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People who “are still taking COVID precautions seriously have every right to be angry about being abandoned by public-health officials and experts ... Show more

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Briana Mills, a 31-year-old in California, continues to take many COVID-19 precautions because of her health. She says she feels abandoned by federal health ... Show more

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COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned: There's a growing rift between COVID-19 communicators and people who are COVID-cautious as many experts embrace more ...
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COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned: There's a growing rift between COVID-19 communicators and people who are COVID-cautious as many experts embrace more ...
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COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned
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US birth rate falls to record low after pandemic bump: The U.S. birth rate fell to a record low after seeing a bump during the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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US birth rate falls to record low after pandemic bump
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Does 'zombie deer disease' pose risks for humans?: The deaths of two hunters who ate meat from deer infected with chronic wasting disease has scientists arguing ...
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Does 'zombie deer disease' pose risks for humans?
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Think red-hot heat’s bad? Just wait until code magenta.: A new warning tool created by the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Think red-hot heat’s bad? Just wait until code magenta.
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Syphilis case increase sparks Colorado public health order: An alarming spike in syphilis cases in Colorado prompted a statewide public health order ...
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Syphilis case increase sparks Colorado public health order
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US births retreat after pandemic-era growth: The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, driven in part by a marked ...
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US births retreat after pandemic-era growth
Quick Glance: Decline in US Births, Teen Births at Record Low: CDC
  • The overall number of births in the United States dropped in 2023 as teenage births reached a record low, according to new provisional federal data published early Thursday.

  • Between 2015 and 2020, there was an average decrease in the number of births by 2% per year, including a 4% decline from 2019 to 2020.

  • There was a slight increase in births by 1% from 2020 to 2021, and the number remained generally stable from 2021 to 2022, according to the report.
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Heart Failure, Not Stroke, Is Most Common Complication of AFib, Study Finds: A new study found that for those who receive a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation ...
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Heart Failure, Not Stroke, Is Most Common Complication of AFib ...
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CDC describes cases of HIV transmitted via ‘vampire facial’ cosmetic injections: Three women likely got HIV while receiving “vampire facials” at a New Mexico spa ...
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CDC describes cases of HIV transmitted via ‘vampire facial’ cosmetic ...
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COVID vaccines not linked to cardiac death in young people: CDC study: A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study has found that mRNA vaccines for ...
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COVID vaccines not linked to cardiac death in young people: CDC study
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CDC describes cases of HIV transmitted via ‘vampire facial’ cosmetic injections: Three women likely got HIV while receiving “vampire facials” at a New Mexico spa ...
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CDC describes cases of HIV transmitted via ‘vampire facial’ cosmetic ...
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Measles cases are up sharply in 2024. Here’s what’s driving the increase — and why it’s such a big deal
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Quick Glance: CDC warns of looming measles outbreak in the US
  • A report from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates a significant decline in measles immunization since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in a record high of almost 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.

  • With the increase in cases that could jeopardize the virus's eliminated status in the U.S., the CDC is calling for measures to boost measles immunization.

  • So far, 113 measles cases have been confirmed since 2020, compared to 58 cases detected last year. The majority of measles patients since 2020 have not been vaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

