April 4, 2025 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years (AP)
• The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations(ProPublica)
• Vaccine critic’s apparent selection to head HHS autism study shocks experts (Stat)
• Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water (ABC)
•  CDC advisory committees not mandated by law at risk of being terminated (Politico)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Exclusive: Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired federal workers, research shows (Reuters)
• Trump shifts cyberattack readiness to state and local governments in wake of info-sharing cuts (CSO)
• Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price (AP)
•  Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever (NPR)

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March 4, 2025 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Trump administration firings hit key office handling bird flu response (Politico)
• As measles cases rise in the U.S., some adults may need a vaccine booster   (NPR)
•  FDA links deadly listeria outbreak to frozen nutritional shakes(KPBS)
• Emulsifiers Make Food More Appealing. Do They Also Make You Sick? (Wall St.Journal)
• To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians  (NPR)
• Exercise may help patients with colon cancer live as long as those who never had it, study suggests (CNN)
• RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day (New Republic)
• It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Exclusive: FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources say (Reuters)
• Cryptocurrency exchange says it was victim of $1.5 billion hack (AP)
• Predatory app downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play Store steals data, uses it for blackmail (Malwarebytes)
• Plane that flipped over in Canada highlights some of the dangers of holding kids on your lap  (AP)
• Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications system (AP)
• Elon Musk's DOGE Website Being 'Hacked' Sparks Mockery (Newsweek)

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January 28, 2025 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Trump funding freeze could disrupt education, housing, disaster aid (Reuters)
• Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration Over Federal Grants Freeze (Democracy Docket)
• How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak (CBS News)
• FDA recommends pet food companies revisit safety plans amid bird flu outbreak (NBC)  
• CDC staff ordered to cut off communication with WHO  (CBS News)
• Travel, grant and funding cuts ‘stifling’ US health agencies in new Trump era (Guardian)
• Norovirus cases are surging. A doctor explains what to look for (CNN)
• Wall Street Journal labels RFK Jr. ‘dangerous to public health’ ahead of hearings (The Hill)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Meta and Amazon axe diversity initiatives joining US corporate rollback   (BBC)

U.S. probes hacking campaign that targeted climate activists  (NPR)

The internet is forever. Or is it?  (NPR)

Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok  (BBC)

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December 16, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it? (AP)
• Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for illicit drug use (USA Today)
• Brian Thompson’s killing inspired rage – against the healthcare industry (Guardian)
• Wildfire retardant is laden with toxic metals, USC study finds (Los Angeles Times)
• Words Reportedly Written on Bullet Casings Tied to CEO's Killing Echo Scathing Phrase About Insurance Industry (People)
• Anthem BCBS reverses plan to cap anesthesia coverage after time limits  (NPR)
• Record outbreak of dengue fever in Central and South America  (BBC)
• Why these doctors started writing medical 'prescriptions' for solar power  (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution, According to New Report Card (Inside Climate News)
• Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic' (NBC)
• Australia passes social media minimum age law, cracking down on app use by kids under 16 (USA Today)
• What is Bluesky, the ‘up-and-coming’ social platform seen as X alternative (The Hill)

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September 29, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future

HEALTH

• New COVID variant XEC now in half the states. Here’s what to know. (CBS)
• Utilities must comply with limits on PFAS chemicals by 2029 (NPR)
• A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban (NBC)
• FDA has new mammography rules regarding breast-tissue density   (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• It's A good time to revisit what Project 2025 would mean for hurricane forecasts (Huffington Post)
• Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins (NPR)
• 'What a perfect world': First private spacewalk a success (BBC)
• Doritos dye makes mice transparent, Invisible humans next? (MSN)

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August 5, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future

HEALTH

• Shingles vaccines may reduce dementia risk, two large new studies suggest (CNN)
• Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion_ (AP)
• Scientists make DNA discovery that could help find pancreatic cancer cure (Guardian)
• Rabies could become a disease of the past. Here's what it would take( NPR)
• A protein called Reelin may help protect brains against aging and Alzheimer’s  (NPR)
• Scientists make DNA discovery that could help find pancreatic cancer cure  (Guardian)
• Rabies could become a disease of the past. Here's what it would take (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• ‘Astonishing’ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal (CNN)
• Without backup plans, global IT outages will happen again  (Reuters)
• A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics (AP)
• As Great Salt Lake dries up, it emits millions of tons of CO2   (NPR)

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July 8, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Why some doctors are recommending Apple Watches to manage health conditions (CBS)
• Palomar Health Medical Group's computer systems still down nearly 2 months after 'suspicious activities' (KPBS)
• US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence ‘a Public Health Crisis’ (KFF Health News)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• AI could help spread false and misleading information on Holocaust, UNESCO report warns  (AP)   
• In 'Warming Up,' the sports world's newest opponent is climate change  (Science News)
• Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted (Wired)

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June 3, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Some drugmakers to cap cost of asthma inhalers at $35 a month (NBC)
• Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses' (NPR)
• Bird Flu Virus Detected For First Time In Beef From Sick Dairy Cow: USDA (Patch)
• Bird flu: Why health experts are so worried about raw milk  (The Hill)
• New malaria vaccine delivered for the first time (NPR)
• Covid will still be here this summer. Will anyone care? (Washington Post)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Glue pizza and eat rocks: AI search errors go viral  (BBC)
• Debunking misinformation failed. Welcome to ‘pre-bunking’ (Washington Post)
• A national network of local news sites is publishing AI-written articles under fake bylines. Experts are raising alarm (CNN)
• The tech transforming conservation in Africa (CNN)

