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Self Awareness

Doctors Discuss the Columbus Measles Outbreak and Potential for More

Late in 2022, 85 local kids contracted measles, a vaccine-preventable illness that was declared eliminated in the U.S. More outbreaks could be coming.
— Read on www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/features/2023/08/15/central-ohio-doctors-discuss-the-columbus-measles-outbreak-and-why-it-might-not-be-the-last/70598839007/

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration’s Latest Actions to Support Communities Impacted by Maui Wildfires | The White House

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration’s Latest Actions to Support Communities Impacted by Maui Wildfires | The White House
— Read on www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/19/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administrations-latest-actions-to-support-communities-impacted-by-maui-wildfires/

Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to ‘Forever Chemicals’ | KFF Health News

And multiple studies show that firefighters, both military and civilian, have been diagnosed with testicular cancer at higher rates than people in most other occupations, often pointing to the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in the foam.

But the link between PFAS and testicular cancer among service members was never directly proven — until now…

Source: Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to ‘Forever Chemicals’ | KFF Health News