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Gov. J.B. Pritzker called Dr. Sameer Vohra “laser-focused on our most vulnerable populations, especially our youth… To say he is a committed public servant would be an understatement.”

The CDC and FDA, when confronted with scarce vaccine supply, refuse to learn from their COVID-19 mistakes.

The administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency and says it will make it easier to get vaccines to patients.

Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent’s reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men

Most states that allowed curbside pickup or home delivery of alcohol to help restaurants, bars and liquor stores survive pandemic closures have extended the looser liquor laws. But in their desire to boost the hospitality industry, states might be fueling binge drinking and higher overall alcohol consumption, some research shows.

'Ireland rightly banned fracking because of the environmental and public health impacts and should reject this terminal for those very same reasons'

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The cigarette is the only legal consumer product that – when used as intended – causes the premature death of half of long-term users.