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WATCH: As Trump aims to curb mail-in voting, some Illinois lawmakers look to expand it

(The Center Square) – Despite some pushback from county clerks in the state, some Illinois lawmakers want to control how some aspects of voting are done during elections. ...
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Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused

Most teenagers don’t use drugs. There’s data to show that because of a 50-year-old government survey that may now be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health received layoff notices Tuesday, as part of ...
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Shingles is awful, but here’s another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia

WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven ...
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Primary care firm knownwell joins LillyDirect to offer weight-management services

(Reuters) -Primary care company knownwell said on Wednesday it will provide health and weight-management services on Eli Lilly’s direct-to-consumer online healthcare platform, LillyDirect. Patients on LillyDirect will have access to physicians from knownwell for personalized services, knownwell said. The company offers in-person and virtual primary ...
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US FDA misses deadline for decision on Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has missed its deadline for making a decision on traditional approval for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The delay comes on the heels of the FDA’s top vaccine scientist Peter Marks’ exit from the ...
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Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether states should be able cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a case that comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider. Low-income patients who go there ...
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Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation’s top health department

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the day after thousands of layoffs ricocheted through its agencies, hollowing out entire offices around the country in ...
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