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Mashup Score: 8RFK Jr. faces a complicated confirmation with some opposition on both sides of the aisle - 8 day(s) ago
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views on vaccines and abortion rights are raising alarms across the political spectrum, as he’s one of the more controversial picks for the president-elect’s Cabinet.
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Mashup Score: 4
January is a big time for drugmakers to hike prices. This year saw higher prices for 575 medications so far, including Ozempic, drugs for HIV, cancer and many others.
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This is an annual event in January. Solutions require strong leadership. https://t.co/iO6K5l2N6v
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Mashup Score: 2
The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year.
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The FDA announces ban on the food dye Red 3 : Shots - Health News https://t.co/PbJnHKJrvH
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Mashup Score: 6
The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.
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🇵🇦 "Why are so many indigenous Panamanians contracting HIV — and dying of AIDS?" via @NPR https://t.co/ksQxBAoyQS
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Mashup Score: 1
Women from a Kyiv suburb traumatized by a 2022 massacre by Russian troops joined a volunteer air defense unit to take down Russia’s drones — and deal with their fears.
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How these suburban moms in Ukraine manage grief by training to down Russian drones https://t.co/Wl7PUmY7Pv https://t.co/ID1BKzBR0q
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Mashup Score: 0Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice - 11 day(s) ago
California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the system is seen as exploitative.
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Mashup Score: 3Winter illnesses return with a vengeance - 13 day(s) ago
The annual winter respiratory virus season is in full force. The number of people catching the flu is skyrocketing, while COVID-19, RSV and other respiratory viral illnesses are also rising.
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"We're buried with influenza. Things are very, very busy and intense," https://t.co/sbjguYWDax
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Mashup Score: 3Winter illnesses return with a vengeance - 16 day(s) ago
The annual winter respiratory virus season is in full force. The number of people catching the flu is skyrocketing, while COVID-19, RSV and other respiratory viral illnesses are also rising.
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"We're buried with influenza. Things are very, very busy and intense," https://t.co/sbjguYWDax
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Mashup Score: 3First bird flu death reported in the U.S., according to the CDC - 17 day(s) ago
Health officials in Louisiana say a person there has died after catching bird flu. This marks the first reported death in the U.S. from the virus during the current outbreak.
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“the H5N1 virus responsible for both of these severe illnesses belongs to the D1.1 genotype. While this is a different genetic lineage from the virus infecting dairy cattle, it's still part of the same strain..technically known as clade 2.3.4.4b” https://t.co/k3uFisaq9Z
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A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
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“The families that received the cash were significantly less likely to contract TB. Among the extremely poor in this category, TB cases and deaths dropped by more than 50% and in the Indigenous population the drop was even more dramatic: more than 60%.” https://t.co/GdTFuxex12
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RFK Jr.'s views on vaccines and abortion rights complicate confirmation : NPR https://t.co/R26DPqtfSS