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Five Tufts University men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized following a recent workout led by a graduate of a Navy SEAL training program, according to a spokesman for the school. About 50 team members participated in the voluntary, 45-minute workout session on campus Monday, according to Patrick Collins, Tufts executive director of media relations. The session was led by a Tufts alum and recent graduate of the BUD/S Navy SEAL training program. Tufts University, located in Medford and Somerville, has about 6,700 undergraduate students. The men’s lacrosse team won its fourth NCAA title in May, defeating RIT.

Persons: Patrick Collins, BUD, Collins, ” Collins, “ Organizations: Tufts University, Navy SEAL, Tufts, for Disease Control, NCAA, RIT Locations: Medford, Somerville

☆ A 70-year-old lost 70 pounds and got into weight-lifting. She shares 4 tips for getting fit whatever your age.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The 70-year-old, who stood at 5'3", weighed 200 pounds after years of mindless snacking and was on blood pressure medication. Fast-forward eight years, and MacDonald is a 78-year-old fitness influencer with 1.9 million followers who can hip thrust 235 pounds. MacDonald started going to the gym five times a week, where she would do 15 minutes of cardio on a machine, followed by free weights. MacDonald shared some of her biggest tips for getting fit and losing weight at any age. I knew I wanted to lose weight, but I wanted also to get strong," she said.

Persons: —, Joan MacDonald's, MacDonald, Joan MacDonald, 45lb, I'm, I've, it's, Will McLaren, MacDonald didn't, You've Organizations: Service, Business, Centers for Disease Control, Research, Preventive Medicine

☆ I live in Lithuania, supposedly the world's happiest place for Gen Z. Here's why I'm not convinced.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

When Lithuania was ranked by the World Happiness Report as the happiest place in the world for young people, I was actually shocked. (According to the OECD's most recent data, Lithuania has Europe's highest suicide rate, with 20.3 deaths by suicide per 100,000 people.) And although Lithuania isn't Denmark, where I briefly lived and thought it was such a clean and perfect country, I'm still happy to live here. AdvertisementBut still, Lithuania being the happiest place in the world for Gen Z? Help is also available through the Crisis Text Line — just text "HOME" to 741741.

Persons: —, Goda Ponomariovaitė, there's, I've, I, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Lithuania isn't Locations: Vilnius, Lithuania, Soviet Union, Lithuania isn't Denmark

☆ Cat lost in Yellowstone National Park reunites with owners in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“We had to leave without him,” Anguiano told KSBW. However, they adopted another cat a month after Rayne Beau went missing to keep his sister company, Anguiano told CNN. Then, 61 days after Rayne Beau went missing, the couple received a notification about a cat with Rayne Beau’s identification number being located, KSBW reported. Rayne Beau was found in Roseville, California, around 190 miles away from his home in Salinas. The couple said they’re not sure how Rayne Beau made it all the way back to California, but they are thankful he’s back home.

Persons: Rayne Beau, Susanne, Benny Anguiano, ”, Anguiano, “, ” Anguiano, KSBW, ” Rayne Beau, Susanne Anguiano, Starr, Rayne, Leilani Fratis, ” Fratis, they’re, ’ Organizations: CNN, KSBW, Placer Society Locations: Yellowstone, Salinas , California, Wyoming, Roseville , California, Salinas, Roseville, California

The Missouri bird flu patient, who didn’t have known contact with poultry or dairy cows, was hospitalized in August and tested positive for the H5 virus. The CDC reported last week that a health care worker who cared for the patient developed mild respiratory symptoms and tested negative for influenza. Additionally, a person who lived with the Missouri patient also became sick on the same day. The second health care worker will be offered a blood test to determine if there are antibodies for the bird flu virus. It isn’t yet known how the Missouri patient got infected with bird flu, the CDC said Friday.

Persons: Nirav Shah, it’s, wasn’t, Matthew Binnicker, “ I’m, Binnicker, William Schaffner, ” Schaffner Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Locations: Missouri, Nashville , Tennessee

“There’s only one explanation for this staggering difference in maternal mortality,” said Nancy L. Cohen, president of the GEPI. “All the research points to Texas’ abortion ban as the primary driver of this alarming increase.”“Texas, I fear, is a harbinger of what’s to come in other states,” she said. Among Hispanic women, the rate of women dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after increased from 14.5% in 2019 to 18.9% in 2022. While maternal mortality spiked overall during the pandemic, women dying while pregnant or during childbirth rose consistently in Texas following the state’s ban on abortion, according to the Gender Equity Policy Institute. Tatum, who was not involved with the GEPI study, said that requests for sterilization procedures among her patients doubled after the state’s abortion ban.

