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Why gentle exercise like yoga, tai chi and walking may help people sleep better
Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that makes it hard to fall asleep, stay asleep or get restful sleep. It affects nearly 15% of American [Read More…]

More than 14M children globally have not received a dose of any vaccine: WHO
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 14 million children around the world have not received a single dose of any vaccine, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. This [Read More…]

Texas floodwaters can increase health risks that could last for months: Experts
Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images (Texas) — Central Texas is continuing to recover from one of the deadliest floods in the state’s history, which killed more than 120 people, many of whom were children. While there is [Read More…]

FDA approves 12-month flea treatment for dogs, marking veterinary breakthrough
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dogs across the U.S. could soon get longer-lasting protection against pesky parasites thanks to a new treatment approved by federal regulators Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given [Read More…]

70% of children in Ukraine don’t have access to basic goods, services: UNICEF
Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (Ukraine) — About 70% of children in Ukraine — roughly 3.5 million — do not have access to basic goods and services, such as adequate food or shelter, [Read More…]

House Democrats demand answers from CDC over recent changes to vaccine advisory panel
Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — House Democrats on the Oversight Committee are calling for an urgent briefing with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), demanding answers over [Read More…]

US measles cases hit highest number in 33 years: CDC
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data published Wednesday. There have been 1,288 confirmed measles cases across [Read More…]

Natural disasters like Texas floods can affect mental health, according to experts
Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images (Texas) — Central Texas is continuing to recover from devastating rains and “catastrophic” flooding that damaged homes and businesses and killed more than 100 people, many of whom were children. Victims and [Read More…]

Medical groups sue HHS, RFK Jr. over ‘unlawful’ vaccine changes
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several major medical organizations filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday over what they are calling “unlawful, unilateral vaccine [Read More…]

ER visits for tick bites near record levels this summer across US
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Emergency rooms across the country are seeing a spike in tick bite cases, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. July has already seen [Read More…]

Wyoming confirms 1st case of measles in 15 years as infections near 30-year high in US
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wyoming is reporting its first measles case in 15 years as the infectious disease continues to spread across the United States. The state’s Department of Health said on [Read More…]

USAID programs now being run by State Department as agency ends operations
Ezra Acayan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department is taking over programs previously run by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in a move officials say will restructure U.S. foreign assistance and reorient it [Read More…]

How Trump’s megabilll could affect Medicaid and who could lose coverage
Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Republicans work to pass President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill by his July 4 deadline, many are worried about the changes that could be coming to Medicaid. Medicaid is a [Read More…]

Climate change is making it harder for us to sleep: Study
Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rising temperatures, amplified by climate change, are contributing to an increase in cases of sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing repeatedly stops during sleep, according to a [Read More…]

CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), made up of members recently hand-selected by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend against [Read More…]

CDC vaccine advisory panel to study child immunization schedule, recommends RSV shot for babies
Alyssa Pointer for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted on Thursday to recommend infants receive a newer monoclonal antibody shot for respiratory [Read More…]

Ohio lawmakers to introduce bill banning abortion, criminalizing the procedure
Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (OHIO) — Republican lawmakers in Ohio are planning on introducing a bill on Wednesday that would ban almost all abortions and criminalize the procedure. The “Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection [Read More…]

Kraft Heinz to remove artificial dyes from food products over next 2 years
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kraft Heinz announced on Tuesday that it would be removing artificial food dyes from its products within the next two years. The company said 10% of its products currently [Read More…]

Federal judge rules Trump directives canceling NIH grants are ‘void,’ ‘illegal’
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on Monday that directives from the Trump administration that led to the cancellations of several research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) [Read More…]

FDA expands approval of Moderna’s RSV vaccine to some adults under age 60
Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded its approval of Moderna’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine on Thursday to include adults under the age of [Read More…]