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			<title><![CDATA[ French deaths soar as extreme heat breaks European records]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:42:03 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The head of the WHO warns that Europe must do more to protect people.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:53:49 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Judge blocks Tennessee from reporting sick children to immigration authorities, for now]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:15:08 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Vermont is first state to ban paraquat, a weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:18:30 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Vermont is set to become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a commonly used herbicide that experts say is linked to Parkinson&rsquo;s disease]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A cancer patient’s cats inspired a push for pets in hospice wards]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:03:38 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In Poland, new legislation could allow pets to visit patients in hospices and palliative care wards]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ In France's heat wave, Paris’ dreamy rooftops become a heat-trapping nightmare]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:04:17 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Many of the attic apartments inside Paris' picturesque buildings are proving to be hostile during a historic heat wave]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ New Mexico governor calls for criminal probe of DEA ]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:36:45 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for a criminal investigation into whether federal authorities broke state law by allowing fentanyl pills to reach the streets]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dozens of states could face new costs because of high error rates in SNAP food aid]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:25:10 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Several dozen states might need to pay millions for food aid if they don't reduce errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ How a heat dome is formed and why experts blame one for Europe's baking temperatures]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:01:02 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Judge rules government can't stop SNAP dollars from buying candy and sugary drinks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:10:16 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that the U.S. government cannot stop people enrolled in the biggest food aid program from using benefits to buy candy and soda]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Texas doctor charged in $89M fraud case as administration pushes healthcare crackdown]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:17:46 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[The Justice Department says it has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme, accusing him of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests for college student-athletes and then rubber-stamping the res...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Kenya's health minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola facility]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:25:32 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Kenya&rsquo;s High Court has found the health minister in contempt of court for failing to halt the construction of an Ebola quarantine facility intended for Americans, despite existing court orders]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>13</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/france-restricts-public-alcohol-consumption-outdoor-sports-heat-134069274]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/france-restricts-public-alcohol-consumption-outdoor-sports-heat-134069274]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:26:29 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[France is in the grips of a severe heat wave, leading to canceled trains, concerts and sports events]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>14</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/utah-marks-year-battling-measles-clear-end-sight-134054456]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/utah-marks-year-battling-measles-clear-end-sight-134054456]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:49:37 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks in almost every county]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>15</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Africa CDC chief says continent needs to invest own funds in Ebola response, vaccine]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/africa-cdc-chief-continent-invest-funds-ebola-response-134043400]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/africa-cdc-chief-continent-invest-funds-ebola-response-134043400]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:50:37 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>16</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ The pressure to have baby boys can harm African mothers' health]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/pressure-baby-boys-harm-african-mothers-health-133989910]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/pressure-baby-boys-harm-african-mothers-health-133989910]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:45:16 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[In Congo and other parts of Africa, some women are having baby after baby under cultural pressure to produce a male heir, even risking their health]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>17</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ How many Americans can afford high-quality healthcare? A new poll finds the number has fallen]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/americans-afford-high-quality-healthcare-new-poll-finds-133988512]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/americans-afford-high-quality-healthcare-new-poll-finds-133988512]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:46:37 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[New data from the West Health-Gallup Affordability Index shows that only about half of U.S. adults could afford their healthcare and had access to quality care last year]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>18</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Ancient teeth rewrite the plague's timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/ancient-teeth-siberia-rewrite-plagues-timeline-dating-back-133964066]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/ancient-teeth-siberia-rewrite-plagues-timeline-dating-back-133964066]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:10:39 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Scientists have found evidence of the oldest known plague, dating back about 5,500 years ago &mdash; some 200 years earlier than previously thought]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>19</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/rfk-jr-overrules-experts-hantavirus-cruise-ship-passenger-133940992]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/rfk-jr-overrules-experts-hantavirus-cruise-ship-passenger-133940992]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:25:50 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where she is being held]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>20</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Cuba quantifies impact of US oil blockade on children's health and daily life]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/cuba-quantifies-impact-us-oil-blockade-childrens-health-133902295]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/cuba-quantifies-impact-us-oil-blockade-childrens-health-133902295]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:54:05 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Cuba says its healthcare system is struggling due to a U.S. energy blockade]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>21</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Congo reports record one-day increase in Ebola cases]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/congo-reports-record-day-increase-ebola-cases-month-133880412]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/congo-reports-record-day-increase-ebola-cases-month-133880412]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:58:06 -0400</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[Congolese authorities report a significant daily increase in Ebola cases as the virus without a approved medicine or vaccine spreads rapidly]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>22</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Vitamin A, While Helpful for Measles, Is Not a Replacement for Vaccination]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/vitamin-helpful-measles-replacement-vaccination-119568173]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/vitamin-helpful-measles-replacement-vaccination-119568173]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:05:43 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles  --  not just severe cases  --  but experts warn that this shouldn't be seen as a replacement for vaccination.