Persons: “, ”, Nancy L, Cohen, Roe, Wade —, Greg Abbott, Bill, ” Cohen, I’d, Leah Tatum, Tatum, ” Tatum, wouldn’t, ‘, Kaitlyn Kash, Kash, “ It’d, Cory, ” Kash, ” “ It’s Organizations: Gender Equity, Institute, Centers for Disease Control, NBC News, U.S, Supreme, Texas Gov, Republican, OB, GYN, NBC Locations: Texas, “ Texas, ” Texas, Austin , Texas, Kansas

This is an age group that may be particularly vulnerable if they haven’t received a whooping cough booster since childhood. The state has logged 111 whooping cough cases this year so far, compared with just 11 in 2023. Last weekend, Portland State University canceled a football game following a surge in whooping cough cases among players. The whooping cough can spread that bacteria through their coughs for a long time if not treated. “Those babies are coughing so much they can’t eat, they can’t drink, so they end up in the intensive care unit.”When to get whooping cough vaccines and boostersPregnant women are encouraged to get a whooping cough booster during their third trimester.

Persons: ”, Tina Tan, That’s, Doctors, there’s, Jim Conway, We’ve, they’re, ” Tan, ” Conway, “, Andrew Carlson, Andi Shane, Karen Ravin, —, ” Shane Organizations: Infectious Diseases Society of America, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, UW Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Connecticut, Duke University School of Medicine, Children’s National Hospital, Washington , D.C, NBC News, Children’s Healthcare, Portland State University Locations: Madison , Wisconsin, Connecticut, Hartford, North Carolina, Washington ,, Georgia, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware

☆ Whooping cough cases are soaring. Can infecting people help test a better vaccine?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Brenda Goodman | Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Whooping cough cases climbing for decadesAs with many infectious diseases, cases of whooping cough dropped to unusually low levels during the pandemic as people limited social interactions and took other precautions to defend against Covid-19. In 2020, the US had about 6,000 cases of pertussis, and that number dropped even further in 2021 to roughly 2,000 cases. Whooping cough starts with symptoms that look a lot like a regular cold: a runny nose, sneezing, a low-grade fever and a tickly cough. That’s led to a hunt for better, more durable immunizations against whooping cough that also don’t cause as many side effects. In some ways, whooping cough is an ideal infection to test in human challenge models.

Persons: ”, Susan Hariri, Archana Chatterjee, Chatterjee, they’re, it’s, pertussis –, Hariri, Tod Merkel, Merkel, It’s, That’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Melinda Wharton Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC’s National Center, Food and Drug Administration, Chicago Medical School, Products Advisory, Covid, FDA’s, Vaccines Research, Regulators, CNN Health, FDA, National Center Locations: United States, Canada

☆ Heavy metals may raise cardiovascular disease risk, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Coronary calcium buildup causes atherosclerosis, a chronic and inflammatory cardiovascular disease marked by narrowed arterial walls and thus reduced blood flow. Environmental contaminants have been increasingly recognized as risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but the association of metals with coronary artery calcification has been “largely unknown,” the study authors said. They hypothesized that higher urinary levels of nonessential metals — cadmium, tungsten and uranium — and essential metals — cobalt, copper and zinc — that have previously been associated with cardiovascular disease may be linked with calcification. The participants didn’t already have clinical cardiovascular disease and were recruited from Baltimore; Chicago; Los Angeles; New York City; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Winston Salem, North Carolina. The trouble with measuring urinary metal levelsThe study has a few other limitations.

