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N.J. will get $125M from largest opioid settlement to date
New Jersey will receive nearly $125 million as part of a settlement agreement reached with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over ...
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Federal cuts threaten HIV prevention efforts in Houston amid rising infections
As Houston battles a surge in HIV and STI rates, the federal funding that supports free testing and prevention services is ...
RFK Jr. faces blowback from senators, former vaccine committee members after firings
Recently fired members of a committee that advises the federal government on immunization safety lashed out at Health and ...
Trump administration blocked from cutting local health funding for four municipalities
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding for four ...
Oregon third worst in U.S. for hepatitis C deaths, new CDC data says
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Oregon is third worst in the nation for deaths from hepatitis C. While there is no vaccine available, it is treatable with proper ...
Marijuana use doubles risk of dying from heart disease, large study finds
Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, especially from stroke and heart attacks, a large new study ...
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CDC has shed one-quarter of staff even as it recalls some laid off workers
Agency tells court that states are not suffering "irreparable harm" from cuts even as agency leaders lament "operational ...