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ProPublica

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

by Ruth Talbot and Nicole Santa Cruz

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food that never reached food banks

CBS News

CDC Officially Adopts Vaccine Panel’s Recommendations on COVID, Chickenpox Shots

by Sara Moniuszko

The CDC said it updated it's adult and child immunization schedules to apply "individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination"

Religion News

Pope Leo Embraces Francis’ Concerns on Global Warming and the Environment

by Thomas Reese

The challenges identified in Laudato Si’ are in fact even more relevant today than they were 10 years ago

New York Times

Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?

by Nina Agrawal

In the last decade, more than a dozen types of cancer have risen among people under 50

NBC News

FDA Quietly Approved a Generic Abortion Pill Ahead of Shutdown

by Aria Bendix and Sahil Kapur

The approval of a generic for the medication mifepristone comes less than two weeks after RFK pledged that the agency would review the drug's safety

Wall Street Journal

Does Tylenol Cause Autism? Here’s How We Could Find Out

by Christopher M. Worsham and Anupam B. Jena

In the absence of randomized trials on the effects of acetaminophen, researchers need to use "natural experiments" to develop better guidance

Wall Street Journal

White House to Announce “TrumpRx” Drug-Buying Website, and Deal With Pfizer

by Natalie Andrews and Liz Essley Whyte

The White House plans to launch TrumpRx, a direct-to-consumer website for discounted drug purchases

AP News

Halal Concerns Drive Vaccine Hesitancy as Indonesia Fights Measles Outbreak

by Edna Tarigan and Dits Alangkara

Halal concerns drive vaccine hesitancy as Indonesia fights measles outbreak

CBS News

Cases of Drug-Resistant “Nightmare Bacteria” Are Rising in the United States, CDC Researchers Say

by CBS Staff

Infection rates from drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from CDC scientists

KFF Health News

“Sick to My Stomach”: Trump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say

by Amy Maxmen

People may put themselves at risk to avoid vaccines and Tylenol, the only safe painkiller for use during pregnancy

The Guardian

UN Faces $500 Million Budget Cut and 20% Job Losses After Big Drop in U.S. Funding

by Patrick Wintour

Core budget to fall to $3.2 billion next year and initial minimum 3,000 job cuts expected amid streamlining process

CNN

In Chaotic Start to Meeting, CDC Vaccine Advisers Delay Hepatitis B Vaccine Vote, Cast New MMRV Vaccine Vote

by Brenda Goodman and Jamie Gumbrecht

Vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 11-1 to delay a vote on changes to a newborn hepatitis B shot

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