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Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination22:08 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 … Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End22:08 This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largest involving healthcare workers, and the first involving physicians, in the state's history, according to the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), which represented the workers. Among the key provisions in th… Doctor Stabbed in Chest; 'Hypnotic' Doc Faces Second Hearing; Nurse Assaulted22:08 This is a MedPage Today story. A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32) A physician in the U.K. is facing a second hearing over sexual misconduct allegations that he talked to female patients in a "hypnotic way." (BBC News) A Florida nurse may lose her eyesight after a patient allegedly attacked her and broke nearly every bone in her face. A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the attack. (WFLA, NBC Miami) Nebraska family physic… Here's the Extent of the Fallout From Trump's HHS Purge22:08 This is a MedPage Today story. Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling Trump administration purge over the holiday weekend. While the total number of dismissed employees appears to be smaller than originally expected, the changes sowed confusion as some staffers received termination notices over the weekend, while others waited for expected firings that never came. This includes members of CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service, a 2-year fel… Senators to question FDA nominee about her views on abortion pill and vaccines8:10 President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration will face questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese7:38 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, which the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal Idaho case may be connected to the 1982 Tylenol murders, officials say2:18 Authorities in Idaho say a man found dead in a church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 that were dubbed the Tylenol murders Hayden Panettiere's death highlights risk of overdose death after stopping and resuming drug use23:07 A coroner’s report notes that actor Hayden Panettiere had been in rehabilitation just weeks before she died from an accidental drug overdose Man complained of lack of care for diabetes before death in ICE custody: Family23.září A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools22.září A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs What to know about hospital deals with Trump to limit care for transgender children22.září At least six hospitals have reached agreements with President Donald Trump's administration to stop offering gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts22.září The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor The centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those seeking calm22.září Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, is a form of expression that dates back more than 500 years Florida confirms death from dengue as state struggles with recent outbreak19.září Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death |