Public Health
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What’s Indoor Air Quality Like in Long-Term Care Facilities During Wildfires? Worse Than You’d Think.
Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke into the sky. When that smoke blows…
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Gilead stock falls after lung cancer study results disappoint
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Gilead fell more than 10% on Monday after a key drug…
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Líderes comunitarios alarmados por el aumento de la tasa de suicidios en hispanos
Si tú mismo o alguien que conoces está sufriendo una crisis de salud mental, contacta a la Línea de Prevención…
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Federal Lawmakers Take First Steps Toward Oversight of $50 Billion in Opioid Settlements
Some members of Congress are demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars in opioid settlements, which state and local governments…
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Rising Suicide Rate Among Hispanics Worries Community Leaders
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline…
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Journalist Talks Distribution of Opioid Funds — And the Companies Angling for a Piece
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how business interests are positioning themselves and their wares to get a…
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Montana’s Effort to Expand Religious Exemptions to Vaccines Prompts Political Standoff
Montana lawmakers are in a standoff with the state’s health department over a package of sweeping changes to child care…
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Climate Change Raises Pressure on Biden To Keep Workers Cooler
With climate change posing rising threats to human health, the Biden administration is drafting federal rules to protect construction crews,…
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Michigan Disbands Racial Equity Group as Tension Mounts Over Opioid Settlement Money
An advisory group formed to help Michigan tackle high rates of opioid overdoses in communities of color has been disbanded…
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In This Oklahoma Town, Most Everyone Knows Someone Who’s Been Sued by the Hospital
Mitchell Black and Noam N. Levey McALESTER, Okla. — It took little more than an hour for Deborah Hackler to…
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