Health officials in Georgia, Hawaii and Oregon have now reported that there have been at least one — if not multiple — confirmed cases of measles in their states. This comes amid an outbreak in Clark County, Washington, where there have been 38 confirmed cases of measles and 13 suspected cases. The presence of the […]
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Measles Outbreak Cause Governor To Declare State Of Emergency
The governor of Washington declared a state public health emergency Friday after more than two dozen measles cases have been reported, primarily affecting small children. Governor Jay Ipsee said in a statement that the Washington State Military Department and State Emergency Operations Center will be working with the Department of Health to combat the overwhelming influx […]
Nurse Arrested For Raping Woman In Vegetative State
A licensed practical nurse who was supposed to care for a woman in a vegetative state at a long-term Arizona nursing facility was arrested and charged with raping her after she gave birth to a baby last month, officials announced Wednesday. Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said at a news conference that 36-year-old Nathan Sutherland was […]
Ebola Outbreak Has Infected Over 600 People And Rapidly Rising
The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has reached 600 confirmed cases in five months, health officials said. Since the outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Aug. 1, a total of 649 people have reported symptoms of hemorrhagic fever in the country’s northeastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. Among […]
Traditional Masculinity Harmful Says American Psych Association
For the first time in its 127-year history, the American Psychological Association has issued guidelines to help psychologists specifically address the issues of men and boys — and the 36-page document features a warning. “Traditional masculinity ideology has been shown to limit males’ psychological development, constrain their behavior, result in gender role strain and gender […]
Bubonic Plague Found In Multiple Wyoming Cats
(Meredith) – A cat in Wyoming is now the third feline in the state to contract the bubonic plague within the past six months, according to health officials. The University of Wyoming recently confirmed the cat, which is known to wander outdoors, was infected with the plague in Johnson County. The cat recovered, but the […]
Produce Being Recalled For Another E. Coli Scare
A California farm that federal health officials traced to the recent E.coli outbreak from romaine lettuce has recalled additional produce “out of an abundance of caution,” the facility announced Thursday. While none of the recalled products have tested positive for E. coli, and no illnesses associated with these produce items have been reported, the farm said: “Out […]
FDA Recalls Dog Food, Warns Could Be Deadly
The Food and Drug Administration is warning pet owners that several brands of dry dog food contain too much vitamin D, which can be toxic in high amounts, increasing their risk of kidney failure. The FDA said that dog food sourced from a single manufacturer, but sold by multiple brands, contained “excessive, potentially toxic levels […]
67 Year Old Woman Left In Wheelchair Overnight By Airline
A 67-year-old woman was reportedly left in a wheelchair overnight at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after her American Airlines flight to Detroit, Mich., was canceled. Olimpia Warsaw had flown into Illinois to attend a relative’s funeral. After the service, Warsaw was to catch a flight back home to Michigan, her son Claude Coltea told CBS […]
Some Romaine Lettuce Is Now Safe To Eat
It’s now safe to eat some romaine lettuce, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday. Health officials said the romaine linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak that sparked an alert last week to avoid the lettuce entirely appears to be from California’s Central Coast Region. The FDA said romaine lettuce from other locations […]
Abortion Rates Hit Lowest Numbers Since Roe V. Wade
Abortions are down to the lowest rate since the landmark case Roe v. Wade legalized a woman’s right to abortion in 1973, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2006 until 2015, the total number of reported abortions decreased by 24 percent — from more than 840,000 in […]