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Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health
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WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez warned senators on Wednesday. Describing extraordinary turmoil inside the nation’s health agencies, Monarez and former CDC…
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Colorado on track to receive $385 million from settlements over opioid epidemic
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Colorado is on track to receive roughly $385 million as part of legal settlements reached with Johnson & Johnson and three of the country’s largest drug distribution companies over their role fueling the opioid epidemic, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. The sum represents Colorado’s share of the payout in a $26 billion class…
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INSIGHTS | Ganahl pins fentanyl surge on Polis’ policies
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Heidi Ganahl is an untested candidate in a crowded governor’s race, but where she’s starting provides a strong indication of where Republicans are headed in 2022. Gov. Jared Polis is expected to run on his record of lowering the cost of health care, cracking down on air pollution, promoting greener transportation and making free full-day…
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Colorado shouldn’t lead the nation in teen vape use
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Teen Vaping Colorado leads the nation in many things. Fourteeners. Sunny days. Colorado is the healthiest state in the nation in many ways. But now, Colorado has a distinction none of us can be proud of: Our young people putting their health at risk by vaping nicotine. In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and…