In a recent opinion piece for Fox News, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote that studies support the administration of vitamin A &quot;under the supervision of a physician for those with mild, moderate, and severe infection&quot; and that it can reduce mortality from the disease.

He also indicated that the CDC had recently broadened its recommendation to use vitamin A in all measles cases, not just severe disease.

While Kennedy appeared to support measles vaccination in that opinion piece  --  he wrote that vaccines &quot;contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons&quot;  --  he also noted that the choice to vaccinate is a personal one.

Taken together, experts...]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>23</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/historic-strike-involving-thousands-oregon-healthcare-workers-end-119223915]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/historic-strike-involving-thousands-oregon-healthcare-workers-end-119223915]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:05:43 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end.

Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largest involving healthcare workers, and the first involving physicians, in the state's history, according to the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), which represented the workers.

Among the key provisions in the contracts were that nurses will receive wage increases ranging from 20% to 42% over the life of the contract, with an immediate 16% to 22% raise upon ratification, and that patient acuity will be factored into staffing plans.

&quot;As RNs, we believe that these contracts will lead to greater recruitment and retention of frontline nurses as wages become more aligned with other health systems, and we have staffing language that will allow us to spend more time with the patients that need the most...]]></description>
                    <category>Health</category>
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                <media:keywords>24</media:keywords>
			<title><![CDATA[ Doctor Stabbed in Chest; 'Hypnotic' Doc Faces Second Hearing; Nurse Assaulted]]></title>
                <link><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/doctor-stabbed-chest-hypnotic-doc-faces-hearing-nurse-119057323]]></link>
			<guid><![CDATA[https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/doctor-stabbed-chest-hypnotic-doc-faces-hearing-nurse-119057323]]></guid>
            
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:05:45 -0500</pubDate>
                <description><![CDATA[
This is a MedPage Today story.

A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32)

A physician in the U.K. is facing a second hearing over sexual misconduct allegations that he talked to female patients in a &quot;hypnotic way.&quot; (BBC News)

A Florida nurse may lose her eyesight after a patient allegedly attacked her and broke nearly every bone in her face. A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the attack. (WFLA, NBC Miami)

Nebraska family physician Jacob Smith, MD, has been accused of distributing child pornography. (KOLN)

Missouri physician Sonny Saggar, MD, was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for healthcare fraud, after billing federal payers for doctor visits that were actually performed by assistant physicians. (KSDK)

Five-year-old Thomas Cooper's mother watched in horror as he burned to death in a hyperbaric chamber that went up in flames. The family plans to take legal action in the coming weeks. (Detroit Free...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Here's the Extent of the Fallout From Trump's HHS Purge]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:05:44 -0500</pubDate>
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This is a MedPage Today story.

Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling Trump administration purge over the holiday weekend.

While the total number of dismissed employees appears to be smaller than originally expected, the changes sowed confusion as some staffers received termination notices over the weekend, while others waited for expected firings that never came. This includes members of CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service, a 2-year fellowship program that trains the next generation of &quot;disease detectives.&quot;

One employee from an agency within HHS who asked to remain anonymous described &quot;chaos and confusion&quot; as leadership &quot;tries to sort this all out.&quot;

Initial reports suggested about 5,200 employees across HHS agencies  --  among about 80,000 total employees  --  would be let go, but on Tuesday the totals were unclear. The focus was on &quot;probationary&quot; employees, or those generally within the first year of their...]]></description>
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