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Purdue Pharma reaches new $7.4B opioid settlement deal. Here’s what Pennsylvania and Delaware stand to get
The new settlement deal could net Pennsylvania and Delaware as much as $212 million and $27 million, respectively, in payouts.
‘Public should be irritated:’ President Trump order pauses all public communication from CDC
An executive order from President Trump freezes all mass communication from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unless it’s approved by the White House.
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Trump Administration Forces NIH Meeting Cancellations
Some scientific meetings involving the NIH were abruptly cancelled this week, leaving researchers concerned about their work and the implications for science under the second Trump administration. An ...
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Immokalee suspends water fluoridation
The Immokalee Water & Sewer District has unanimously voted to suspend fluoridation of its community water supply, making it the last area in Collier County to take this step.
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NIH, CDC And Others Impacted As Trump Administration Freezes Federal Health Agencies’ Communications, Reports Through End Of Month
According to agency officials and knowledgeable people, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to freeze external communications, including weekly scientific reports, health ...
Trump mutes CDC, other public health communications temporarily
The new administration has reportedly asked federal health agencies to stop all external communications pending a review.
Trump's freeze on health agency communications leads to cancellation of scientific meetings
The Trump administration’s freeze on communications from U.S. health agencies is leading to another disruption: the abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings. The move covers a swath of health ...
US health agencies cancel external meetings, travel after Trump admin directives
U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health publications and told employees to freeze travel after directives from the Department ...
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'Big time' impact if US quits WHO — Africa health agency warns
The United States withdrawing from the World Health Organization would have a significant impact on public health programmes in Africa, the continent's public health agency said Thursday.Hours after ...
Muscle fat may pose higher risk to heart health than other forms of fat
Intramuscular fat, contained within muscle tissue, increases the risk of serious heart disease, regardless of other risk factors, a new study suggests.
Balto, RFK Jr., and the Value of Vaccines
Just outside New York City’s Central Park Zoo, not far from where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once stealthily deposited a dead bear cub, stands a bronze statue to another animal: Balto, the husky that, 100 ...
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ACIP Immunization Schedules Issued for Children, Adults
The ACIP-approved immunization schedules for children and adolescents and for adults for 2025 have been published.