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What MAHA gets right and wrong about deprescribing SSRIs
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (194+ words) RFK Jr. is raising the alarm about over-medicalization and antidepressants. Experts have mixed feelings about his proposal. Among the many crusades in his quest to "Make America Healthy Again," one target of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is antidepressants. Kennedy…...
Funding cuts and MAHA guidelines may make school lunches more expensive
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (847+ words) Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film,…...
Why do Americans love cruises despite viral outbreaks?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (440+ words) The Week Record numbers expected to sail this year Two things are true: Cruise ships can be breeding grounds for disease. Americans love cruises anyway. The Hondius" next voyage is already planned, said Forbes. After arriving in the Netherlands, the…...
Brain-eating amoeba found in popular recreation areas
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (204+ words) Naegleria fowleri can develop a life-threatening brain infection The Naegleria fowleri amoeba can cause a rare but fatal brain infection that progresses quickly and can't be cured. And it has been found in several recreational locations in the U. S. , with the…...
How worrying is the Ebola outbreak?
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (393+ words) Rare Bundibugyo strain of infectious disease, detected in DR Congo and Uganda, has no approved vaccine or treatment Rising Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are ringing alarm bells across a region still scarred by previous outbreaks…...
A dangerous high
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (504+ words) The U. S....
Hantavirus: Are we ready for another pandemic?
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (259+ words) The disease does not have a cure No one should panic, but this is "certainly a worrying chain of events," said Tara C Two weeks ago, news broke that three people aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius had died…...
WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak is global emergency
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (206+ words) There are no approved vaccines or treatments for this strain of the virus The World Health Organization Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern." More than 300 suspected cases and…...
The prevalence of antidepressants in conflict zones
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (208+ words) Rising use of prescription drugs in war environments that trigger "mounting psychological strain" could have sinister implications As the Iran war continues, food and vital medicines in the country are becoming increasingly scarce, said The Australian. The costs of some…...
The hantavirus Andes strain: can it be contained?
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (18+ words) As passengers from the MV Hondius quarantine, health experts do not believe the virus will cause a pandemic...