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A U.S. senator said a GLP-1 drug changed his life — and now he’s calling for widespread access to anti-obesity medications. In a New York Times op-ed on April 8, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., wrote about his experience with Mounjaro (tirzepatide). The injectable prescription medicine is primarily used to treat …

A Michigan resident has died of rabies after receiving a transplanted organ in Ohio, the Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Health Department reported Wednesday.  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the report, saying the patient died in January and the transplant happened in December. “A public health investigation determined …

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) has confirmed the first case of measles in the state, as an uptick across the country has recently been reported by health authorities.  “The individual became infected with measles in early March and is recovering at home,” according to a statement from the government …

There aren’t that many women who are presidents of hospitals, but Riddle Hospital President Shelly Buck knows all about breaking boundaries. Research shows only about 14% of hospital CEOs are female. But Buck, who started her career as a nurse, has broken the glass ceiling. “I’ve experienced some challenges that …

A Washington company has recalled pet food products amid the ongoing bird flu outbreaks. On March 1, Wild Coast Raw of Olympia, Washington, has recalled its frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats, according to a March 1 announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …

Funds restored for 9/11-related cancer research, officials say Funds restored for 9/11-related cancer research, officials say 00:48 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say. The …

A new type of bird flu has been detected in a human dairy worker in Nevada. This strain is different from the version that’s been spreading in herds since last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The case was apparently mild, as the Churchill County …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took offline recommendations on how doctors should treat sexually transmitted infections and vaccinate adults Friday, as part of a sweeping purge of all mentions of “gender” from federal websites ordered by the Trump administration this week. “Doctors in every community in America rely …

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New Delhi — Indian officials have confirmed the vast nation’s first cases of human metapneumovirus, often called HMPV, with seven people said to have contracted the virus as of Tuesday, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. Two of the HMPV infections were reported in the central Indian city of …