The 77-year-old congressman represented Arizona’s 7th congressional district. U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva passed away on Thursday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was diagnosed with cancer…
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Freshman Member of Congress Dies Hours After President’s Joint Session Address
Representative Turner was sworn into office in January. Representative Sylvester Turner experienced a medical emergency and passed away on Tuesday night hours after President Donald Trump’s address to…
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FDA Authorizes Nicotine Pouch Products After Review
ZYN nicotine pouches are approved for adults 21 and older, with restrictions to safeguard public health and prevent youth use. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the…
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FDA to Revoke Red Food Dye Authorization
The HHS Secretary nominee has called for improvements in nutritional guidance and stricter criteria for American food. The Food and Drug Administration is moving to ban erythrosine, aka…
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Surgeon General Recommends Cancer Risk Warning on Alcohol Labels
He published a report linking seven cancer types to alcohol consumption. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a report recommending that alcohol labels should include cancer risk warnings. The…
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EPA Advances Risk Evaluations for Carcinogenic Chemicals
Five substances have been designated as high-priority for evaluation, with plans to review five additional chemicals. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized the designation of five…
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Abortion Clinic Funding
South Carolina seeks to eliminate Medicaid from covering non-abortion Planned Parenthood services. The Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit against the state…
Read MoreEPA Bans Cancer-Causing Dry Cleaning Chemicals, TCE, and PCE
Common ingredient causes liver, kidney, blood cancer, and nerve damage. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule banning the use of cancer-causing chemicals in consumer…
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FDA Investigates “Forever Chemicals” in Seafood
Officials looking into the public health ramifications of PFAS contamination. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened an investigation last month into the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
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HHS Adds 54 Drugs to Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
Drugs will have a lowered coinsurance rate for 822,000 enrollees. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that 54 drugs have been added to Medicaid’s Drug…
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