Persons: Drs, Sadeer, Khurram Nasir, Sanjay Rajagopalan, weren’t, ”, Katlyn, McGraw, Winston, cardiologists, Andrew Freeman, wasn’t, they’re, ” Freeman, “ It’s, ‘, Kindi, Nasir, Rajagopalan, ” McGraw, —, Freeman Organizations: CNN, American College of Cardiology, Houston Methodist, University Hospitals Harrington, & Vascular Institute, Columbia University’s Mailman, of Public Health, Jewish Health Locations: Cleveland, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles ; New York City, St, Paul , Minnesota, Winston Salem , North Carolina, Denver, Columbia

☆ Nonalcoholic drinks: Some experts are calling for age restrictions on sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The market for nonalcoholic drinks has been growing as more people — notably younger adults — look to cut their alcohol use. Bowdring says there’s emerging evidence that nonalcoholic beverages may prime kids to switch to the real thing. Surveys of elementary, middle and high school students in Japan, where the legal drinking age is 20, found that 20% to 30% said they were drinking nonalcoholic beverages. So minors in those states can buy nonalcoholic drinks but not those with low levels of alcohol. For minors, there’s no benefit in consuming nonalcoholic drinks, and there is some evidence of potential harm, she said — which is why she thinks states need to step in to curb sales.

Persons: ”, Molly Bowdring, Kristen Bell, Kelly Clarkson’s, “, Bowdring, who’d, Leon Booth, ” Booth, ” Lisa Hawkins, Busch, officiais, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, there’s Organizations: CNN, Stanford Prevention Research, George Institute for Global Health, Budweiser, “ Anheuser, Beer, Constellation Brands, District of Columbia, Get CNN, CNN Health Locations: Corona, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New South Wales, Georgia, Idaho, Florida, Kansas

In the U.S. overall this year, a concerning, though not unprecedented, number of dengue, EEE and West Nile cases have been reported. “With climate change, we’re basically extending the mosquito season,” said Chantal Vogels, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. In the U.S., cases have outpaced those of West Nile virus, which is typically more prevalent. This year, Clark County, Nevada, has seen a particularly high number of West Nile cases: 23. “We consider New York state residents to be at risk for West Nile virus every summer,” she said.

Persons: Jennifer White, it’s, ”, ” Barbara Ferrer, Anthony Fauci, Chantal Vogels, Nirbhay Kumar, George Washington, “, Vogels, Nile, White, Thomas Jaenisch, ” White Organizations: Angeles County Department of Public Health, U.S, National Institute of Allergy, Yale School of Public Health, U.S ., Centers for Disease Control, George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, World Health Organization, WHO, Southern, Southern Nevada Health, New York State Department of Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Gulf Locations: New York, U.S, California, Los Angeles County, EEE, West, New Hampshire, Vermont, Arizona , California, Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S . Virgin Islands, Los Angeles, West Nile, Clark County , Nevada, Southern Nevada, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island , Vermont, Wisconsin, Gulf Coast

Surveys indicate that health care is among the top priorities for voters in the November presidential election. Former President Donald Trump has given little detail about his health care vision; his running mate, JD Vance, has suggested deregulation. Each country was graded on five categories: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity and health outcomes. “For far too many people, high-quality medical care is out of reach.”Dr. Adam Gaffney, a critical care physician at the Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts, pointed out that the U.S. differs from the other countries in one critical area: universal health care coverage. Thursday’s report also listed solutions to the country’s health care problems, including lowering the cost of care and expanding access to coverage.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance, ” Dr, Joseph Betancourt, David Blumenthal, “, ”, ” Blumenthal, Lawrence Gostin, Gostin, ” Gostin, Dr, Adam Gaffney, ” Gaffney, Reginald Williams II Organizations: U.S, Commonwealth Fund, Affordable, Australia, New, Centers for Disease Control, O’Neill Institute for National, Global Health Law, Georgetown University, United, Cambridge Health Alliance, Fund, International Health Locations: U.S, United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Massachusetts

☆ US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the latest provisional data shows that overdose deaths made a sharp turn at the end of last year and have been trending down for months. There were about 101,000 overdose deaths in the year ending in April, CDC estimates. Overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are down 20% year-over-year, CDC data shows. These drugs are now involved in about two-thirds of all fatal overdoses, down from more than three-quarters of all overdose deaths a year ago. “We’ve been riding a better than 20-year peak in terms of the continuous increases of drug overdoses,” Pamplin said.

