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Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination14:21 This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles -- not just severe cases -- but experts warn that this shouldn't be seen as a replacement for vaccination. In a recent opinion piece for Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote that studies support the administration of vitamin A "under the supervision of a physician for those with mild, moderate, and severe infection"… Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate grilling13:49 A radiologist who's a former Fox News contributor will be facing lawmakers as President Donald Trump’s third nominee for surgeon general A childhood rite moves indoors as kindergartners learn to ride bikes in school gyms7:20 Learning to ride a bike, a classic childhood milestone, is now happening in school gyms and playgrounds Massachusetts governor proposes improved postpartum healthcare after Clancy trial22:13 Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing free home visits from nurses for every new parent in the state and expanded mental health screenings for new mothers Inquiry blasts hospital for failure to protect babies after nurse Lucy Letby convicted of 7 murders15:14 An English judge has issued a scathing report blaming dysfunctional management for failing to protect babies at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven infants Chile validated as first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies15.září Chile has become the first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies to humans, according to the World Health Organization Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn't involve a blood test12.září New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1M enrollees in 30 states11.září The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a second trial for killing her children11.září Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children Congo’s Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading beyond epicenter, health body warns10.září The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body Surrogate asks the Supreme Court to intervene over care for a sick baby10.září A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing measles outbreak10.září A Pennsylvania coroner confirms that the two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths Kenya's nurses end six-week strike after signing deal with government9.září A 43-day nurses’ strike in Kenya that paralyzed public hospitals has ended after the government and the nurses’ union signed a return-to-work agreement Report says Australian study finds 31 rugby league players with brain disease CTE9.září The Australian Broadcasting Corp. says a study has found that 31 rugby league players have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) Kenya's doctors threaten to join strike by nurses, citing increased workload in hospitals8.září Doctors in Kenya have threatened to join a strike by nurses that has entered a sixth week, citing an increased workload in hospitals as they cover for the impact of the industrial action |