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US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms ( www.theguardian.com )

Dr Vivek Murthy asks for required labels that state ‘social media is associated with significant mental health harms’...

Oral nicotine pouches deliver lower levels of toxic substances than smoking – but that doesn’t mean they’re safe ( theconversation.com )

Do we have Alzheimer’s disease all wrong? ( www.vox.com )

Processed foods are hiding in plain sight — and that could be a big public health problem ( www.salon.com )

H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet. American Contrariness Could Turn It into One ( www.scientificamerican.com )

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Could I have eye cancer?

So it hurts when I blink and yeah I just asked my mom to get me an eye appointment because yeah it's been hurting for a week now. I did look into it and found that eye pain can be a symptom that only comes later on and at the start it can have no symptoms. I did also noticed there was a lump like by my nose. So yeah I'm...

The surprisingly not so doomed effort to force US drivers to stop speeding ( www.theverge.com )

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions ( apnews.com )

Plant-based ultraprocessed foods linked to heart disease, early death, study says ( www.cnn.com )

Want to reduce your risk of developing chronic disease and live longer while also helping the planet? Eat a plant-based diet, experts say....

Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwest ( apnews.com )

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. At least 31 people have been sickened in Oregon so far, according to state health officials. Here’s what to know about the federal...

Bird flu tests are hard to get. How will we know when to sound the alarm? ( www.nbcnews.com )

FDA advisors strongly back new Alzheimer’s drug, despite risks and limitations ( www.npr.org )

Moderna's two-in-one flu and Covid vaccine passes advanced trial ( www.bbc.com )

Drug company Moderna says its combined flu and Covid vaccine, which targets the two diseases in a single shot, has passed a vital part of final-stage scientific checks....

A dangerous new animal sedative is making its way into the illegal drug supply ( www.nbcnews.com )

An animal tranquilizer called medetomidine has been linked to a recent rise in overdoses in Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania....

What can Trump do about vaccines? More than you might think. ( www.politico.com )

US patients charged for ‘hospital facility fees’ – even if they don’t set foot in one ( www.theguardian.com )

Wildfire smoke prematurely killed over 50,000 Californians in a decade – study ( www.theguardian.com )

Exposure to toxic particles also led to $432bn in health expenses between 2008 and 2018...

'I was killing myself': San Francisco program giving alcohol to addicts may save lives ( www.usatoday.com )

Tennessee governor signs bill criminalizing adults who help minors get abortions ( fox17.com )

Florida Allows Doctors To Perform C-Sections Outside of Hospitals ( kffhealthnews.org )

Heat waves associated with increased risk of preterm birth in the U.S. ( www.statnews.com )

Heat waves are becoming more frequent and more intense, posing more of a health risk around the world. High temperatures can be deadly, and are especially dangerous for those with cardiovascular and chronic disease — but they begin affecting human lives even before birth....

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