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Reuters
U.S. Upends Global Supply Program for Malaria and HIV Amid Warnings of Gaps
by Ammu Kannampilly and Jennifer RigbyAn internal email seen by Reuters warned of "immediate risks to service continuity" if the transition were rushed or incomplete
Alaska Beacon
Alaska Senate Advances Bill to Allow Surrender of Infants in Climate-Controlled Boxes
by Sean MaguireThe Alaska Senate last week advanced a bill that would allow for the anonymous surrendering of infants in so-called infant safety devices
The Conversation
Strongest Evidence Yet That Vaping Likely Causes Cancer
by Bernard StewartBlood and urine analyses from vapers confirmed they had absorbed chemicals from e-cigarette chemicals that we know are linked to cancer
KFF Health News
U.S. Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines
by Amy MaxmenThe CDC withheld the data for months as a team hit hard by mass layoffs and resignations sorted through the information
Politico
Gilead Accused of Blocking Global Access to HIV Drug
by David Kim and Lauren GardnerPharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has refused to directly sell its HIV prevention drug lenacapavir to Doctors Without Borders
Nature
The World Just Lived Through the 11 Hottest Years on Record—What Now?
by Rachel Fieldhouse and Mohana BasuEarth is increasingly "out of balance", as more heat is trapped in the atmosphere, driving global warming
Reuters
U.S. State Department Forms New Humanitarian Bureau After Foreign Aid Overhaul
by Simon LewisThe U.S. State Department on Friday established a new bureau to oversee U.S. responses to natural disasters and humanitarian crises around the world
New York Times
Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CDC
by Jeneen InterlandiForty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable
The Conversation
Does Medicinal Cannabis Work for Depression, Anxiety or PTSD? Our Study Says There’s No Evidence
by Jack Wilson and Emily StockingsNew research in Lancet Psychiatry found little evidence medicinal cannabis effectively treats anxiety, sleep disorders, PTSD, or ADHD
New York Times
Scientists Get a Glimpse of How New Pandemics Are Made
by Carl ZimmerResearchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab accidents
NBC News
Measles Is “Worse Than Expected” in Utah, Officials Say
by Erika EdwardsMeasles patients in Utah are developing severe complications, health officials say, including potentially life-threatening anemia and liver inflammati
The Guardian
Weight-Loss Jab Could Be Made for $3 a Month, Study Finds
by Kat LayCheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries