: , the destruction of the stockpile could lead to:
- 362,000 unintended pregnancies
- 161,000 unplanned births
- 110,000 unsafe abortions
- 718 preventable maternal deaths
Not her first record rodeo: A 93-hour cook-off in 2023 gave Baci her first brush with Guinness greatness, only to be dethroned just a year later.
Nevertheless, Baci鈥檚 ambitions inspired others who dream of doing the most 鈥 of anything, really, including , or giving . The only thing harder than achieving that accolade, surely, is listening to it. QUICK HITS Afghanistan faces 鈥榩erfect storm鈥 of crises, UN warns 鈥 Can Drug Users Be Forced Into Rehab? Trump Says Yes. So Do 34 States. 鈥 Putin Marks Another Break From International Norms As Russia Exits Anti-Torture Pact 鈥 How UK aid cuts will lead to global health programme closures鈥攁nd deaths 鈥 Bipartisan bill seeks to reinstate national suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth 鈥
Special Olympics Launches Global Health Report to Tackle Inequities faced by People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 鈥
Gas stove makers quietly delete air pollution warnings as they fight mandatory health labels 鈥 As California installs more artificial turf, health and environmental concerns multiply 鈥 How one op-ed sparked high-level talks at Nedlac, treasury and the presidency on cheaper food 鈥 Issue No. 2790
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