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The CDC may roll back its 5-day COVID isolation guidelines. Here’s why.
With the proposed update, people would no longer be expected to isolate themselves for five days.
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US-Mexico border: 100 billion gallons of toxic sewage creating a 'public health crisis'
The U.S.-Mexico border region faces a public health crisis as billions of gallons of contaminated sewage flow from Mexico into San Diego, California, according to a newly released report. "South San Diego County is in a total state of emergency related to transboundary pollution, and this is a public health ticking time bomb," Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre told ABC News. The Tijuana River – which has been classified as an impaired water body, according to the U.S. Clean Water Act -- flow
5 min read - USAssociated Press
San Francisco wants to offer free drug recovery books at its public libraries
The most stolen books from San Francisco public libraries' shelves are not the hottest new novels or juicy memoirs, they are books about recovering from addiction. Now, city officials want to provide universal access to free drug recovery books, including Alcoholics Anonymous’ 12-step recovery book. San Francisco City Supervisor Matt Dorsey on Tuesday introduced legislation to expand a pilot program to distribute addiction recovery books for free at the city's 28 public libraries.
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FTC to refund $1.25 million to those tricked by LASIK surgery chain
Nearly 160,000 could be eligible for payments after bait-and-switch ads by nation's largest LASIK surgery chain.
2 min read - HealthUSA TODAY
Measles outbreak in Florida grows: What to know about virus flare-ups across the US
Florida health officials have confirmed at least six cases of measles at an elementary school.
5 min read - BusinessReuters
GSK's injectable HIV drug shows promise over daily pills
The interim analysis of a late-stage trial on the therapy known as Cabenuva demonstrated superior efficacy in maintaining viral load suppression compared to daily oral therapy in individuals with a history of adherence challenges to oral antiretroviral treatment, which is used to suppress and mitigate the progression of the disease. The lack of consistent adherence is a common reason why some people living with HIV struggle to keep the virus in check, GSK said.
1 min read - HealthAssociated Press
A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others
Emily Hollenbeck lived with a recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. Researchers say the treatment — deep brain stimulation, or DBS — could eventually help many of the nearly 3 million Americans with depression that resists other treatments. It's approved for conditions including Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, and many doctors and patients hope it will become more widely available for depression soon.
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