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25Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Long Island's last duck farm weighs closure after outbreak leads to killing of entire flock

New York's Long Island was once synonymous with "duck" in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. Source link

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24Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, the attorneys general from several states announced Thursday. Source link

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23Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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RFK Jr. says he's resigned from anti-vaccine nonprofit as he seeks nation's top health official job

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is distancing himself from his anti-vaccine work as he seeks to become the leader of the nation's top health agency under President Donald Trump, according to government ethics documents released Wednesday. Source link

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22Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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Trump signs order to withdraw U.S. from the World Health Organization

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization. Source link

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22Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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World Health Organization 'regrets' loss of U.S. support under Trump

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it hopes President Trump will reconsider the U.S. pullout from the organization. Source link

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21Jan By Europe WorldNo Comments

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FDA approves ketamine-derived nasal spray to fight depression

Johnson & Johnson medication Spravato, a ketamine-based nasal spray, was approved Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a sole treatment for depression. Source link

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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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