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Health and Fitness
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In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children. Over the next century, vaccines virtually wiped out long-feared scourges like polio and measles. Today, however, some preventable, contagious diseases are making a comeback as vaccine hesitancy pushes immunization rates down.
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Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it’s baking outside.
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Climate change has been exacerbating heat waves, and the problem isn’t going away anytime soon. Heat doesn’t just mean canceled events. It also poses a health risk, especially for children, older people and those with certain health conditions.
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We can train for old age by making good lifestyle choices like diet and exercise and preparing our bodies for the physical challenges of aging.
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If you receive a diagnosis that will require a major intervention, such as hospitalization, chemotherapy or surgery, consider getting a second opinion. Virtual second opinions have been growing in availability and use over the last few years.
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death in babies between one month and 1 year old in the United States. SIDS is often unexpected and happens while a child is sleeping. It is also referred to as “crib death.”
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying the organization has “ignored the science” and “lost the public trust.”
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The newly formed vaccine advisory committee handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that it would examine the cumulative effect of the childhood vaccine schedule and reevaluate hepatitis B immunization recommendations.
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An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven’t been this hot in more than a decade.
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