  • Experts express concerns that the rise in measles cases in the U.S. may signal a troubling trend. The CDC emphasizes the need to increase routine MMR vaccination coverage to maintain elimination.
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Possible measles exposure at Indiana children's museum during total eclipse event, officials say
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Free COVID Home Test Kits Are Still Available: Here's How to Get Them: If you think you might have COVID, don't panic: You have plenty of options for free ...
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Free COVID Home Test Kits Are Still Available: Here's How to Get Them
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Your Guide to Improving Your Heart Health: Discover 28 ways to power up, wind down, and have fun — all in the name of a healthy heart ...
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Your Guide to Improving Your Heart Health
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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in the US after virus fragments found in milk samples
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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in the US after virus fragments ...
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CDC issues health advisory about risks of counterfeit or mishandled Botox injections
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CDC issues health advisory about risks of counterfeit or mishandled Botox ...
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CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people: There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly ...
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CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people
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Is Your Home a Health Risk? Why Mold May Be Lurking in Your Home: Mold doesn't always rack up medical bills, but it will wreak havoc when you put your home on ...
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Is Your Home a Health Risk? Why Mold May Be Lurking in Your Home
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Whooping cough surging in some countries. Why you may need a booster.: Whooping cough outbreaks in Europe, Asia and parts of the U.S. should be a reminder to get ...
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Whooping cough surging in some countries. Why you may need a booster.
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More than 150 people in West Virginia exposed to measles: Health officials : The first case of measles since 2009 was recently identified in the state.
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More than 150 people in West Virginia exposed to measles: Health officials ...
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Rare and fatal brain disease in two deer hunters heightens concerns about chronic wasting disease (CWD)
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Rare and fatal brain disease in two deer hunters heightens concerns about ...
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3 Women Got HIV From Vampire Facials at VIP Spa in New Mexico: The Albuquerque clinic was unlicensed and unsanitary, officials say.
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3 Women Got HIV From Vampire Facials at VIP Spa in New Mexico
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Chlamydia vaccine shows promising results in early-stage trial: The Chlamydia vaccine showed promising results in an early-stage clinical trial conducted by ...
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Chlamydia vaccine shows promising results in early-stage trial
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CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people: There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly ...
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CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people
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10 years after Flint, the fight to replace lead pipes across the U.S. continues : Ten years ago, Flint, Mich. switched water sources to the Flint River ...
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10 years after Flint, the fight to replace lead pipes across the U.S ...
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What’s the Difference Between a Heart Attack and Heart Failure?: Heart attack and heart failure share many of the same risk factors and underlying health ...
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What’s the Difference Between a Heart Attack and Heart Failure?
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'Unusual' Beaver Deaths From Tick-Borne Disease: Although the disease is known to kill rodents, this case was especially unusual as many beavers were found dead ...
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'Unusual' Beaver Deaths From Tick-Borne Disease
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Nearly 30 Silversea cruise passengers get sick in gastrointestinal illness outbreak
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Nearly 30 Silversea cruise passengers get sick in gastrointestinal illness ...
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CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people: There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly ...
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CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people
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FDA finds traces of bird flu virus in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy is still safe
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FDA finds traces of bird flu virus in grocery store milk but says ...
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Trader Joe’s recalls basil linked to Salmonella infections: Trader Joe’s recalled its Infinite Herbs Organic Basil on Wednesday after the product was linked to ...
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Trader Joe’s recalls basil linked to Salmonella infections
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New Interactive Map Shows Where Extreme Heat Threatens Health: People in the U.S. will be able to see where extreme heat is a threat to health with a new ...
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New Interactive Map Shows Where Extreme Heat Threatens Health
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Turning Down the Noise Around You Improves Health in Many Ways: Experts describe ways to turn down the volume, from earbuds to smartphone apps that detect ...
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Turning Down the Noise Around You Improves Health in Many Ways
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Young Adults May Soon Be Able to Get an RSV Shot: After a promising trial of Abrysvo in younger adults, Pfizer plans to apply for wider U.S. approval.
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Young Adults May Soon Be Able to Get an RSV Shot
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A disease ravaging Utah beavers can spread to humans, too: Watch for ticks and dead animals to avoid tularemia.
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A disease ravaging Utah beavers can spread to humans, too
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Discussion about treatment options for long COVID patients: Schwerin/Rostock - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Health Minister Stefanie Drese (SPD) has deficits ...
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Discussion about treatment options for long COVID patients
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Does drinking your breast milk boost immunity? Kourtney Kardashian thinks so.: Breastfeeding has well-known health benefits for babies and mothers ...
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Does drinking your breast milk boost immunity? Kourtney Kardashian thinks ...
