Amid Growing Measles Outbreak, More Americans Are Encountering False Claims About the Measles Vaccine, and Many Aren’t Sure What to Believe

With health officials reporting 800 measles cases in multiple states already this year, most of the public – and most parents – report hearing at least one false claim about measles or the vaccine for it, and many of them aren’t sure what to believe, the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust…

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What are the heat exhaustion and heatstroke symptoms?

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images During hot weather, it can be easy to overheat. Although heat exhaustion is not usually serious – as long as you can cool yourself down – heatstroke is a medical emergency which requires immediate treatment. What is the difference between heat exhaustion and heatstroke? Heat exhaustion happens when…

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NHL, NHLPA, IOC and IIHF finalize agreement for players to participate in 2026 Olympics

ZURICH (AP) — The NHL, NHLPA and international officials on Wednesday finalized a long-ago agreed-to deal to send players to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The league, union, International Ice Hockey Federation and International Olympic Committee confirmed the participation of NHL players at the games for the first time since 2014. The groups negotiated the agreement…

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Minecraft players watch out – these fake mods are hiding password-stealing malware

Check Point Research finds hundreds of malicious GitHub repositories These impersonate different mods or cheats for Minecraft The infostealers grab Minecraft data, as well as browser and crypto wallet information Minecraft players are being actively targeted by a group of cybercriminals interested in their login credentials, authentication tokens, and crypto wallet information, experts have warned….

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