Persons: ”, Sarah Wakeman, Brigham, “, Nabarun Dasgupta, Dasgupta, it’s, ” Wakeman, ” John Pamplin, “ We’ve, ” Pamplin, ” Dasgupta, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Nora Volkow Organizations: CNN, Federal, US Centers for Disease Control, Mass, University of North, CDC, United States, Columbia University, CNN Health, Black, National Institute on Drug, National Institutes of Health Locations: United States, University of North Carolina, United

☆ Childhood sleep issues may raise suicide risk, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Given that sleep is highly visible as a risk factor, non-stigmatizing, and highly treatable … we suggest study of sleep as a risk factor and critical intervention target for youth suicide,” said senior study author Dr. Rebecca Bernert, a suicidologist and founder of the Stanford Suicide Prevention Research Laboratory in California, via email. Suicide is a leading cause of death among children ages 10 to 14, a group that also has high rates of sleep disturbance, according to the study. And sleep disturbances “have emerged as an evidence-based risk factor for suicidal behaviors” among adults, regardless of whether a person has depressive symptoms, the authors said. At that time, guardians answered questionnaires about their child’s sleep health, which included factors such as problems with falling or staying asleep, waking up, excessive sleepiness, sleep-disorder breathing, excessive sweating during sleep, and behaviors that occur when someone partially awakes from deep sleep. Supporting your child’s healthAt all ages, your kids need good nighttime habits that support healthy sleep, Willard said.

Persons: ideation, ”, Rebecca Bernert, Christopher Willard, wasn’t, ” Willard, Rebecca Berry, University’s, Berry wasn’t, Bernert, ” Bernert, Berry, Sleep, Willard, ” Berry, — Organizations: Lifeline, CNN, JAMA, Stanford, Prevention Research, Harvard Medical School, University’s Grossman School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Locations: California, United States, Massachusetts, Boston, New

☆ Lithuania is the world's happiest place for under 30s, but it's also Europe's suicide capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDomantas Katelė, an official in Lithuania's Ministry of Social Security and Labour, is widely known as his country's "Gen Z" minister. AdvertisementThe World Happiness Report backs up his claim, ranking Lithuania as the happiest place in the world for those under 30 earlier this year. AdvertisementIt seems paradoxical: How can a country be great for young people while also being Europe's suicide capital? Užupis, a small district alongside the Vilnia River, is popular with Vilnius' young, bohemian crowd. AdvertisementDomantas Katelė is often referred to as the "Gen Z" minister.

Persons: —, Z, it's, Joshua Nelken, Zers, Adriana Doroškevičiūtė, Richard Bogu, It's, Bogu, Antanas Grižas Organizations: Service, Lithuania's Ministry of Social Security, Labour, Business, Union, Lithuania, European Union, Data, BI, Soviet Bloc Locations: Lithuania, Vilnius, Soviet Union, Europe, Old, Užupis, Soviet

Andy Beshear signed an executive order Wednesday banning the scientifically discredited practice of so-called conversion therapy on minors in the state. “Conversion therapy has no basis in medicine or science, and it can cause significant long-term harm to our kids, including increased rates of suicide and depression. The same survey — which the governor's office cited in its statement — found that 54% of the LGBTQ youths who attempted suicide in the year prior were threatened with or subjected to conversion therapy. Advocates from The Trevor Project praised the governor's signing of the measure. Beshear's executive order comes amid the introduction of a historic number of anti-LGBTQ bills in state legislatures across the country this year.

Persons: Andy Beshear, ” Beshear, Trevor, —, ” Tanner Mobley Organizations: Kentucky Gov, Advancement, Trevor Project, Commonwealth, American Civil Liberties Union, Prevention, NBC Locations: Kentucky

☆ He bought a cruise ship on Craigslist and spent over $1 million restoring it. Then his dream sank
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Buying a historic cruise ship he found on Craigslist back in 2008 was undoubtedly a life-altering decision for Chris Willson. Ship of dreamsWillson and Li moved on board the ship and focused their energies on painstakingly restoring it. Christopher WillsonHis ultimate goal was to transform the neglected ship into a museum, but things didn’t quite go to plan. “We absolutely loved our time with that ship,” Willson tells CNN Travel. It subsequently remained at Alameda for several years, before being purchased by a businessman, who went on to list the ship on Craigslist.

