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Strangers and friends have raised more than $150,000 for a Seattle man's experimental life-saving cancer treatment after he found out his insurance wouldn't cover it, as reported by SWNS.
Matt Maclean, 49, was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer after noticing blood in his stool in October 2020.
While sitting in the waiting room, he noticed the doctor pause before walking in — and immediately knew it wasn't good news.
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Maclean, a small business owner and father of two, said it was a surreal moment. «My wife Elizabeth was with me, and it hit her more than me,» he said, per SWNS.
«When you hear the word ‘cancer,’ you feel a sense of dread, but I also felt a sense of peace because of my faith.»
After getting a full-body scan to see if the cancer had spread, Maclean began treatment.
In September 2021, after undergoing months of radiation, chemotherapy and surgery, Maclean was declared in remission, but continued to be monitored for any chan..

Following the swearing in of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., MAHA Alliance and MAHA Action CEO Del Bigtree held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., last week.
Bigtree announced the launch of MAHA.io, which will stand independent of Kennedy’s official position and give Americans a site to access all things MAHA.
«MAHA.IO will be more than a platform — it will be the hub of the MAHA movement, transforming America’s healthcare narrative from treating disease to promoting wellness, empowering individuals to chart a new health journey,» a MAHA spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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The grassroots movement has shifted toward amplifying Kennedy’s initiatives under the Trump administration after rallying support around his vision for health and wellness reform.
«At MAHA.io, we deliver a transformative approach to health and wellness by reimagining every dimension of well-being; physical, mental, social,..

As the health of Americans comes into sharper focus with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, women’s health needs to be a priority, says one expert.
Functional medicine provider Dr. Austin Lake of Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializes in treating women with hormonal imbalances, autoimmune conditions and chronic diseases.
In an on-camera interview with Fox News Digital, Lake said that before the MAHA movement, he met with many «frustrated» women who suffered chronic health problems, as well as mothers and grandmothers who worried about their children's health. (See the video at the top of this article.)
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«When RFK came on the scene … and started to give it a title, Make America Healthy Again just made sense,» he said.
«There's plenty of stats and evidence that indicates there is a huge need for a movement like this, because our people are struggling,» added Lake.
For women in particular, Lake highlighted a few key issues the MAHA movement is..

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency as multiple strains of bird flu have ravaged farms.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) stated in a press release that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority (RFA) Board established the emergency following three outbreaks.
Those included avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 flu virus.
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The state of emergency allows Minnesota farmers who have experienced livestock losses to access funds through zero-interest disaster recovery loans, according to the above source.
An MDA spokesperson confirmed with Fox News Digital that this declaration is a «formality the Rural Finance Authority Board must take in order to open up the Disaster Recovery Loan Program to farmers.»
«The declaration has no impact beyond that and affects no other funding or programs.»
The loan program provides funds for expenses not cover..

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has been tracking a measles outbreak in the South Plains region of the state.
The agency first confirmed the outbreak on Feb. 5, and it has since been growing.
A Tuesday update stated that 58 cases have been identified within the last three weeks as symptoms occurred.
MEASLES OUTBREAK CONTINUES IN TEXAS, CASES DOUBLE: INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
Most of the cases have been reported in children, with 15 cases affecting kids 4 years old and younger, 33 affecting kids 5 to 17, and only six cases occurring in adults. Ages are still pending for four of the cases.
Thirteen of these patients have been hospitalized and only four are confirmed to be vaccinated, according to DSHS. The remaining patients are either unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.
Forty-five measles cases have been reported in Gaines County; the others are spread across Terry County (9), Yoakum (2), Lubbock (1) and Lynn (1).
«Due to the highly contagious nature of..

Feelings of isolation and loneliness, as well as associated anxiety and depression, are growing everywhere — and most disturbingly, among our youth.
Shocking data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2023 indicated that close to 60% of teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021.
The problem is hardly confined to the United States or to North America.
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The profoundly important Child to Adolescent Transition Study, recently published in Lancet Psychiatry — the first long-term study of its kind — revealed depression and anxiety in close to two thirds of those studied in Melbourne, Australia, the most ever found anywhere.
In this study, which is from the Murdoch Research Children’s Institute (MCRI) in Melbourne, 64% of respondents reported at least three episodes of anxiety or depression over their teen years.
Girls were found to be much more likely to have chronic or ..

The U.S. is in peak flu season, as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says «seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country.»
Case counts vary by state, however. Each week, the CDC releases a map of influenza activity across the country.
The color-coded map indicates each state’s activity level, ranging from minimal to very high.
The most current map reflects data from the week ending Feb 8, 2025.
BIRD FLU VACCINE GETS ‘CONDITIONAL LICENSE’ FROM USDA, COMPANY ANNOUNCES
Flu activity is currently highest in New York City, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
That is followed by Maine, Washington D.C., North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
Just below that level, but still «very high,» are New York State, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Idaho, California, Mississipp..

A New Jersey pharmaceutical company has received a «conditional license» for its bird flu vaccine for use in chickens.
The vaccine, developed by Zoetis, targets the H5N2 subtype of avian influenza, which has been found in both poultry and humans, according to a press release from the company.
The license was granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB), the same source stated.
BIRD FLU PATIENT HAD VIRUS MUTATIONS, SPARKING CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN SPREAD
More than 150 million birds in the U.S. have been affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza since February 2022, according to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
«When a new strain of HPAI was identified in the U.S. in early 2022, our scientists immediately began work to update our previous avian influenza vaccine,» said Mahesh Kumar, Ph.D., senior vice president, global biologics research and development at Zoetis, in the release.
The company first worked on dev..

After facing the threat of active war, many veterans also wage battles with cancer.
One of those is John Ryan of Aldie, Virginia – a U.S. Navy veteran who was diagnosed with lung cancer after serving in the military for 30 years.
Since he enlisted in October 1962, much of the commander’s military service has been «shrouded in secrecy,» according to a November 2024 report from the Cancer Research Institute (CRI).
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In an on-camera interview with Fox News Digital, Ryan shared that he joined the «nuclear power program» amid the Cuban Missile Crisis, during which he embarked on about a dozen patrols on nuclear submarines.
Ryan retired from active military service in 1992, and then retired full-time in 2000 to spend time with his family in Northern Virginia.
In 2013, Ryan called his doctor after he began spitting up blood and was sent to the emergency room. His diagnosis was grim: stage 4 adenocarcinoma, otherwise k..

The American healthcare system is «broken,» says an Arizona oncologist — and he’s sharing what he thinks needs to change.
Ahead of RFK Jr.’s confirmation as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Dino Prato spoke on camera with Fox News Digital about what is putting people’s health at risk — and why he supports the new administration’s efforts to Make America Healthy Again.
«MAHA is really a nationwide movement, where people are fed up with big pharma and big food,» he said.
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As CEO of Envita Medical Centers in Scottsdale, Prato’s focus is delivering «personalized, integrated medicine» to cancer patients, as well as taking steps to prevent the widespread disease.
«Our focus is getting rid of chemicals, toxins and all the things that are carcinogenic that have been ignored in the United States,» he said.
Prato shared what he sees as the top three hazards to Americans’ health.
«I think the No. 1 problem in ..