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Instead of recommending the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now officially advises women who test negative for the virus to consult health care providers about whether their babies should get their first doses within 24 hours of birth.The agency’s vaccine advisory committee — whose members Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed this year after he fired the previous ones — voted for the recommendation this month, upending more than three decades of agency guidance. Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill accepted the change Tuesday — the final step for it to become…
The Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday a label change for Pfizer’s birth control shot Depo-Provera that warns patients of the risk of meningioma, a tumor in the lining of the brain.Pfizer is currently battling a lawsuit in which more than 1,000 women claim the company knew about the risk and failed to warn patients.The Depo-Provera regimen consists of a progestin injection given every three months. The lawsuit points to several studies dating as far back as 1983 showing a link between progesterone and meningioma, saying those studies created an “unassignable duty to investigate,” and that Pfizer should have…
Caroline Ellison, the former cryptocurrency executive and ex-girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, has been quietly moved out of federal lockup after serving roughly 11 months of her two-year prison sentence, Business Insider has learned.Ellison, 31, was transferred on October 16 from the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut to what’s known as community confinement, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said.That means Ellison, the former CEO of Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research cryptocurrency hedge fund, remains in federal custody but is now either in home confinement or a halfway house, BOP spokesperson Randilee Giamusso told Business Insider.”For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not…
By Steve Gorman and Lisa RichwineLOS ANGELES, Dec 16 (Reuters) – A second California doctor was sentenced on Tuesday to eight months of home confinement for illegally supplying “Friends” star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the actor’s fatal drug overdose in a hot tub in 2023.Dr. Mark Chavez, 55, a onetime San Diego-based physician, pleaded guilty in federal court in October to a single felony count of conspiracy to distribute the prescription anesthetic and surrendered his medical license in November.Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett also sentenced Chavez to 300 hours of community service.As part of his plea…
‘Tis the season of vigorous handwashing and using copious amounts of hand sanitizer as Americans try to avoid getting sick before the holidays.If it seems like everyone around you is constantly sniffling, sneezing, coughing, or calling out of work, it’s likely because the first act of flu and cold season is rearing its ugly head. Common winter illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza and norovirus, AKA the stomach bug, are circulating in schools, workplaces and communities across the country.Health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention use wastewater data − collected by measuring the presence of pathogens in water sources…
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Class is out early for one Kansas school this holiday season.Dexter Schools USD #471 announced Monday that they dismissed students and staff three days early for winter break due to widespread illness. Classes are scheduled to resume Monday, Jan. 5.Google Maps Street View – PHOTO: Dexter School in Dexter, Kansas.”We are going through a tremendous amount of sickness right now and it seems to be spreading at a very high rate,” the Facebook announcement reads, in part.”Not only are we concerned with student and staff sickness now we don’t want to continue to spread the sickness and end up with…
DoorDash is launching a new AI-powered social app that’s designed to help users quickly find local restaurants. The app, called Zesty, is initially available in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York. With the app, DoorDash is branching out beyond food delivery and stepping into the social and discovery space. The idea behind the app is to get rid of the need to read a bunch of different reviews, look up different menus, or browse TikTok when looking for a new place to eat. Once people open up the app and sign in with their DoorDash accounts, they can…
Larry Ellison is the founder and chief technology officer of the software giant Oracle.Now, he’s also the world’s fifth-wealthiest man, with a net worth of $238 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Ellison’s 2025 was marked by big financial gains and losses. Ellison briefly claimed the title of the world’s richest person when his net worth soared to $393 billion that September. Oracle shares surged after the company reported quarterly results and delivered a blockbuster outlook for its AI-powered cloud business. Later that month, his wealth had nearly doubled during the year.However, his fortune took a $25 billion hit toward…
Meta announced on Tuesday an update to its AI glasses that will allow you to better hear people talking when you’re in a noisy environment. The feature will initially become available on Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses in the U.S. and Canada, the company says. In addition, the glasses are getting another update that lets you use Spotify to play a song that matches what’s in your current view. For instance, if you’re looking at an album cover, the glasses could play a song by that artist. Or if you’re looking at your Christmas tree with a…