Persons: Chris Willson, Jin Li, Willson, Li, Christopher Willson, ” Willson, I’m, ”, Wappen von Hamburg, “, Aurora ’, Helen’s Marina, ” Herman, “ I’d, Christopher Willson “, Aurora, he’d, Kristina Werner, Connie Cochran, ” Cochran, Cochran, he’s, Christopher Wilson Willson, I’ve, “ There’s, Mary, that’s, haven’t, “ I’ve, hasn’t, It’s, Chris, … Wappen von, … Wappen von Hamburg doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Craigslist, CNN Travel, Blohm, California Delta, Herman, Aurora, Unified Command, US Coast Guard, California Department of Fish, Wildlife, Coast Guard, San, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s, Delta, Global, Wildlife’s, Spill Prevention, City, ” CNN, Love, YouTube, … Wappen von Hamburg Locations: Utah, Germany, Voss, California, Rio Vista, San Francisco’s, Little Potato, Stockton, California’s Central Valley, Chaleur, San Joaquin County, City, Russia, Vancouver, Alameda , California, Alameda, Craigslist, United States, Philadelphia’s Delaware, Long, Aurora

☆ Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed the deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Cheryl Platzman Weinstock | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. But, Mehta said, “we act like we know everything there is to know about suicide prevention. During the past two decades federal officials have launched three national suicide prevention strategies, including one announced in April. Without accurate statistics, researchers can’t figure out who dies most often by suicide, what prevention strategies are working, and where prevention money is needed most. Similarly, the fledgling 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline faces similar, serious problems.

Persons: Pooja Mehta’s, Raj, “, ”, Mehta, —, Michael Schoenbaum, ” Schoenbaum, Schoenbaum, Jane Pearson, Kim Deti, Janet Lee, haven’t, Anita Everett, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Lena Heilmann, ” Mehta, Cheryl Platzman Organizations: KFF Health, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Mental Health, Alaska Natives, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH, Wyoming Department of Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, National Alliance, Mental, Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health, CNN, CNN Health, state’s, Colorado Department of Public Health, Environment, KFF, National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Alaska , Montana , North Dakota, Wyoming, SAMHSA, Colorado

☆ Black women are more likely than white women to die of all types of breast cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found. While Black women and white women are diagnosed with breast cancer at similar rates, Black women are 40% more likely to die from the disease. For those with HR-positive, HER2-positive tumors, Black women were 34% more likely to die than white women. Black women were 17% more likely to die from triple-negative breast cancer than white women, a finding that surprised Warner. “If you look at breast cancer data from 40 years ago, there really weren’t differences in mortality for breast cancer between Black and white women.

Persons: Erica Warner, Warner, “, ” Warner, Eric Winer, ” Winer, Wendy Wilcox, ”, ” Wilcox, Marissa Howard, McNatt, Howard, Black, we’ve Organizations: Clinical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Yale Cancer Center, “, for Disease Control, New York, New York City Health, Breast Care, Atrium, Wake Forest Baptist Locations: Massachusetts, New York City, North Carolina

But a series of data points showing worsening economic conditions has made some analysts believe a 0.5% cut is more likely — and perhaps even necessary. “We do not seek or welcome further cooling in labor market conditions,” Fed Chair Jay Powell said in a speech last month. “A (0.5%) cut is usually done in emergencies,” like the Covid-19 pandemic, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s financial group. Mortgage interest rates have hit their lowest level since February 2023, while auto loan rates are also falling. A 0.5% cut would more directly affect rates tied to the fed funds rate, including credit cards, home equity lines of credit and small-business loans.

Persons: Steve Liesman, Jay Powell, Bill Dudley, ” Dudley, Preston Mui, Mui, ”, “, Mark Zandi, Greg McBride, ” McBride Organizations: Federal, CNBC, Wall, Minneapolis Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Bloomberg News, Fed, Bankrate Locations: Minneapolis, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, America

☆ The vaccines you need to know about before you travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Lisa Kjellsson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Norlys Perez/ReutersUntil recently, there wasn’t a widely available dengue vaccine for travelers. But according to Dr. Nicky Longley, consultant in infectious diseases and travel medicine at The Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) at University College London Hospitals, dengue vaccination is not quite the silver bullet travelers had hoped for. One traveler who welcomes the arrival of the new Qdenga vaccine is UK-based travel writer Chris Dwyer. Which vaccines do you need? Adults are advised to keep a record of their immunizations and when they need to be boosted.

