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Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state's top health official says
The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination.”ABC News - 5d -
Louisiana Health Department Says It Will Stop Promoting ‘Mass Vaccination’
“Vaccines should be treated with nuance, recognizing differences between seasonal vaccines and childhood immunizations,” Dr. Ralph L. Abraham, the state’s surgeon general, wrote in a memo.The New York Times - 5d -
Louisiana no longer promoting mass vaccinations
The Louisiana Department of Health announced this week it no longer will promote mass vaccinations in the state, saying the move was necessary to "rebuild trust." In a letter released Thursday, ...The Hill - 4d -
Red state education officials eager for end of Department of Education
Republican states are embracing the idea of a future with no federal Department of Education, preparing plans for its Trump-promised demise and voicing confidence their own agencies can pick up the ...The Hill - 6d -
Top US, Russian officials discuss ending Ukraine war
Top officials from the U.S. and Russia met in Saudia Arabia on Tuesday to discuss mending the relationship between the countries and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. No Ukrainian officials ...The Hill - 17h -
Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv
The Kremlin says senior American and Russian officials will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in UkraineABC News - 1d -
Watch: Rubio, top Russian officials in Saudi Arabia discuss end to war in Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with senior Russian leaders in Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, where the group began negotiations around ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine. Ukraine was ...The Hill - 11h -
Senate Confirms RFK Jr., a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary
The vote capped a remarkable rise for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed by a Republican Senate in a chamber where his father and uncles once served as Democrats.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump Officials Pushed Ahead With Mass Layoffs
Also, a man in Chile was briefly “swallowed” by a whale. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.The New York Times - 4d
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Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know
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Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician
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South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
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FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns
The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.The New York Times - 9h -
Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know
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NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year’s by $1 Billion
After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases.The New York Times - 14h -
New Insights Into Older Hearts
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Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
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