Federal restrictions for gay men who want to donate blood were relaxed last year, but those for tissue haven't changed in 30 years. Sheryl J. Moore says it's high time.

Rae Ellen Bichell reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…

A bird flu whodunit: An early indication that something had gone awry on farms in Texas came from devices hitched to collars on dairy cows — what one expert calls an “an advanced fitness tracker.”

Amy Maxmen, PhD reports for KFF Health News & Scientific American. ⤵️ scientificamerican.com/article/bird-f…

A Michigan farmworker was diagnosed with bird flu, the second U.S. case of a human contracting the virus from an infected cow, health officials said.

KFF Health News' Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 joined CBS News to discuss.

In much of the developed world, dying while pregnant or delivering a child is practically unknown. But that’s not the case in the American South. And especially not for Black women.

Read more in today's #HealthBrief by Lauren Sausser: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

The word “nightmare” came up a lot in one of our conversations on navigating Medicaid.

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Dairy farmers and veterinarians in northern Texas furiously investigated a mysterious illness among cattle before the government got involved.

Amy Maxmen, PhD reports for KFF Health News & ABC News.

1/ A Michigan farmworker was diagnosed with H5N1 bird flu, the 2nd confirmed US case of a human contracting the virus from an infected cow.
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Should you be worried?
Yes, but not for the reasons you think.

A jury in Chicago on Thursday rejected an Illinois woman’s claim that the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, in the first trial out of thousands of lawsuits making similar allegations.

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NEW: A single Florida county reported 13% of all human leprosy cases in the U.S. for 2020. Could armadillos be to blame? Sam Ogozalek talks with researchers about the puzzling medical mystery for KFF Health News & Tampa Bay Times:

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NEW: Federal restrictions for gay men who want to donate blood were relaxed last year, but those for tissue haven't changed in 30 years. Sheryl J. Moore says it's high time.

Rae Ellen Bichell reports. ⬇️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…

on this week's #WTHealth podcast: Alice Miranda Ollstein, Rachel Roubein, Joanne Kenen and I talk abortion, cyberhacking, and election 2024. Plus Shefali Luthra on her new post-Roe abortion book out this week!
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Beginning this week, The Health 202 newsletter is getting a refreshed look and feel. Now called the Health Brief, you’ll still get the same reporting and analysis you’ve come to expect, like this week's analysis on bird flu.

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A bird flu whodunit: An early indication that something had gone awry on farms in Texas came from devices hitched to collars on dairy cows — what one expert calls an “an advanced fitness tracker.”

Amy Maxmen, PhD reports for KFF Health News & Texas Tribune.

How to spot vaccine misinformation. Look for phrases like: “Disease X is no big deal.” “Not enough studies.” “What they don’t want you to know.”

Amy Maxmen, PhD & Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 report. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

Leprosy … and armadillos? Tampa Bay Times’ Sam Ogozalek reports from Florida on this medical mystery that will have you rethinking those armored animals, in partnership with KFF Health News. ⤵️ tampabay.com/news/health/20…

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