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HEALTH NEWS


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Choosing the best summer snack bars for your children

Read full article: Choosing the best summer snack bars for your children
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Honey or agave nectar: Which is sweeter for your health?

Read full article: Honey or agave nectar: Which is sweeter for your health?
FILE - A man uses a cell phone in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
1 day ago

Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July

Read full article: Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July
FILE - A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logo, center, is displayed at the agency's federal headquarters in Atlanta on Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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New CDC advisers will skip some expected topics and explore a target of antivaccine activists

Read full article: New CDC advisers will skip some expected topics and explore a target of antivaccine activists

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

This photo provided by Gilead Sciences shows a vial of the company's HIV prevention medication, Yeztugo, (lenacapvir) at a manufacturing facility in La Verne, Calif., in June 2025. (Gilead Sciences via AP)
1 day ago

The world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it

Read full article: The world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV.

FILE - Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, left, and teammate Matteo Jorgenson, of the U.S., wear face masks to protect themselves from the Corona virus prior to the start of the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 151.9 kilometers (94.4 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, France, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
1 day ago

What to know about the COVID variant that may cause 'razor blade' sore throats

Read full article: What to know about the COVID variant that may cause 'razor blade' sore throats

A new COVID-19 variant may be causing “razor blade” sore throats in people who get it.

FILE - People gather in support of transgender youth during a rally at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
1 day ago

What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth

Read full article: What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tennessee did not violate the constitution by banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

FILE - Self-styled Archbishop Gilbert Deya, right, speaks at a press conference in Glasgow, Scotland Wednesday Sept. 29, 2004 as he sits alongside pregnant woman Deonna Dakkins-Scott, who claims she became pregnant after she was blessed by Deya. (AP Photo/Ian Stewart, File)
1 day ago

A Kenyan preacher who claimed responsibility for 'miracle babies' is killed in a car crash

Read full article: A Kenyan preacher who claimed responsibility for 'miracle babies' is killed in a car crash

A televangelist in Kenya who was notorious for claiming to cure infertility in women died in a car crash on Tuesday.

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Securitys trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates. That's according to an annual report released Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up to 2034 due to rising health care costs, new SSA law

Read full article: Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up to 2034 due to rising health care costs, new SSA law

The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates.

This image provided by Take Command in June 2025 shows an example of options online for Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements where a company's employees can choose a health insurance policy. (Take Command via AP)
1 day ago

More employers adopting ICHRAs, giving workers money to buy their own health insurance

Read full article: More employers adopting ICHRAs, giving workers money to buy their own health insurance

More employers are putting health insurance decisions in the hands of workers.

This 1966 transmission electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria bacterium with its flagella, in the process of cell division. (Graham Heid/CDC via AP)
1 day ago

Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart

Read full article: Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart

A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products sold at Kroger and Walmart stores.

FILE - Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John Roberts speaks during a lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights

Read full article: Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights

The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a jolting setback to transgender rights.

FILE - A woman uses a walker as she heads to her room at a senior care home in Calistoga, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
1 day ago

Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls

Read full article: Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths.

FILE - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a news conference at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)
2 days ago

FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities'

Read full article: FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting 'national priorities'

The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that align with Trump administration priorities for Americans' health.

Dan Wesson, Ph.D., and Sarah Sniffen are studying how odors take on meaning in the brain.
2 days ago

Scent-sational discovery: UF Health study reveals how our brains decide we like or loathe a smell

Read full article: Scent-sational discovery: UF Health study reveals how our brains decide we like or loathe a smell

You wouldn’t microwave fish around your worst enemy. But what makes our brains decide a smell is stinky?

LIVE HEALTHY


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Alcohol raises risk of heart disease in women, study finds

Read full article: Alcohol raises risk of heart disease in women, study finds
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What happens if you stop taking weight-loss drugs?

Read full article: What happens if you stop taking weight-loss drugs?

TALKING HEALTH


The latest segments from Dr. Scot Ackerman

FILE - Emory University Hospital Midtown is seen on May 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, file)
2 days ago

Baby delivered from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia

Read full article: Baby delivered from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia

The baby of a Georgia woman who was declared brain dead and has been on life support for months has been delivered.

What are the warning signs?
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5%-20% of children have a feeding or eating disorder

Read full article: 5%-20% of children have a feeding or eating disorder

While feeding and eating problems can happen in any child, they are more prevalent in children born prematurely, with autism, or with genetic conditions.

FILE - The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
2 days ago

Dutch government recommends children under 15 stay off TikTok and Instagram

Read full article: Dutch government recommends children under 15 stay off TikTok and Instagram

The Dutch government is advising parents that children under 15 should not use TikTok and Instagram, citing physical and psychological problems including panic attacks, depression and sleeping problems.

FILE - Pro-abortion rights protesters rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
2 days ago

Abortion clinics are closing, even in states where abortion is legal

Read full article: Abortion clinics are closing, even in states where abortion is legal

Three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade, the funding system for abortions is battered.

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How to set yourself up to beat the post-vacation blues

Read full article: How to set yourself up to beat the post-vacation blues

It can be relaxing and rejuvenating, but the end of a vacation can bring on the blues as you try to return to reality.

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How to prevent, treat mosquito bites

Read full article: How to prevent, treat mosquito bites

Mosquitoes thrive as the temperatures rise, and you may notice they’re ramping up. But there are plenty of steps you can take to protect yourself.

FILE - A Union flag is displayed outside the Houses of Parliament, in London, Thursday, May 23, 2024.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women

Read full article: UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women

British lawmakers have voted to decriminalize abortion after a lawmaker argued it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy.

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Alzheimer’s awareness: The food-brain connection

Read full article: Alzheimer’s awareness: The food-brain connection

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, that number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million.

FILE - President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)\\\
3 days ago

Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years

Read full article: Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years

A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

FILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed, Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
3 days ago

Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

Read full article: Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics have plunged again after the drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.

FILE - Robert Kennedy Jr., center, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, walks between meetings with senators on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
3 days ago

Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy's actions 'destabilizing'

Read full article: Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy's actions 'destabilizing'

The 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel say Health Secretary Robert F.

This undated image released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, shows a tub of Emek-brand pistachio cream. (CDC via AP)
3 days ago

Salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream sickens 4 in Minnesota and New Jersey

Read full article: Salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream sickens 4 in Minnesota and New Jersey

Four people have been sickened in two states by salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream, a nut butter spread.

In this series, News4JAX helps parents spot signs of speech and other disorders among babies and children
3 days ago

Warning signs of speech disorder in children and why early intervention matters

Read full article: Warning signs of speech disorder in children and why early intervention matters

For parents of young children, realizing their little one has a speech issue might not always be obvious, and it's something that can end up leading to reading and writing problems later on, if it's not corrected.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
3 days ago

Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule

Read full article: Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

Read full article: Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

The Supreme Court will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)
3 days ago

Could you eat this much ice cream after walking 1,100 miles? Some Appalachian Trail hikers try

Read full article: Could you eat this much ice cream after walking 1,100 miles? Some Appalachian Trail hikers try

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting.

FILE - Children's Defense Fund Program Director Graciela Camarena assists Lucia Salazar with filling out Medicaid and SNAP application forms for her family in Pharr, Texas, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez, File)
3 days ago

Americans want Medicaid and food stamps funding maintained or increased, AP-NORC poll shows

Read full article: Americans want Medicaid and food stamps funding maintained or increased, AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.

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3 days ago

Do your teeth have secret enemies?

Read full article: Do your teeth have secret enemies?

According to the CDC, one-quarter of U.S. adults age 20-64 have at least one untreated cavity and nearly half of U.S. adults have gum disease. Your diet is crucial to your teeth’s health but there are certain foods that can hurt your teeth.

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3 days ago

Falling asleep on the couch? Here’s why experts suggest avoiding it

Read full article: Falling asleep on the couch? Here’s why experts suggest avoiding it

Ever doze off on the couch at night, then struggle to fall back asleep once you move to your bed? According to Cleveland Clinic sleep specialist Nancy Foldvary, DO, you’re not alone – and there’s a reason for it.

FILE - A stand for Georgia Pathways is seen at a job fair in Atlanta, Ga., June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala, file)

Medicaid enrollees fear losing health coverage if Congress enacts work requirements

Read full article: Medicaid enrollees fear losing health coverage if Congress enacts work requirements

The prospect of a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients is sparking fears.

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Millennial dads are redefining fatherhood

Read full article: Millennial dads are redefining fatherhood

Mark your calendars! June 15th is the day we celebrate dad! This Father’s Day we're looking at a generation of dads who are rewriting the playbook on fatherhood. Turns out, today's millennial fathers aren't just changing diapers; they're changing the game entirely. A recent study reveals they're dedicating triple the time to childcare compared to dads back in the sixties.

FILE - Supporters of proposals to expand California's government-funded health care benefits to undocumented immigrants gather at the Capitol for the Immigrants Day of Action, on May 20, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Legislature OKs proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrants

Read full article: California Legislature OKs proposal to freeze health care access for some immigrants

The California Legislature approves a proposal Friday to freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status.

FILE - The CVS Pharmacy logo is displayed on a store on Aug. 3, 2021, in Woburn, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Louisiana AG investigating CVS for sending mass text messages lobbying against legislation

Read full article: Louisiana AG investigating CVS for sending mass text messages lobbying against legislation

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill plans to send a cease and desist letter to CVS for mass text messages sent to customers lobbying against legislation and is opening an investigation into whether the pharmaceutical giant improperly used customers’ personal information.

FILE - Ananda Lewis arrives at the 5th Annual TV Guide Emmy Party in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Ananda Lewis, former MTV and BET host who publicly shared breast cancer journey, dies

Read full article: Ananda Lewis, former MTV and BET host who publicly shared breast cancer journey, dies

Ananda Lewis, the former MTV and BET host who became a beloved television personality in the 1990s with her warmth and authenticity, has died.

Evan Polk, right, talks with his daughter, Jordyn Polk, 13, after she was dropped off from school in Secane, Pa., Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism -- and each other

Read full article: Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism -- and each other

A growing number of Black fathers with autistic children are looking to be more visible in the national autism conversation through podcasts, nonprofits and summits that specifically address their experience.

FILE - Vials for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed at a clinic in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

TELL US: Why are you opting not to vaccinate your child for school?

Read full article: TELL US: Why are you opting not to vaccinate your child for school?

News4JAX wants to hear from those who choose not to vaccinate their children for school

This photo provided by the FDA in January 2024 shows bottles of Neptunes Fix Elixir, a product labeled to contain tianeptine. (FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch via AP)

'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

Read full article: 'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

Health officials want you to think twice before buying brightly colored energy shots and supplements often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops.

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Why dads shouldn’t skip their doctor visits

Read full article: Why dads shouldn’t skip their doctor visits

As we celebrate Father’s Day, it’s a good reminder to make sure dads are keeping tabs on their health.

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