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Will NIH’s new research center help find answers for people with Long Covid and long-term complications from vaccines?
center4research.org/stat-nia…
We strongly support the mission of NIH and NIAID’s Vaccinology and Immunology Center to study these patients and better understand how to prevent and treat these long-term health problems.
#HealthClaims are everywhere — but how do you know what to believe?
Meet Marcia Sun, our Digital Communications Specialist. Here’s how she checks health claims before sharing them.
Is something dangerous getting into a baby’s bottle?
A review of 27 studies found #Microplastics and chemicals that can disrupt hormones in infant formula, plastic bottles, and other feeding products.
#ChildHealth
One study estimated that a 4-ounce bottle could contain nearly 2 million microplastic particles released during preparation.
We need to know what is the impact of these microplastics on babies. That is why we need more research, better monitoring, and stronger protections.
People who ate more ultra-processed foods have more belly fat. They also have more small areas of brain damage from mini-strokes. Both can lead to serious health problems. It all seems connected, but we don't yet know what the cause is.
Does ultra-processed food lead to belly fat that harms the heart and brain? Or does it contribute to obesity, which then causes those problems?
Nobody knows the answers yet, but we can conclude: Do yourself a favor and eat fewer ultra-processed foods.
We try to stay out of politics, but when a candidate running for governor tries to use the abuse his opponent faced as a child as a political campaign weapon, we must speak up. Vivek Ramaswamy is behind in the polls in the Governor's race in Ohio,
(the candidate's stepfather) was indicted for sexually abusing his preteen stepdaughter, and she and her brother were removed from the home. The stepfather fled the law, and the candidate's mother continued to live with him until he died.
Does this story belong in a political campaign, blaming the victim of child abuse rather than the perpetrator, and urging voters to believe the mother who refused to believe her children? We thank Amy Acton's brother for explaining what happened. See
cnn.com/2026/10/20/politics/…
Do we need more doctors in Congress? Many of us would say yes. So why is Sen. Roger Marshall, a doctor who has delivered many babies, having such a hard time running for re-election as a Republican in the red state of Kansas?
He owned the medical practice, so he decided to charge 18% interest, which is definitely NOT standard practice for private-practice doctors seeking payment on overdue medical bills.
Pope Leo had surgery today to remove a lung adenocarcinoma. We are sad to hear that the Pope was treated for lung cancer, but glad to share the news that this is a type of lung cancer that is often caught early so it can be successfully removed before it has spread.
The Vatican says surgery confirmed that Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed. apnews.com/article/vatican-p…
