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@apoorva_nyc @carlzimmer @NYTScience Are you interested in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine? An easy way to keep up with it is by bookmarking our vaccine tracker: https://t.co/YIkForiIwq

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Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration. https://t.co/dDyeOoOlQh

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Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug approvals were also dismissed. https://t.co/SigYBpbNxj

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The justices handed a win to the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes. https://t.co/dTWX5qcl5w

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Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of the retired Yankees player Brett Gardner, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation in Costa Rica. Here’s why the gas is so dangerous. https://t.co/rXtkESF3QL

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Roughly 20 states now have laws permitting families to place cameras in the rooms of loved ones. Facility operators are often opposed. https://t.co/FILrWnHdXw

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States that were once reluctant to expand Medicaid now have their state budgets tied to the fate of the program by constitutional amendments. https://t.co/NHF7kYtP8y

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Administration officials reversed a decision made during the Biden presidency that would have given millions of people access to weight-loss drugs paid for Medicare and Medicaid. https://t.co/n19u2g8ery

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She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage movement. https://t.co/nwtICryvlO

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The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider. https://t.co/xn0X9iP1w2

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Cargill Kitchen Solutions recalled more than 210,000 pounds of products under its Egg Beaters and Bob Evans labels. https://t.co/zl3dEfWPVQ

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Recent Trump administration actions are setting the stage for a measles resurgence, experts fear. https://t.co/NaHv4c49Fn

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The agency’s injury center was among the departments that were largely gutted in Tuesday’s wave of dismissals. Read a staff member’s letter to colleagues while they awaited their fates. https://t.co/EFy3Uuepyv

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The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world. https://t.co/voul1Thgnp

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President Trump wants to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the United States. Experts warn that tariffs could result in shortages and higher prices for generic drugs. https://t.co/za7g0Qj7KF

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The TV celebrity doctor, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will take the reins at a time when the agency is facing cutbacks, especially for the poor, and scrutiny of its missions. https://t.co/EeFPGgWlh3

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Katharine McCormick dedicated her life and wealth to opening doors for women, and provided almost all the funding that researchers used to develop the birth control pill. https://t.co/wJnz71tAXR

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The United States can no longer keep tabs on drug-resistant gonorrhea, among other infections, scientists said. https://t.co/Xsq80ly3YK

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It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status. https://t.co/DyROw6ahxP

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As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements. https://t.co/VKwFsrB7gY

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The best-selling author chatted with The Times’s global health reporter about the past, present and troubling future of the world’s deadliest infectious disease. https://t.co/cgO1fa5ykF