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To Your Good Health: Weighing the benefits of laparoscopic surgery for hernias
To Your Good Health: Weighing the benefits of laparoscopic surgery for hernias Published 7:31 am Monday, December 22, 2025 DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old male with a large inguinal hernia on the right side. I have consulted two different surgeons, and both surgeons recommend taking care of the condition at the earliest convenience. The...
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Kansas poultry owners urged to review safety measures as bird flu spreads
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The Kansas Department of Agriculture is reminding poultry owners of the risk of HPAI, or ‘highly pathogenic avian influenza’. This illness is also known as the bird flu. KDA reports that over the last three years, the ongoing outbreak of this flu has threatened poultry flocks in Kansas. It says the...
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Contagious flu strain spreading. Here’s what you need to know about the mutation
by Ismael M. Belkoura, Fort Worth Report December 21, 2025 A new mutant strain of the flu is spreading nationwide, which health officials warn may reduce the vaccine’s efficacy. The variant is a more contagious mutation of the influenza A(H3N2) virus, the most predominant version of the flu since September, according to the World Health...
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Cheaper alternatives to pricy ACA health plans come with trade-offs : Shots
Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) Patrick Sison/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/AP For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But...
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What’s really going on with flu this winter?
Persuading people to get the flu vaccine saves lives and last winter the jabs were estimated to have kept around 100,000 people out of hospital, external. However, experts have started to question whether the escalation in language used since the Covid pandemic could harm trust in official health advice. Previous winters came with warnings of...
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Avian flu detected in migratory birds in SWLA
CAMERON PARISH, La. — Avian flu has returned to Southwest Louisiana, with wildlife officials reporting cases in migratory birds. No human cases have been reported in southwest Louisiana, according to CDC data. However, officials are seeing cases in migratory birds, particularly snow geese. “They’re coming down through the Mississippi Flyway, Cameron Parish, right? I would...
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U.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts Say
December 20, 2025 4 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm U.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts Say The U.S. reportedly plans to overhaul the country’s childhood vaccine schedule. The move could set public health back decades, experts say By Lauren J. Young & Tanya Lewis...
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More Trump deals to lower drug prices : Shots
President Trump unveiled deals with nine pharmaceutical companies on drug prices in a White House event Friday. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said the administration has reached agreements with nine more drugmakers to bring their U.S. drug prices more in line with what other...
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US flu activity takes big jump as 2 deaths in kids confirmed
Influenza activity in the United States has spiked across the country, with 17 jurisdictions (14 states and Puerto Rico; Washington, DC; and New York City) reporting high or very high influenza-like illness (ILI) and other key indicators rising markedly, signaling the start of the flu season in earnest, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