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April 25, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• More young people choosing permanent sterilization after abortion restrictions (NBC News)
• Mexico sounds alarm over 'zombie drug' sedative in opioids (Reuters)
• Study: Hunters Die After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison  (Field and Stream)
• Biden administration sets first national standard to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water (CNN)
• Counterfeit Botox injections linked to illness, hospitalization in two states (CNN)
• Toxicologist, nutritionist on what to know about potential health risks of Lunchables (ABC)
• Patients die every day waiting for organ transplants. The problem isn't a lack of donations (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Instagram trying nudity blurring to stop 'sextortion' (BBC)
• Net neutrality is back as FCC votes to regulate internet providers(CNN)
• President Biden signs bill to ban Tik-Tok in U.S. unless it is sold(NPR)

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March 18, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• U.S. measles milestone: 60 cases so far in 2024 — more than all of 2023  (CBS)
• 'Zombie deer disease' cases are rising in the US. Can the disease spread to humans? (USA Today)
• Blood test can detect colorectal cancer early, new study finds  (NPR)
• Teens are getting high on delta-8, or 'weed lite,' an unregulated form of THC  (NPR)
• Overwhelming support for abortion in pregnancy-related emergencies, poll finds  
• (NPR)
• Cancer-causing chemical found in Clinique, Clearasil acne treatments, US lab reports (Reuters)
• The FDA issues an alert for 6 brands of cinnamon due to possibly containing lead   (NPR)
• A Major Source of Toxic PFAS Has Been Eliminated, FDA Says  (Consumer Reports)
• Strength training boosts longevity, mood and metabolism as it builds muscle   (NPR)
• Maternal mortality numbers in the U.S. have been overestimated, study shows  (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• US Supreme Court sets free-speech test for officials who block social media critics (Reuters)
  
  US House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban (Reuters)
• Pharmacies nationwide face delays as health-care tech company reports cyberattack (Fox Business)
• Privately built lunar lander makes history with successful moon touchdown (NBC)
• Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests (Reuters)
• Microsoft says it hasn't been able to shake Russian state hackers  (AP)
• CEO of Element Biosciences in Sorrento Valley Named to CNBC ‘Changemakers’ List  (Times of San Diego)
• Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests (Reuters)
• How sea cucumbers act as little allies for disappearing coral reefs  (NPR)

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February 5, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Haleon to recall batches of some adult cough syrups due to contamination (Reuters)
• Dangers of Marijuana: How high-potency weed & oil can damage the teenage brain  (10 News)
• South America dengue spike prompts vaccination drive as bug spray runs out (Reuters)
• COVID levels are up to 19 times higher than reported, WHO says as it warns of the potential dangers of repeat reinfection: ‘We don’t know everything about this virus’ (MSN)
• The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be considered hazardous substances(NPR) 

SCIENCE AND TECH

• San Diego researcher lands prestigious scientific award  (KPBS)
• Musk's X aims to hire 100 content moderators in Austin by end of year  (Reuters)

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January 9, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules (Tribune)
• Medicare Advantage plans are popular, but some seniors feel trapped when ill  (NPR)
• Hydroxychloroquine could have caused 17,000 deaths during Covid, study finds (Politico)
• Tampa's new water filtration system is expected to help remove forever chemicals  (NPR)
• It's been 4 years since COVID hit. Here's what's happening to prevent the next pandemic. (USA Today)
• Why hospitals in several states are reinstating mask requirements (ABC News)
• Early intervention for schizophrenia is effective, but insurance won't cover it (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Russian hackers were inside Ukraine telecoms giant for months  (Reuters)
• Here's how to safely charge e-bikes, prevent fires (CBS 8)
• Why Are Alaska’s Rivers Turning Orange?  (Scientific American)
• Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food (Reuters)
• An abused wife took on Tesla over tracking tech. She lost. (Reuters)
• Driverless car startup Cruise's no good, terrible year (NPR)

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November 17, 2023 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Supreme Court deals blow to vaccine skeptics (Newsweek)
• The World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Is Helping an Arkansas Man Recover From a Catastrophic Injury (Tme)
• CRISPR for high cholesterol shows promise in first study (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Elon Musk faces growing backlash over his endorsement of antisemitic X post (CBS)
• A new type of climate-friendly energy is coming online in the U.S. Southwest   (NPR)
• U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes (AP)

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October 12, 2023 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Paxlovid may reduce the chance of long Covid. Why don’t doctors prescribe it more? (NBC)
• A gene variant raises the risk of Parkinson's for some people of African descent (NPR)
• A reproduction revolution is on the horizon: vitro gametogenesis or IVG  (NPR)
• It’s one of the world’s toughest anti-smoking laws: The Maori see a major flaw (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Chipmaker Qualcomm to lay off over 1200 California workers (CNN)
• EU launches probe into disinformation campaigns as X says ‘hundreds’ of Hamas-affiliated accounts removed (CNN)
• To cheers, NASA asteroid sample capsule safely touches down in Utah (NPR)

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September 2, 2023, 2023 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Long COVID Recovery Remains Rare. Doctors Are Struggling to Understand Why (Time)
• Medicare names first 10 drugs up for price negotiations with the government (NBC)
• U.S. health agency recommends easing federal restrictions on marijuana (NBC)
• COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths on the Rise (WebMD)
• Highways are the next antiabortion target. One Texas town is resisting. (Washington Post)
• Diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss drug Wegovy seem to curb other cravings  (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• India lands a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club (AP)
• What to know about Japan releasing Fukushima water into the ocean  (NPR)
• Meta takes down large Chinese and Russian influence operations  (NPR)
• NASA releases first U.S. pollution map images from new instrument launched to space: "Game-changing data"  (MSN)
• An 'ancestral bottleneck' took out nearly 99 percent of the human population 800,000 years ago (PopScience)

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