Citing shortfalls in federal support, about 20 states are toughening eligibility requirements for patients in drug assistance programs.
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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment
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RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools
The New York Times – Business:Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.
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Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at CoreCivic ICE Facilities
The New York Times – Business:Problems at detention centers operated by CoreCivic extend far beyond recent measles outbreaks.
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China’s Trade Surplus Surged 20 Percent to New Highs
A currency kept weak to help Chinese factories, combined with faltering consumer spending, propelled exports, while a campaign for self-sufficiency limited imports.
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Bird Flu Viruses Raise Mounting Concerns Among Scientists
Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the world.
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F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea
The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.
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F.D.A. Reviews Cases of Covid Vaccine Deaths
The agency plans to present accounts of deaths involving children and birth defects to an influential C.D.C. panel meeting next week.
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F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots
The agency’s staff scientists pointed out how Covid was still unpredictable and posed a threat to toddlers, but the official decided to restrict shots only to children with risk factors.
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F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions
The agency’s fall recommendations underscore the goals of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit access to the vaccines, which he has long opposed.
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Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots
Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.
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Regulators Approve Lenacapavir for H.I.V. Prevention
The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries.