Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Anna Maria Barry-Jester was a senior correspondent for 麻豆女优 Health News until June 2022.

Vapers Accuse Officials Of Overreach As Investigation Into Deadly Lung Illness Lags

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With federal authorities offering few details about what is causing the deadly outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses, vaping advocates are crafting an alternative narrative reverberating through online communities.

Dispositivos de “vapeo” camuflados desconciertan a padres y escuelas

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Un mouse de computadora. Una funda para el celular. Mochilas. Unidades USB. Las opciones de kits de 鈥渧apeo鈥 que se anuncian en internet son muchas y muy coloridas.

Camouflaged Vaping Devices Are Hoodwinking Parents And Schools

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The vaping hoodie. The vaping watch. The vaping phone case. Each ready to deliver a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) anywhere, anytime. The vaping market is crowded with sleek, camouflaged devices that have teachers and parents struggling to monitor illicit usage of a product that has surged in popularity among high schoolers.

Amid Teen Vaping 鈥楨pidemic,鈥 Juul Taps Addiction Expert As Medical Director

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Dr. Mark Rubinstein, known for his research into youth vaping, has left UCSF to become executive medical officer at Juul Labs, the nation鈥檚 leading producer of e-cigarettes. Juul says the hire will help them reduce teen vaping. Critics see Big Tobacco tactics.

As Temperatures Climb, A New Push To Keep Workers Safe

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Over the past decade, more than 350 workers nationwide have died from heat-related illness, and tens of thousands have had heat-related problems serious enough that they missed at least one day of work. Proposed federal legislation, modeled on California regulations, would create the first national standards for protecting workers from heat-related stress.

Vaccine Drama On Display In California鈥檚 Capitol

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Hundreds of protesters descended on the state Capitol on Thursday, warning against government tyranny and corporate greed. Their target: not taxes, not high-tech surveillance, but a bill that would determine which kids must get their routine shots.

California Vaccine Bill Amended To Appease Governor

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In the wake of concerns from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Medical Board of California, a state senator on Tuesday unveiled significant amendments to his bill to tighten vaccine requirements. A hearing on the measure is likely to draw hundreds of people to the state Capitol on Thursday.

Poderosas voces interfieren con propuesta para hacer m谩s dif铆cil evitar las vacunas

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A medida que legisladores de California intentan normas de vacunaci贸n infantil m谩s estrictas, se enfrentan con situaciones generadas por funcionarios de alto perfil que las apoyan.

A Proposal To Make It Harder For Kids To Skip Vaccines Gives Powerful Voices Pause

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California lawmakers are debating whether to tighten the rules on childhood vaccinations and give the ultimate say to state public health officials. But questions are emerging from unexpected quarters: the state medical board and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Calor extremo y violencia, m谩s amenazas para los que esperan asilo en la frontera

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Ya no son hombres solos en busca de trabajo. Familias enteras buscan asilo en los Estados Unidos, y deben esperar en refugios atestados y zonas de violencia al sur de la frontera.

Heat And Violence Pose Twin Threats For Asylum-Seekers Waiting At Border

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For Central American migrants who follow U.S. government rules for pursuing asylum, conditions on the Mexican side of the border are sweltering, filled with anxiety and illness. Few people have a clear timetable for when it will get any better.

La “estrategia de riesgo” de Planned Parenthood para actualizar su imagen

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En una gira nacional, la nueva directora de la organizaci贸n busca enfocar el ojo p煤blico en servicios que la entidad ofrece y que no est谩n relacionados con el aborto.

Planned Parenthood鈥檚 鈥楻isky Strategy鈥 To Update Its Image

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The nation鈥檚 largest reproductive health services provider is in the midst of a high-stakes effort to showcase what it considers its vital role in providing community health care.

On The Border, Volunteer Doctors Struggle To Provide Stopgap Care To Immigrants

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As recent arrivals are released from detention with severe medical problems ranging from diarrhea to gaping wounds, a makeshift health system of volunteers is overwhelmed. The work is taking a financial and emotional toll.

California busca liderar movimiento para descifrar los traumas infantiles

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La doctora Nadine Burke Harris, flamante cirujana general de California, lidera un movimiento para comprender c贸mo las experiencias traum谩ticas infantiles generan enfermedades f铆sicas y mentales graves.

California Looks To Lead Nation In Unraveling Childhood Trauma

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The Golden State, in a movement spearheaded by its first-ever surgeon general, stands to become a vanguard for the nation in tracing adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, to the onset of physical and mental illness. But what can a pediatrician, with her 15-minute time slots and extensive to-do list, do about the ills of an absent parent or a neighborhood riddled with gun violence?

Nonprofit Dental Insurer Under Scrutiny For 鈥楩lagrant鈥 Spending

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Delta Dental of California, with more than 36 million enrollees across the country, is looking to buy a stake in a for-profit insurance company based in Oregon. Consumer advocates are calling on regulators to scrutinize the transaction, arguing that it is just the latest questionable move by the nonprofit dental insurer whose corporate practices may be out of step with its tax-exempt status.