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- More weight-loss drugs could be offered as part of new diabetes care
Diabetes patients should have better and more equal access to newer medicines, says official healthcare body. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Firefighters cut open playground slide to rescue 40-year-old man stuck inside
A Connecticut man has been saved from a slippery situation.An unidentified 40-year-old got himself stuck inside a tube slide at an elementary school playground in Vernon, Connecticut, on Aug. 16.Just after 4:30 p.m., the Town of Vernon Fire Department, Vernon EMS and Vernon Police Department responded and were dispatched to Northeast Elementary School, according to a Facebook post by the fire department.AMERICAN TOURIST FALLS 30 FEET OFF CLIFFSIDE TRAIL IN VACATION HOT SPOTThe first units that arrived on the scene found the man wedged headfirst in the middle portion of the slide.Additional help was requested, including a fire truck, Rescue 141 and Tower 541.The man was provided ventilation and oxygen via EMS, as he was reportedly in "extreme discomfort" in the hot summer temperatures. "As Rescue 141 was deploying tools for the extrication, Tower 541 set up adjacent to the playground on the grass and used the aerial ladder as a… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Largest measles outbreak in US is officially over, health officials sayThe measles outbreak in Texas has officially ended.In a Monday press release, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported the end of the outbreak, which centered in West Texas.The announcement was made after no new cases had been reported for more than 42 days in counties that had previously shown evidence of ongoing transmission.MORE STATES NOW REPORTING MEASLES CASES: SEE WHERE OUTBREAKS HAVE SPREADAs of August 18, a total of 762 measles cases have been confirmed in Texas since the outbreak began in late January.One of the first cases was in Gaines County, where a total of 414 infections were reported.The virus has spread across the U.S. during 2025, marking a total of 1,356 confirmed cases in the country as of August 5, according to the CDC.More than two-thirds of Texas cases affected school-aged children. A total of 99 people were hospitalized and two children died.FLY SAFELY AMID… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago
- Medical group goes against CDC, recommends COVID shots for young kidsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for children — but a major medical group is going against that guidance.On Tuesday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its latest annual immunization schedule for children — and it includes vaccines for COVID-19, in addition to flu and RSV."Infants and children 6 through 23 months of age are at the highest risk for severe COVID-19," the AAP states in its release.CANCER VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE IN PREVENTING RECURRENCE OF PANCREATIC, COLORECTAL TUMORS"Given this, the AAP recommends a COVID-19 vaccine for all children ages 6 through 23 months old to help protect against serious illness."The AAP also recommends a "single dose of age-appropriate COVID-19 vaccine" for kids and teens 2 and older who are at high risk of severe COVID, have never been vaccinated before, and who live with people who are at a high risk… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
- Lucy Letby’s new expert supporters claim no babies were deliberately harmed. Who should we bel...Barrister Mark McDonald claims to have the backing of a panel of world class experts who say there is no evidence any babies were deliberately harmed ...[TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago
- Cutting out alcohol and medicating sooner could prevent ‘silent killer,’ experts sayHigh blood pressure is a silent killer, experts warn, and nearly half of U.S. adults are at risk. Leading health groups say it’s best to act sooner rather than later to prevent long-term damage — and they also recommend cutting out alcohol.The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) teamed up with 11 other organizations to release new guidelines, published Aug. 14 in the American Heart Association’s peer-reviewed journals Circulation and Hypertension, as well as in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology.YOUR HEART MAY BE OLDER THAN YOU THINK — AND THE NUMBER COULD PREDICT DISEASE RISKThe new recommendations, which were refined through a rigorous peer-review process, represent the first major blood pressure update since 2017.The guidelines detail how doctors tackle high blood pressure and how people can take steps to manage their own, with a focus on prevention, early treatment and protection… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.13 hours ago
- Tourists warned of rabies risk after bats infest cabins at national parkHundreds of people may have been exposed to rabies while staying in bat-infested cabins in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.The potentially affected visitors reportedly came from 38 states and seven countries, according to Wyoming Public Media (WPM), which noted that employees were also being contacted over possible exposure."Grand Teton National Park staff are working closely with the NPS Office of Health and Safety, Wyoming Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Grand Teton Lodge Company to address potential guest exposures to bats in the Jackson Lake Lodge," Grand Teton National Park spokesperson Emily Davis told Fox News Digital.Davis added that the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is leading the response and contacting individuals who stayed in the affected rooms between May 15 and July 27 "to see if they meet the risk criteria for receiving rabies prevention treatment."RARE TICK-BORNE VIRUS CAUSING NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS DIAGNOSED IN NORTHEASTERN… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.14 hours ago
- Wellbeing walking maps to encourage green travelThe illustrated walking maps guide people along four car-free routes in and around Tewkesbury. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.14 hours ago
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