Many people avoid getting a flu shot because they fear needles. So researchers in Atlanta have created a flu vaccine patch. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/dont-like-needles-try-the-flu-patch/
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Sunday, July 2, 2017
WHO: Rapidly ending an Ebola outbreak
From: World Health Organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNZi8MLsMWM
Dr Tedros takes office as WHO Director-General
1 July 2017 | GENEVA – Today, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus takes office as Director-General of the World Health Organization. The Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer and oversees the policy for the Organization's international health work.
From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/tedros-director-general/en/index.html
From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/tedros-director-general/en/index.html
Rat Lungworm: A Nasty Parasite With an Uglier Name
A finds that nearly a quarter of rats that researchers tested in Florida carried a nasty parasite called the rat lungworm, which can infect humans.
From: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20170630/rat-lungworm-nasty-parasite?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Some Pharmacies Deny Teens 'Morning After' Pill
'Mystery shopper' study found druggists refusing sales, despite FDA's removal of age limit for the contraceptive
From: http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/news/20170630/some-pharmacies-deny-teens-morning-after-pill?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Teen Birth Rate Drops Again to All-Time Low: CDC
Preterm deliveries and births to older moms are up, report finds
From: http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/news/20170630/teen-birth-rate-drops-again-to-all-time-low-cdc?src=RSS_PUBLIC
What’s Lurking In Your Pool Water?
There is danger, and a lot of urine, in swimming pool water
From: http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20170630/danger-and-pee-lurk-in-swimming-pools?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Saturday, July 1, 2017
E.coli outbreak hits polygamist Utah town
Two chidren died in the city of Hildale, Utah, which is home to the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/e-coli-outbreak-hits-polygamist-utah-town/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/e-coli-outbreak-hits-polygamist-utah-town/
Yemen's civil war fuels cholera outbreak
The two-year civil war in Yemen has devastated much of the nation and left millions on the brink of starvation. It has also spawned a health emergency: cholera. Jonathan Vigliotti has the story from London.
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/yemens-civil-war-fuels-cholera-outbreak/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/yemens-civil-war-fuels-cholera-outbreak/
Yemen suffering from world's largest cholera outbreak
The war has also made it difficult for aid groups to deliver food and fresh water, and the nation's infrastructure -- including hospitals -- are on the brink of collapse
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/yemen-suffering-from-worlds-largest-cholera-outbreak/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/yemen-suffering-from-worlds-largest-cholera-outbreak/
Repealing Obamacare without replacement would be "very messy"
Margot Sanger-Katz, who covers health care for The New York Times, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the impact of President Trump's suggestion to repeal the Affordable Care Act first and replace it later.
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/repealing-obamacare-without-replacement-would-be-very-messy/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/repealing-obamacare-without-replacement-would-be-very-messy/
Heart transplant survivor dies after giving birth to first child
The couple spent six hours with their newborn before she started to experience complications
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/megan-johnson-heart-transplant-survivor-dies-after-giving-birth/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/megan-johnson-heart-transplant-survivor-dies-after-giving-birth/
Pregnant or trying? Don't let Zika guard down
While cases of the birth defect-causing virus have dropped sharply from last year's peak, Zika hasn't disappeared from the region, experts warn
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/science-says-pregnant-or-trying-dont-let-zika-guard-down/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/science-says-pregnant-or-trying-dont-let-zika-guard-down/
Brain-eating amoeba detected in water system
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says residents who use the water system should not let water go up the nose when bathing or swimming in small pools
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-eating-amoeba-detected-in-louisiana-water-system/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-eating-amoeba-detected-in-louisiana-water-system/
Teen birth rate drops again to all-time low, CDC says
New government data looks at trends in birth across the United States
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-birth-rate-drops-again-to-all-time-low-cdc/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-birth-rate-drops-again-to-all-time-low-cdc/
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