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Study finds pilots, flight attendants face highest radiation-cancer death risk

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  • Pilots and flight attendants face the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers — higher even than people who work with radioactive materials — according to a new study.
  • The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, analyzed national data from more than 12 million death certificates that included occupation information.
  • The study examined death rates from cancers tied to radiation exposure, including leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and cancers of the skin, breast, thyroid, prostate and central nervous system.
  • Two Australian radiation experts who were not involved in the research wrote that the study "brings important new evidence to bear on this question."
 2026-08-18 · 3 MIN READ

Trump to sign order calling for MMR vaccine split

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  • President Donald Trump planned to sign an executive order Monday that would separate the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three shots given in separate visits, according to a White House fact sheet.
  • The order also directs the nation's health department to improve vaccine research, the fact sheet says.
  • Separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccines for children are not currently available in the United States.
  • Public health experts warned that spacing out shots can increase the risk that children contract a vaccine-preventable disease before returning for another visit.
 2026-08-10 · 3 MIN READ
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