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It has been over a decade since whole milk was served in schools through the National School Lunch Program, after U.S. government dietary guidance effectively banned it. But dairy farmers, some hea…
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Mashup Score: 3How a Combination of Covid Lawsuits and Media Coverage Keeps Misinformation Churning - 1 year(s) ago
Even as the covid-19 pandemic wanes, litigation — whether about vaccines, masks, or a range of other public health policies made during the pandemic — isn’t about to end.
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A recent conference for covid litigators has public health advocates nervous: They think a wave of lawsuits might mean courtroom victories, and media attention. 📝: @dariustahir https://t.co/VdAplGCNEV
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Mashup Score: 2Proposed PFAS Rule Would Cost Companies Estimated $1B; Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement - 1 year(s) ago
A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule calls for companies to disclose PFAS manufactured or imported since 2011. The chemical industry is upset because such compliance would cost an estima…
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“In the U.S., chemicals are innocent until proven guilty,” said @bennettpeer of @PEERorg. “In the EU and Japan, chemicals are guilty until proven safe — and that’s why they have fewer PFAS.” 📝: @MPScaturro https://t.co/WMwwzIzDQb
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Mashup Score: 1With More People Giving Birth at Home, Montana Passed a Pair of Laws to Make It Easier - 1 year(s) ago
The state now requires Medicaid to cover midwife services and has expanded the list of prescription drugs midwives can administer.
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Montana had the sixth-highest rate of home births in the country in 2021. 📝: @keelyinezlarson https://t.co/zwxhpvmOll
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Mashup Score: 5
As three years of pandemic stress accelerated an ongoing nationwide mental health crisis, peer respite programs diverted patients from overburdened emergency rooms, psychiatric institutions, and be…
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“There is a ‘traffic jam’ in suicide prevention,” and in 14 states peer respite programs have begun to relieve pressure on other parts of the mental health system. 📝: Cheryl Platzman Weinstock https://t.co/VtacKsbJE5
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Mashup Score: 2Excessive Drinking During the Pandemic Increased Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates - 1 year(s) ago
The number of Californians dying from alcoholic liver disease rose dramatically in the last decade, sped by the pandemic.
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The number of Californians dying from alcoholic liver disease rose dramatically in the last decade. Here's a look at where the alcoholic liver disease deaths are occurring in California between 2020 and 2022. Learn more in this analysis by @PhillipHReese: https://t.co/4ZOFoT7lNy https://t.co/L7FsMMHNAX
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Mashup Score: 1Friday, July 14, 2023 - 1 year(s) ago
OTC birth control, deadly heat, Medicare physician pay, covid shot pricing, aspartame, trans health, STDs, and more are in the news.
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For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the @WHO said that it’s determined that aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in thousands of products like diet sodas, should be categorized as “possibly carcinogenic to humans." Read more: https://t.co/QDzQYK9EkL https://t.co/Vl1KDEKXZH
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Mashup Score: 3A Plan to Cut Montana’s Medicaid Waiting List Was Met With Bipartisan Cheers. Then a Veto. - 1 year(s) ago
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto disappointed and bewildered those seeking to address low-income residents’ long wait for assisted living or in-home care.
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NEW: Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto disappointed and bewildered those seeking to address low-income residents’ long wait for assisted living or in-home care. The governor said the bill could end up costing the state in the long run. 📝: @mikedennison https://t.co/zM5MNbp5wY
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Mashup Score: 3How a Combination of Covid Lawsuits and Media Coverage Keeps Misinformation Churning - 1 year(s) ago
Even as the covid-19 pandemic wanes, litigation — whether about vaccines, masks, or a range of other public health policies made during the pandemic — isn’t about to end.
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NEW: For public health advocates, waves of lawsuits have a double threat: that they’ll win, and that they’ll gain media attention. 📝: @dariustahir https://t.co/VdAplGDlut
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Mashup Score: 3Proposed PFAS Rule Would Cost Companies Estimated $1B; Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement - 1 year(s) ago
A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule calls for companies to disclose PFAS manufactured or imported since 2011. The chemical industry is upset because such compliance would cost an estima…
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The EPA is proposing a rule that would require manufacturers to disclose any products containing PFAS, known as “forever” chemicals. @MPScaturro explains what would be covered — and what wouldn’t. https://t.co/WMwwzIAbFJ
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“I feel like milk is getting all the blame for childhood obesity while they are getting so much fat and sugar from other places.” @philgalewitz take readers inside the renewed push for whole milk in schools. https://t.co/lpg9ZPNsvG