Milwaukee will temporarily close two more school buildings as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district…
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HHS to require placebo testing of ‘all new vaccines,’ raising questions about approval of updated Covid-19 shots
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it will require that all new vaccines be tested in placebo-controlled trials before they’re…
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Despite pledge to expand naloxone access, Trump administration proposal would cut overdose prevention programs
The Trump administration has named overdose prevention among its top drug policy priorities, but a preliminary budget proposal that was recently leaked suggests…
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More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The…
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Milwaukee announces additional school closures and new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens
Milwaukee announced Monday the temporary closure of two more schools as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools.…
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FDA may ask Novavax to conduct additional trials of its Covid-19 vaccine to receive full approval
The terms need to be negotiated before Novavax’s vaccine could be granted full approval, the source said, declining to be named because they…
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988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal
The preliminary memo, dated April 10, previews the administration’s possible plans to slash discretionary federal health spending and rework health agencies as President…
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US may have millions more measles cases over next 25 years if childhood vaccination rates continue to decline, study says
Measles could become endemic in the United States if routine childhood vaccination rates continue to decline, with up to 51 million illnesses over…
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In an abrupt reversal, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it no longer plans to cut funding for…
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Zahydie Burgos Ribot and her husband, Francisco Rios, are checking items off their travel bucket list and spending quality time together before Francisco…