N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson holds a gun lock at an event about safe storage of firearms. North Carolina is among 30 states with the most permissive gun laws, according …
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Trump administration cuts program that was developing a promising new HIV vaccine
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor nearly 15 years, Dennis Burton worked on creating an HIV vaccine considered to be one of the leading vaccine efforts. In late May, he learned the Trump administration was …
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HHS head RFK Jr. is removing all members of a key CDC vaccine policy committee : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHealth and Human Services head, RFK Jr, is replacing all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee. We discuss the potential impact on public health policy. AILSA CHANG, HOST: In …
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Justin Carlyle, age 23, photographed on the street in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, has lived with addiction to fentanyl and other drugs for a decade. After a decade when …
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A promising new HIV vaccine was set to start trials. Then came Trump's latest cuts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn May 30, a team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health got the word: Funding for their vaccine development program will end next year. (Image credit: Luke …
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Around 2% of the population struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD. Andrii Yalanskyi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrii Yalanskyi/Getty Images Around 2% of the population struggles with obsessive …
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Drug deaths among people in the U.S. under 35 are plummeting : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJustin Carlyle, age 23, photographed on the street in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, has lived with addiction to fentanyl and other drugs for a decade. After a decade when …
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RFK Jr. removes all members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSecretary RFK Jr. says replacing the CDC’s vaccine advisors will help restore ‘public trust’ in vaccination. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images North America …
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NIH scientists call for support in Bethesda Declaration : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHundreds of NIH scientists protested cuts to the research agency in a declaration addressed to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Hundreds …
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Should you track your blood sugar with a continuous glucose monitor? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe device itself is small, but the hype around it is big. Continuous glucose monitors are only about the size of a quarter, but the companies that sell them make …