conv.health

“The Vaccines for Children program, which serves nearly half the nation's youths, had been in limbo for almost a month, with doctors unable to obtain the shots.”— Washington Post · Mastodon · full quotes →

“The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in…”— New York Times · full quotes →

“Our findings show that the apparent association between prenatal paracetamol exposure and autism or ADHD weakens as methodological quality improves…”— Hoda Tayebi Hillali, DDS, MSc · full quotes →

“In our modern society, our diet and food is maybe not safe … we should eat more vegetables and reduce the ultra-processed food to make us healthier”— Dr. Xiao Liu · full quotes →

“While cases and deaths are declining in some provinces, they continue to rise in others. The outbreak is still not under control and remains spread across a…”— Marie Roseline Belizaire, WHO regional emergency director for Africa · full quotes →

“An umbrella review of more than 3 million participants finds the apparent risk shrinks toward zero as study quality rises.”— Forbes · full quotes →

“The multi-cancer blood test is proven to increase early detection that can save lives.”— WSJ Editorial Board, Opinion board · WSJ Opinion · full quotes →

“You're just seeing a politicization of the science.”— Paul Offit · full quotes →

“This is the most rapidly growing Ebola outbreak that we've seen. It's probably on pace to be the worst the world has ever seen, and it's quite terrifying.”— Nicole Lurie · full quotes →

“Work is often the critical exacerbating and perpetuating factor in those dark times. Because as a surgeon I spend the vast majority of my lifetime at work…”— Anonymous surgeon · full quotes →

“would be a tremendous leap forward, particularly in regions where institutional subscriptions to major medical journals are limited, making evidence-based…”— Dr. Ahmed Bendary · full quotes →

“Families who have already endured preventable harm, injury, and bereavement should not also have t…”— Nottingham Maternity Family Group · full quotes →

“Deaths related to illicit drugs rose by 11% in Scotland last year to 1,133 as the country struggles to tackle the worst fatality rate in Europe.”— National Records of Scotland · full quotes →

“Food produced without inspection may contain undeclared allergens, harmful bacteria, or other contaminants that put consumer health and safety at risk.”— FSIS, Federal regulator · FSIS alert via Newsweek · full quotes →

“It becomes particularly dangerous when the head is moving in one direction and the seat is moving towards it. So there's both the forces of opposite inertia…”— Christopher Bulone, Dordick law firm attorney · full quotes →

“Cigarettes are ridiculously more addictive. I know this from experience, but also from a study that found that MAOIs (in cigarettes, but not found in vapes)…”— mullingitover · full quotes →

“We call them phantoms because we believe most of them either don't exist or had no idea they had coverage.”— Mehmet Oz · full quotes →

“When you're feeling dizzy, sit your ass down”— Lionel Richie, Singer · full quotes →

“As flea-borne typhus cases continue to increase across Los Angeles County, preventing exposure to fleas on free roaming animals and wildlife is more important…”— Muntu Davis, LA County Health Officer · Mastodon · full quotes →

“So, the stress is not just one big event; it is often the constant mental load of planning ahead, adjusting in the moment and trying to make daily life work…”— Amanda Duncan, Ph.D., University of Kentucky · full quotes →

“再拡散しておく。 8000ベクレル以下が安全という誤解｜地味な取材ノート”— Masano Atsuko, Journalist · X · full quotes →

“Federal officials warn of a dangerous social media trend urging children to microwave a viral toy, risking severe burns and other injuries.”— Federal officials · Cleveland.com · full quotes →

“Los Angeles County health officials reported Monday that 100 cases of West Nile virus have been recorded so far this year, the highest number this early in the…”— Los Angeles County health officials · full quotes →

“Homegrown veggies can also be contaminated with bacteria, according to @npr.org's article.”— laureljstandley.bsky.social · full quotes →

“The CPSC has blocked over 355,000 counterfeit squishy toys from entering the U.S., warning they contain lead and other hazardous materials that pose serious…”— Consumer Product Safety Commission · full quotes →

“Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, are set to announce they are canceling subsidy payments…”— Administration officials, Trump administration · Press · full quotes →

“We were worried about possible [vaccine] gaps increasing, and it's unfolding into what we're now seeing”— Miguel Mateos Muñoz, Unicef spokesperson · BBC · full quotes →

“Pasta sold at Walmart locations nationwide is being recalled over possible listeria contamination, according to a notice posted by the Food and Drug…”— The Hill · full quotes →

“This is absolute rampage and carnage. This is broad daylight dacoity with patients. It is very surprising that the authorities who are supposed to take action…”— Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta · full quotes →

“Anyone with a soy allergy should be aware that eating the affected chips could trigger a severe or potentially life-threatening reaction.”— Saratoga Potato Chips LLC · full quotes →

“Nicotine activates the sympathetic nervous system – the body's "fight or flight" response – which increases heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts sleep.”— Hasmeena Kathuria · full quotes →

“The iconic singer believed the treatment helped, according to source.”— Mark Heim, Reporter · full quotes →

“antimicrobial stewardship principles while prescribing antibiotics and to avoid unnecessary combination therapy, inappropriate drug selection, incorrect…”— CDSCO · full quotes →

“The pattern is striking enough to warrant attention.”— ScienceAlert · full quotes →

“There were 174,694 cases of acute respiratory infections between August and September 21 in areas affected by forest and land fires.”— Then Suyanti, Health Ministry official · full quotes →