In the small island country of Samoa, lives have been forever altered by an outbreak of the disease in 2019 that caused at least 83 deaths and 1,867 hospitalisations, mostly of babies and young children. Thousands more fell sick. Now, five years on from an epidemic that has traumatised a generation, Samoan health officials are among those sounding alarm over the nomination of Kennedy as US health secretary.
Donald Trump asked a young fan if he could "buy" her hair for "millions" of dollars during a bizarre encounter at his Florida golf club. read more
A new report unearthed years-old comments made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. " President-elect Donald Trump's nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services " in which Kennedy said a separate federal health agency harms children similar to "Nazi death camps." That's according to a bombshell report published Wednesday night by NBC News, which surfaced remarks he made over years dating back as far as 2013 to private audiences at a conference for parents of children with autism. Additionally, Kennedy called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a "cesspool of corruption" filled with people who profit off Americans and who hurt children in a manner similar to "Nazi death camps."
The Texas committee that examines all pregnancy-related deaths in the state will not review cases from 2022 and 2023, the first two years after Texas's near-total abortion ban took effect, leaving any potential deaths related to abortion bans during those years uninvestigated by the 23 doctors, medical professionals and other specialists who make up the group," the Washington Post reports. read more
Flash displays of hate and white power are happening more frequently in the United States, a trend that experts say is a reaction to changing demographics, political turmoil and social catalysts. read more
The GQP loves killing pregnant women almost as much as they love school shootings.