6 h. ago World Food Program and other UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts, officials say

The World Food Program and the United Nations refugee agency will slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly from the United States

Society

3 d. ago Could RFK Jr’s assault on Covid protections be bad news for chronic disease?

The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cutsThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, entered office with a pledge to tackle the US’s chronic disease epidemic and give infectious disease a “break”. In at least one of those goals, Kennedy has been expeditious.Experts said as Kennedy makes major cuts in public health in his first weeks in office, the infrastructure built to mitigate Covid-19 has become a clear target – an aim that has the dual effect of weakening immunization efforts as the US endures the largest measles outbreak since 2000. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago How ‘revenge of the Covid contrarians’ unleashed by RFK Jr puts broader vaccine advances at risk

The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cutsThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, entered office with a pledge to tackle the US’s chronic disease epidemic and give infectious disease a “break”. In at least one of those goals, Kennedy has been expeditious.Experts said as Kennedy makes major cuts in public health in his first weeks in office, the infrastructure built to mitigate Covid-19 has become a clear target – an aim that has the dual effect of weakening immunization efforts as the US endures the largest measles outbreak since 2000. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Experts say drug commonly taken by millions can increase dementia risk 33 per cent

Doctors have warned about the risks of long-term use of the drug, which has also been linked to strokes, bone fractures and chronic kidney disease.

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5 d. ago America's 'Gateway City' is at center of a cancer crisis with 'insidious' roots

An 'insidious' nuclear disaster dating back to World War II may have fueled an explosion of cancers and other rare, chronic diseases in a major Midwestern 'gateway' city.

Events

2 w. ago RFK Jr. wants to help tribal communities get healthy. Trump gutted a program that was doing just that

Native leaders say they are having trouble grasping the dissonance between Kennedy's words and his actions

Politics

2 w. ago RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted

A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs

Events

4 w. ago Simple breathing trick can help calm terrifying symptoms of chronic condition

Experts share their tips for breathing easier - even if you have a chronic condition such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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