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A Dengue Fever Outbreak Is Setting Records in the Americas: At least 2.1 million cases of dengue fever have been reported in North and South America ...
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A Dengue Fever Outbreak Is Setting Records in the Americas
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WHO clarifies what counts as a pathogen that can spread through the air: The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such ...
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WHO clarifies what counts as a pathogen that can spread through the air
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How to Monitor and Stay Safe in Extreme Heat, Using the CDC’s New HeatRisk Tool: More Americans die from heat than any other weather-related hazards ...
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How to Monitor and Stay Safe in Extreme Heat, Using the CDC’s New HeatRisk ...
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Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert: Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe ...
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Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis ...
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Alcohol-related deaths increased nearly 30% during first year of the pandemic, a CDC report shows
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Alcohol-related deaths increased nearly 30% during first year of the ...
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Counterfeit or mishandled Botox injections linked to harmful reactions in nine states
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Counterfeit or mishandled Botox injections linked to harmful reactions in ...
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Melatonin makers asked to act after rise in accidental ingestion by kids: Melatonin makers are being asked to act following a rise in accidental ingestion of by ...
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Melatonin makers asked to act after rise in accidental ingestion by kids
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Fake Botox has sickened patients nationwide. Here's what to know — and what to avoid
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Fake Botox has sickened patients nationwide. Here's what to know — and ...
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Daughter of former Jets running back Tevin Coleman put on ventilator: The 6-year-old daughter of NFL running back Tevin Coleman was recently put on a ventilator ...
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Daughter of former Jets running back Tevin Coleman put on ventilator
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Mayor Parker proposes cutting funding to Prevention Point by nearly $1 million: The shift is part of Parker's promise to end the city’s financial support of ...
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Mayor Parker proposes cutting funding to Prevention Point by nearly $1 ...
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Exclusive: More trust themselves to make health decisions: The growing rise of "health empowerment" is a double-edged sword.
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Exclusive: More trust themselves to make health decisions
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Remembering Joel Breman, Ebola pioneer and beloved global health mentor: Pioneering disease investigator and beloved global health mentor Joel Breman died on ...
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Remembering Joel Breman, Ebola pioneer and beloved global health mentor
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Liberia: “They Tricked, Fooled Weah”- Solomon George Accuses Senior Officials of the Weah-led Administration
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Liberia: “They Tricked, Fooled Weah”- Solomon George Accuses Senior ...
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A rare fungal infection was found in two cats in Kansas. The vet tech also got sick.
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A rare fungal infection was found in two cats in Kansas. The vet tech also ...
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Pregnant at 35: The start of "advanced maternal age" shouldn't be feared
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Pregnant at 35: The start of "advanced maternal age" shouldn't ...
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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous: Scientists warn the willful blindness over coronavirus’ origins leaves the world ...
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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically ...
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Dangerous Bacterial Infections on the Rise, CDC Says: The CDC is warning health care providers in the United States to be on the watch for a rare bacterial ...
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Dangerous Bacterial Infections on the Rise, CDC Says
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ER visits for heat illness rose in 2023 amid record-breaking temperatures: CDC : Some U.S. regions saw the highest rate of heat-related ER visits since 2018.
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ER visits for heat illness rose in 2023 amid record-breaking temperatures: ...
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Sporothrix in cats: What to know about rare fungal infection: A cluster of rare fungal infections was found in two pet cats and a vet who treated them ...
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Sporothrix in cats: What to know about rare fungal infection
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Is it safe to drink milk and eat chicken? What precautions to take during the bird flu outbreak
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Is it safe to drink milk and eat chicken? What precautions to take during ...
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Only 2 U.S. states report covid increases, CDC says : The CDC also reported a decline or likely decline in coronavirus infections in 29 states and territories.
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Only 2 U.S. states report covid increases, CDC says
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Doc reveals “mind-blowing health tip” you should do to your toothbrush nightly: After you brush your teeth each night, you should be doing one thing to your ...
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Doc reveals “mind-blowing health tip” you should do to your toothbrush ...
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After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air': The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a ...
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After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'
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Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes: The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco ...
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Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
Quick Glance: Biden administration faces delays in menthol cigarettes ban
  • The planned implementation of a ban on menthol cigarettes in the US is expected to take 'significantly more time,' according to US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in a statement on Friday.

  • In April 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initially announced the ban on the popular mint flavor, setting a deadline for August 2023. Final rules were sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review in October, with the status listed as 'pending.'

  • According to the proposed FDA regulations, the manufacturing and sale of menthols would be prohibited, without direct regulation of smokers themselves.

  • A prohibition on menthol cigarettes could potentially save up to 650,000 lives over the next 40 years, with a third of these lives being saved within the black community, as stated by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.