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The Associated Press Stylebook, the foundational journalism guide for how newsrooms report and write their stories, made waves last week when it decreed that “health care” should now be written as one

WASHINGTON — David Morens, a former top National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official, was indicted Tuesday on allegations that he concealed records from Freedom of Information Act requests.  Trump administration

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WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans are at odds over a consequential health care policy embedded in last year’s tax cut law.  Democrats say the law’s Medicaid work requirements will create red tape

A new U.S. policy that recommends offering hepatitis B vaccine at birth only to babies perceived to be at risk of neonatal infection will lead to increased numbers of infected infants and

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. The case

The Trump administration is doubling down on its opposition to harm reduction services for people who use illicit drugs.  In an open letter on April 24, the federal agency overseeing addiction and

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In April 2020, people around the globe were struggling to come to grips with the strictures of unprecedented societal shutdowns aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19. Flattening the curve, in 2020-speak.

Nancy Cox, who for decades was a global leader in influenza research, has died. Cox headed the influenza team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 22 years, shepherding it