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Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination23:52 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"… Should people with autism and very high needs have a separate diagnosis? Takeaways from AP's report9:07 As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story8:34 A young woman in Zambia was sent to a maximum-security prison after she was denied a legal abortion and ended her pregnancy on her own Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 202715.února The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it15.února As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine11.února Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: whether gene editing might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol A young cancer patient and his family worry nearly a month into New York City nurses’ strike11.února A young cancer patient at one of the remaining New York City hospitals where nurses are on strike says he misses his regular caregivers FDA to reassess the safety of BHA, a preservative used in popular snack foods10.února Federal health officials will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products Mexico state steps up health screening in schools as measles cases grow nationwide10.února Mexico's most populous state is increasing health screenings at schools and recommending face masks due to a growing measles outbreak 'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise8.února A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states Doctor indicted on charges he falsified records to block patients' liver transplants6.února Federal prosecutors say a Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant Jury awards $8.3 million to foster teen's family after his death at juvenile intake center5.února A jury has awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after being held facedown for 39 minutes in a juvenile intake center as he underwent a mental health crisis Measles outbreak in Mexico prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco5.února The Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a health alert and mandated face masks in schools due to a measles outbreak in the state capital |