Persons: Yasuyoshi Chiba, Norlys Perez, Dengvaxia, Nicky Longley, haven’t, “, ” Longley, Chris Dwyer, Dwyer, Qdenga, ” Dwyer, vaccinates, Sia Kambou, ”, Longley, “ It’s, Anniina Sandberg, Sandberg, didn’t, Martin Harvey, HTD’s Longley, wasn’t, Tick Organizations: CNN, Hatta International Airport, Getty, Health Organization, WHO, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Reuters, European Union, The, University College London Hospitals, Malaria, Natives, TBE, CDC Locations: Sweden, Asia, Thailand, Pakistan, Philippines, Soekarno, Tangerang, Indonesia, AFP, Cuba, Europe, United States, Malaysia, Abidjan, West Africa, South Sudan, Ivory, Finnish, Africa, Tanzania, Tanzanian, South Africa, Helsinki, Finland, Americas

“The second clue,” she said, “is that the time of year is right.”Historically, September has been the biggest month for AFM cases. “We saw the virus that was previously driving the AFM cases, but we didn’t see the AFM cases associated with it,” said Dr. Kevin Messacar, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, who treated some of the earliest AFM cases in 2014. So far in 2024, 13 AFM cases have been confirmed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vishnu Kagolanu as a young child with his father; Vishnu as a young man. Even the doctors couldn’t find out what was going on," said Saila Kagolanu, Vishnu's mother.

Persons: ”, who’s, Kevin Messacar, It’s, “ We’re, ” Messacar, Vishnu Kagolanu, Vishnu, couldn’t, Saila Kagolanu, Vishnu's, He'd, Buddy Creech, ” Creech, ” Kagolanu Organizations: Children’s Hospital, Centers for Disease Control, Monopoly, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Locations: U.S, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Los Altos , California, Nashville

Two former high-ranking New York City Fire Department chiefs were indicted by federal prosecutors Monday on charges of pocketing bribes to expedite fire safety reviews. The charges come as Mayor Eric Adams' administration has been under scrutiny from prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan. "New Yorkers deserve better," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said at a press conference where he announced the charges against the former chiefs, Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco. Jocelyn Strauber, head of the New York City Department of Investigation, told reporters all the sites have since been re-inspected. Both are no longer with the FDNY — Saccavino retired in March and Cordasco retired in June.

Persons: Eric Adams, Edward Caban, Damian Williams, Anthony Saccavino, Brian Cordasco, Cordasco, Williams, Jocelyn Strauber, Saccavino, Robert Tucker, Adams, Caban’s, Sheena Wright, Public Safety Philip Banks III, “, ” Williams Organizations: New York, New York City Fire Department, Police, U.S, FDNY, department's, of Fire Prevention, New York City Department of Investigation, Department, FBI, Public Safety Locations: New York City, Manhattan

☆ What to know about the available Covid-19, flu and RSV vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But the Covid-19 vaccines provided 54% protection against symptomatic infection last season, CDC data shows, despite new variants that cropped up. The updated Covid-19 vaccines are available now, but ideal timing for getting the shot may differ based on individual circumstances. Unlike the flu and Covid-19 vaccines, the RSV vaccine is one-time dose. The CDC says it’s also acceptable to get Covid-19, flu and RSV shots at one time, for those who are eligible. Covid-19, flu and RSV vaccines are widely available at pharmacies across the US.

Persons: CNN —, There’s, Mandy Cohen, ”, ” Dr, Sandra Fryhofer, Fryhofer, Katelyn Jetelina, it’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Moderna, Pfizer, American Medical, —, CNN Health Locations: United States

☆ Digitally native Gen Zers aren't immune to romance scams
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewGen Zers may think they are digitally savvy and immune to online scams, but that very thought may leave them vulnerable to being lured into nefarious schemes. AdvertisementScams are always evolving, and the tricks Gen Zers believe they are wise to may be replaced by increasingly technologically advanced schemes they don't see coming. AdvertisementPeople are still processing the years lost to the pandemic, particularly Gen Zers, whose brains were still developing, Neo added. "This can make us more impulsive, less thoughtful of our choices, and can be a risk factor for romance scams," Neo said. Gen Zers understand what it's like to struggle, with many facing economic instability and having difficulty with bills, rent, and finding jobs.

Persons: —, Zers, Bryn Thompson, Gen Xers, Lauren Hendry Parsons, Hendry Parsons, Kevin Lee, Gen Z, Lee, scammers, It's, it's, zoomers, They're, Gen Organizations: Service, Business, National Cybersecurity Alliance Locations: Canada

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