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Journal publisher retracts studies used by Texas judge who ruled to suspend use of abortion pill

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The academic publisher Sage Publications has retracted studies used by a Texas judge in a ruling that would suspend federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The retractions, Sage said, were based on unreliable data and conflicts of interest around the authors’ ties to the anti-abortion movement. The studies were

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People visit a memorial at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to honor those killed on the 5th anniversary of the mass shooting on February 14

As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is available to study how to prevent these tragedies. From 2008 to 2017, about $12 million in federal research awards were granted to study pediatric firearm mortality each year – about $600 per

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Drug shortages may mean difference between life and death for some US patients, experts say

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When T.J. Grimm and his team at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center put in their nightly orders to fill customers’ medications, they‘re never really sure that the orders will actually get filled. It’s a problem facing health care systems across the country: Pharmacy managers have been left scrambling to

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Foods we eat are covered in plastics that may be causing a rise in premature births, study says

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Premature births are on the rise, yet experts aren’t sure why. Now, researchers have found synthetic chemicals called phthalates used in clear food packaging and personal care products could be a culprit, according to a new study. Past research has demonstrated that phathalates — known as “everywhere chemicals” because they

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Rizo-López Foods Inc. recalled dozens of dairy products connected with a multistate Listeria outbreak.

Listeria outbreak linked to recalled dairy products, including queso fresco and Cotija cheese

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Rizo-López Foods Inc. recalled dozens of dairy products, including popular Super Bowl snacks queso fresco and Cotija cheese, after an investigation identified them as the source of a multistate Listeria outbreak that has led to 23 hospitalizations and two deaths. The recalled products were distributed nationwide and include cheese,

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‘It’s a new era’: Weight-loss treatments significantly lower blood pressure, studies find

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Two new studies showed a significant reduction in blood pressure in adults who underwent certain weight-loss treatments. One study showed a significant decrease in the blood pressure of people who received weekly injections of the drug tirzepatide; the other found that participants who underwent bariatric surgery had significantly improved

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