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New research finds alarming levels of toxic chemicals in children’s mattresses

A study shows that toxic flame retardants used in mattresses can seep into air and be absorbed by childrenAlarming levels of highly toxic phthalates, flame retardants and UV filters in the air in smal

The Trump administration is sabotaging your scientific data | Jonathan Gilmour

Burying our heads in the sand won’t stop the climate crisis or pandemics.

FDA approves blockbuster Dupixent for chronic hives

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Trump administration axes key STI lab amid dramatic rise in US syphilis cases

Chaotic cuts to CDC hit expert leadership and programs that surveil, test and research sexually transmitted diseasesThe Trump administration’s cuts to a sexually transmitted infection lab at the Cen

Mad Cow-Like Disease Deaths in U.S.; Measles in 27 States; Cannabis Potency Soars

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts.

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Novo challenge to Medicare talks, a scuttled FDA office, and more

Novo Nordisk argues Medicare should negotiate the price for six of its insulin products separately, though they contain the same active ingredient.

The NIH puts a further chokehold on universities, and Ireland braces for pharma tariffs

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Pope Francis Dies

(MedPage Today) -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

STAT+: Gilead says its therapy delayed growth of tumors in aggressive form of breast cancer

Gilead Sciences said a combination of its cancer drug Trodelvy and Merck’s Keytruda delayed the growth of tumors in women with a less common, but aggressive form of breast cancer.

Vgenomics & Meril Genomics collaborate to enhance precision medicine

Initiatives under this partnership include non-invasive prenatal testing, targeted next-generation sequencing for TB and whole exome sequencing for diagnosing rare diseases

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