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21Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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A sample from a remote Tanzanian region tests positive for Marburg disease, confirming WHO fears

Tanzania's president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment. Source link

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20Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Sen. Rand Paul says Fauci pardon solidifies who is to blame for COVID-19 pandemic

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Monday said President Biden's pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci only underscored his belief that the doctor was responsible for the COVID-19 crisis. Source link

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20Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Ozempic, Wegovy top list of Biden's price-negotiation drugs

The Biden administration said Friday it is targeting 15 drugs in the second-ever round of price negotiations under Medicare, with blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy topping the list. Source link

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20Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Study links Obamacare to improved health, reduced costs

Low-income seniors who aged into Medicare after the Affordable Care Act's start saw modest evidence of reduced out-of-pocket costs and health improvements, a federally funded study shows. Source link

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20Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them

Voters in Missouri last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state's near-total abortion ban. The same day, they reelected a Republican supermajority to the state Legislature, including several of the same lawmakers who passed the abortion ban in 2019. Source link

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19Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposed

Donald Trump has promised sweeping actions in his second administration. Source link

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19Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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On LA fire lines, inmates tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day

Sal Almanza has worked 24-hour shifts in grueling terrain, cutting fire lines and hauling away brush trying to keep ahead of fires that have devastated several Los Angeles neighborhoods. But when the fires are finally out, he won't be going back to his family: He'll be returning to the prison "fire camp" where he's serving time for drunken driving that injured someone. Source link

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19Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Feds slap 5-year ban on funding for EcoHealth; firm funded Chinese virus lab

The Biden administration slapped a 5-year ban on federal research funding going to EcoHealth Alliance, a firm that sent U.S. taxpayer dollars to the Chinese virus lab at the center of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus. Source link

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19Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Georgia officials put kibosh on poultry shows, swaps, sales after bird flu detection

Bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia on Friday, so state agriculture officials ordered a halt to multiple poultry-related activities to stop the spread. Source link

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18Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez welcomes his viral moment as a chance to educate about OCD

A national television audience watched Zane Gonzalez adjust his socks on the sideline and fix his hair multiple times before putting his helmet on and taking the field to kick the winning field goal in an NFL playoff game Sunday night. Source link

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