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How Trump’s Unprecedented First Month of Rapid-Fire Executive Orders Stacks Up Against His Campaign Promises

How Trump’s Unprecedented First Month of Rapid-Fire Executive Orders Stacks Up Against His Campaign Promises

In his first month since returning to the White House for a second term, President Donald Trump has used his …

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Experts Call NIH Budget Cuts an ‘Apocalypse’ for Science

Experts Call NIH Budget Cuts an ‘Apocalypse’ for Science

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, and its grants …

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Ebola Cases in Uganda Rise to 9

Ebola Cases in Uganda Rise to 9

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, …

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Flu surges to 15-year-high in US — as NYC sees largest number of cases in 5 years

Flu surges to 15-year-high in US — as NYC sees largest number of cases in 5 years

A second wave of the flu is spreading across the country, with doctor visits for flu-like symptoms at their highest …

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What Is OSHA and Why Do Some Republicans Want to Disband It? 

What Is OSHA and Why Do Some Republicans Want to Disband It? 

As the Trump Administration moves aggressively to shrink the federal government and cut its spending, the Occupational Safety and Health …

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What to Know About Alarming Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas

What to Know About Alarming Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does …

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CDC Tells Staff to Immediately Stop All Work With World Health Organization

CDC Tells Staff to Immediately Stop All Work With World Health Organization

NEW YORK — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. …

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What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S and the World

What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S and the World

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health …

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Health Agencies On Communications Pause

Health Agencies On Communications Pause

With respiratory-disease season in full swing and a bird flu outbreak rapidly evolving, the new Trump Administration has ordered federal …

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FDA Authorizes Zyn Nicotine Pouches

FDA Authorizes Zyn Nicotine Pouches

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris International’s Zyn …

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A Norovirus Vaccine Is in the Works

A Norovirus Vaccine Is in the Works

Norovirus is surging across the U.S., with case numbers higher now than they’ve been at the same time in more …

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The U.S. Surgeon General Has One Last Piece of Advice

The U.S. Surgeon General Has One Last Piece of Advice

Dr. Vivek Murthy served two terms as U.S. Surgeon General—first under former President Obama, then under President Biden. During his …

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