The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants warning labels on food products containing six synthetic dyes. AdShooter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AdShooter/Getty Images When the FDA announced …
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Ash and debris from LA wildfires pose health risks for returning residents : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFirefighters clean up after the Eaton Fire in California. Health experts recommend wearing particle-filtering masks, goggles, gloves, and other personal protective equipment while cleaning up the potentially toxic ash and …
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Be kind to each other and Earth. Watch birds! : Goats and Soda : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhat would you wish for to improve life on Earth in 2025? That’s a question we put to global thinkers and leaders as the new year dawned. Their wishes covered …
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U.S. awards Moderna $590 million to speed up development of bird flu vaccine : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesModerna headquarters, exterior view, in Cambridge, Mass. Plexi Images/Universal Images Group Editorial via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Plexi Images/Universal Images Group Editorial via Getty Images The U.S. Department …
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5 years since its first COVID-19 case, how prepared is the U.S. for the next pandemic?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFive years after the start of the COVID crisis – is the U.S. more prepared to handle another pandemic?
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The air quality index says it’s safe to be outside, but is it? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSome gas lines were still burning in Altadena, California, after the Eaton fire passed through a burned neighborhood. Crews were working to cut off gas to the area. Smoke and …
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Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price cuts, including Ozempic : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe federal government has the power to negotiate the prices Medicare pays for some drugs. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Biden administration, in its …
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What does the FDA’s marketing authorization for Zyn nicotine pouches mean? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesContainers of Zyn, a smokeless nicotine pouch, are displayed for sale among other nicotine and tobacco products at a newsstand in New York on Feb. 23, 2024. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide …
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Outgoing Medicaid director Dan Tsai on the program under Biden and Trump : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDaniel Tsai is the director of Medicaid and CHIP Services under the Biden administration. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services hide caption toggle caption Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services …
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Fighting Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and the ticks that cause it, in Arizona : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSan Carlos Animal Control specialist Timothy Nozie and entomologist Maureen Brophy put tick collars on dogs on Dec. 6, 2024, on the San Carlos Apache Nation. As part of an …