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Climate change takes an emotional toll. Here’s how to manage anxiety and build resilience

NEW YORK (AP) — Anxiety, grief, anger, fear, helplessness. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people. Many worry about what the future holds, and a daily grind of climate anxiety and distress can lead to sleeplessness, an inability to focus ...
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Kennedy’s key vaccine panel down to 7 members ahead of first meeting, NYT reports

(Reuters) -A key panel of vaccine advisers named by U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. earlier this week is now down to seven members from the earlier announced strength of eight after one of the members opted out ahead of the committee’s first meeting, ...
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Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

LONDON (AP) — Efforts to vaccinate children globally have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to tetanus, polio, tuberculosis and other diseases that can be easily prevented. Protection from measles in particular dropped in 100 countries between 2010 and 2019, unravelling decades of progress, including ...
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Louisiana Attorney General sues CVS for unlawful practices

(Reuters) -Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said on Tuesday she had filed three separate lawsuits against CVS for unfair, deceptive and unlawful practices “that have harmed Louisiana patients, independent pharmacies, and the public at large.” The state is seeking both injunctive relief and restitution, Murrill ...
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Louisiana files lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical giant CVS deceived customers in text messages

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana filed several lawsuits accusing pharmaceutical giant CVS of abusing customer information and using its dominant market position to drive up drug costs and unfairly undermine independent pharmacies, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. Attorney General Liz Murrill began investigating CVS ...
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In line with Trump, North Carolina legislature takes aim at transgender rights

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation much in line with President Donald Trump’s political agenda on transgender rights squeezed through the North Carolina Senate this week, as state lawmakers prepare for their anticipated summer recess by the week’s end. A measure approved Tuesday — despite heightened ...
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FDA investigates patient deaths after treatment with Sarepta’s gene therapy

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it is investigating reports of two deaths due to acute liver failure in non-ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients after receiving Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy, Elevidys.(Reporting by Siddhi Mahatole in Bengaluru; Editing by ...
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill sues CVS for unlawful practices

(Reuters) -Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said on Tuesday she had filed three separate lawsuits against CVS for unfair, deceptive and unlawful practices “that have harmed Louisiana patients, independent pharmacies, and the public at large.” The state is seeking both injunctive relief and restitution, Murrill ...
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Team physicians in college sports wary of greater liability risk with athletes now making big money

The professionalization of college sports has prompted concern among team physicians that they will be exposed to a greater risk of being sued by athletes who claim a poor outcome from treatment caused them to lose future earnings. Before July 2021, when college athletes were ...
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A West Virginia parent sues seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations for her young child. Miranda Guzman alleges that the state’s vaccine mandate violates a 2023 West Virginia law that stipulates the government would not be ...
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US Health Secretary Kennedy says HHS to launch campaign to encourage wearable devices

By Puyaan Singh (Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services plans to launch an advertising campaign to encourage Americans to adopt wearable devices, such as those that measure heart rate or blood glucose ...
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Brazil says Japan, 16 others removed bird flu-related trade restrictions

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that 17 countries have removed trade restrictions related to the bird flu outbreak in May. Japan, which in 2024 was the third largest importer of Brazilian chicken, was among the nations which ...
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