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Stigmas, embarrassment are factors in rise of colorectal cancer in younger people, doctor says
Read full article: Stigmas, embarrassment are factors in rise of colorectal cancer in younger people, doctor saysThere is a terrifying rise in younger patients getting diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

Busting Burnout: Recharging with mini retirements
Read full article: Busting Burnout: Recharging with mini retirementsIt’s a growing trend, especially among younger generations. People are taking a temporary, extended break from work and calling it a mini retirement. While this concept is gaining steam, experts say it requires a lot of planning, and it’s not for everyone.

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize
Read full article: US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf PrizeAn American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads on treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a major Israeli award in the arts and sciences.

Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case
Read full article: Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado caseThe Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case.

Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
Read full article: Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employeesMost of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment.

Activists open abortion center in front of Polish parliament on Women's Day
Read full article: Activists open abortion center in front of Polish parliament on Women's DayPolish abortion rights activists have opened a center across from the parliament building in Warsaw where women can have abortions with pills, either alone or with other women.

From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
Read full article: From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freezeTrump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and even the United States.

The Pope has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?
Read full article: The Pope has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia.

Nearly 100 people died of cholera in less than a month in Sudan's White Nile State
Read full article: Nearly 100 people died of cholera in less than a month in Sudan's White Nile StateNearly 100 people have died of cholera in two weeks since the waterborne disease outbreak began in Sudan’s White Nile State.

How to protect your children during measles outbreak after case confirmed in Florida
Read full article: How to protect your children during measles outbreak after case confirmed in FloridaMeasles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses and there is now one reported case in Florida. It’s been confirmed at a high school in Miami–Dade.

North Carolina Republicans seek to force top Democrats to fall in line with Trump agenda
Read full article: North Carolina Republicans seek to force top Democrats to fall in line with Trump agendaNorth Carolina Republicans who are resolved to promote President Donald Trump’s agenda want to compel the new Democratic governor to aid the president's immigration policy.

Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 14 as new cluster emerges, posing a challenge to health workers
Read full article: Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 14 as new cluster emerges, posing a challenge to health workersAfrica’s top public health agency says that Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died of the infectious disease.

Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means
Read full article: Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that meansA yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case.

Arizona lawmaker who announced plans in a floor speech last year to get an abortion is resigning
Read full article: Arizona lawmaker who announced plans in a floor speech last year to get an abortion is resigningA Democratic lawmaker who gained attention last year with a speech revealing she was planning to get an abortion is resigning from the Arizona Legislature.

'Read this e-mail immediately': CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work
Read full article: 'Read this e-mail immediately': CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to workThe nation’s top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.

Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoining
Read full article: Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoiningOfficials say roughly 650 Marines and Army soldiers who were forced out of the military for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine have so far expressed interest in returning to the force under an executive order from President Donald Trump.

Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
Read full article: Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implicationsThe Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began.

Veterans are speaking out on the Trump administration's plans to cut the VA's budget
Read full article: Veterans are speaking out on the Trump administration's plans to cut the VA's budgetA handful of veterans speaking to The Associated Press are divided over the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

World's oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina
Read full article: World's oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North CarolinaA bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivity.

Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources say
Read full article: Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources sayThe Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents near its Louisiana plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines
Read full article: Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccinesPresident Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is promising to help restore trust in medical research.

Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it
Read full article: Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading itFood and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions.