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Vaccination rates for Nebraska schoolchildren continue to drop amid revival of measles cases
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (703+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - A leading authority on infectious diseases says Nebraskans need to brace themselves for an increase in measles cases and possibly other maladies including polio, due to a state decrease in childhood vaccinations. Among Nebraska seventh graders,…...
‘Take the vaccine, please,’ Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (892+ words) Take the vaccine, please," said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raised suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines. We have a solution for our problem." Oz, a heart surgeon, defended…...
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana announces statewide town hall tour
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (70+ words) Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) announced Monday it will hold a statewide town hall tour across Nebraska. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana announces statewide town hall tour Three animals dead in house fire causing over $70,000 in damage near Roca Missing inmate…...
Nursing student impaled by pole while driving survives ‘against overwhelming odds’
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (461+ words) LOS ANGELES (KCBS) - A nursing student survived "against overwhelming odds" when a pole flew at her car while she was driving on a California freeway. She was impaled in the stomach and has faced a long road to recovery. Janina…...
12 day care kids treated for rashes similar to ‘a bad sunburn’ after soap mix-up, fire chief says
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (244+ words) WELLESLEY, Mass. (WCVB) " Children were wheeled out of a Massachusetts day care facility on stretchers and loaded into ambulances after they broke out with rashes Friday. "All minor superficial rashes, essentially that of something of a bad sunburn," Wellesley Fire…...
Beaver rescued in Lincoln recovers at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (141+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The North American beaver that was found covered in icicles while limping near a liquor store in Lincoln last month has begun its rehabilitation process at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab. On Jan. 24, Lincoln Animal Control received a call…...
Bryan Health shares health benefits of running
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (88+ words) Ahead of Our Town Lexington, 10/11's Grace McDonald joins Danielle Shenk from the Alert Center to discuss the impact of Tyson Foods' departure from the city. An incense candle left burning caused a ... Bryan Health shares health benefits of running…...
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department again detects Measles in wastewater
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (273+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on Wednesday reported that Measles has again been detected in Lincoln wastewater. Measles was detected in samples taken Jan. 26 and 28 at the Theresa Street Water Resource Recovery Facility in north Lincoln. Wastewater…...
Incorporating peanuts to increase brain health
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (88+ words) Incorporating peanuts to increase brain health'KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE Incorporating peanuts to increase brain health WATCH: Night Beat with Jessica Blum Feb. 3, 2026 Light snow, patchy drizzle possible for some into Wednesday morning, then much warmer late…...
Scientists study superagers who defy the typical aging process
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (271+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aging Untold) " Everyone wants to know the secret to aging gracefully. Scientists have been studying a group of special seniors called superagers who are defying time. One of those potential superagers is a Tennessee woman named Thayer Wine....