March 19, 2025 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Kennedy gives food company CEOs an ultimatum (Politico)
• USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks (Politico)
• Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation (Los Angeles Times)
• As Texas measles outbreak grows, U.S. cases quickly surpass total for all of 2024 (NBC)
• Doctors didn't warn women of 'risky sex' drug urges (BBC)
• DOGE wants access to very personal information of Americans  (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally return home after more than nine months in space  (CNN)
• DOGE cuts could end decades of ground-breaking climate research in Hawaii (USA Today)
• This machine turns carbon dioxide into fuel (BBC)

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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  
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• 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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January 21, 2024 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• 1,500 Americans dying from COVID each week despite vaccines, treatments (ABC)
• Cases almost double as CDC expands warning of salmonella infections linked to recalled charcuterie meats (CNN)
• Researchers find a massive number of plastic particles in bottled water  (NPR)
• Why long COVID can cause exhaustion, or post-exertional malaise, after exercise 
• Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors is down 40% (NPR)
• FDA clears first CRISPR treatment for a second disease, beta thalassemia (
  
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SCIENCE AND TECH

• Washington takes aim at facial recognition (Politico)
• His sock, shoe and iPhone were sucked out of Alaska Flight 1282. The phone still works (Los Angeles Times)
• Huge ancient lost city found in the Amazon  (BBC)
• State-backed Russian hackers accessed senior Microsoft leaders' emails, company says  (KPBS)

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December 18, 2023 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Uncle Sam wants you to help stop insurers' bogus Medicare Advantage sales tactics  (NPR)
• After the Dobbs decision, birth rates are up in states with abortion ban states (NPR)
• Ahead of the holidays flu-like illnesses slightly increase  (KPBS)
• Uptick in mpox cases raises concerns in San Diego County  (KPBS)
• FDA expands cantaloupe recall after salmonella infections double in a week  (CBS 8)
• Mexico closes cantaloupe plant temporarily amid deadly salmonella outbreak (Reuters)
• Researchers return to Alzheimer's vaccines, buoyed by recent drug success (Reuters)
• In death, one cancer patient helps to erase millions in medical debt  (AP)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• IBM, EU and Disney pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash (AP)
• Judge says evidence shows Tesla and Elon Musk knew about flawed autopilot system  (NPR)
• Jury decides Google's Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers  (NPR)
• UC San Diego Climate change panel points to progress (KPBS)
• Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source  (NPR)
• USDA's plant hardiness zone map shows half the country has shifted  (NPR)
• Forest Service plans carbon dioxide storage on federal lands 
• Consumer Reports is adapting its automobile testing to include EVs (NPR)

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October 31, 2023 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

Health

• Medicare Advantage is growing fast, and that's bad for rural hospitals (NPR) 
• Harassment and burnout up among health workers CDC says  (KPBS)
• San Diego County links 9 cases of salmonella to 'raw' milk products from Fresno  (KPBS)
• Does long COVID brain fog start in the gut?  (NPR)
• The FDA moves to ban chemical hair straighteners containing formaldehyde  (NPR)
• More than one serving of red meat a day may drive up the risk of Type 2 diabetes  (NPR)

Science and Technology

• Biden executive order imposes new rules for AI. Here's what they are. (ABC News)
• Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought - report (BBC)
  

September 23, 2023 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Did you have a severe case of COVID-19? Research suggests that Neanderthal genes could be to blame (Business Insider)
• CDC recommends updated Covid-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older(CNN)
• Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care (AP)
• Half of Americans interested in getting updated COVID shot, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows (Reuters)
• How California’s current COVID wave ranks among the pandemic’s Top 5 – (San Jose Mercury News)
•  Prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables help boost heart health (NPR)
• Popular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say(CBS 8)
• Does Ozempic have mental health side effects?   (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• California passes laws to aid digital consumers  (KPBS)
• Experts say modern cars can violate consumer privacy (NPR)
• Musk says he refused Kyiv request for Starlink use in attack on Russia  (Reuters)
• Newsom signs executive order preparing California for AI (Los Angeles Times)

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August 23, 2023 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• A Stroke Stole Her Ability to Speak at 30. A.I. Is Helping to Restore It Years Later. (New York Times)
• Experts have found powerful antibodies that neutralize all Covid variants (MSN)
• Caring for people with fentanyl addiction often means treating terrible wounds (KPBS)
• COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help(AP)
• Long-term use of certain reflux medications is associated with a higher risk of dementia, study suggests (CNN)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• An author says AI is ‘writing’ unauthorized books being sold under her name on Amazon (CNN)
• Canada wildfires: Trudeau criticizes Facebook over news ban amid crisis (BBC)
• Insight: Amazon rainforest gold mining is poisoning scores of threatened species(Reuters)
  
  Analysis: Solar power to the rescue as Europe's energy system weathers extreme heat (Reuters)

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July 23, 2023 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill (CNN)
• Covid-19 repeatedly spread between humans and deer, study shows, raising concerns about animal reservoirs (CNN)
• Flavored vapes are supposed to be illegal, but they're still widely available  (NPR)
• Biomedical startups are racing to revolutionize the way humans reproduce  (NPR)
• Plastic debris is smothering 92% of coral reefs examined in a new study  (NPR)

SCIENCE AND TECH

• Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists (BBC)
• Striking SAG Actors in Disbelief Over Studios’ Dystopian AI Proposal (Rolling Stone)
• Lavish tomb in ancient Spain belonged to a woman, not a man, new research shows (AP)
• How the FBI took down a notorious cyber crime gang without arresting a single person (Politico)

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