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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration. -
A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s. -
If the new administration embraces proposals to cut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget and its mission, the public health agency could look very different than it does today. -
A local nonprofit is teaching seniors how to fall safely or not at all. -
Groups that connect elders and teens — both in real life and online — have a new sense of urgency in the loneliness epidemic. -
Groups trying to reduce overdose deaths and the spread of infectious diseases are using vending machines to get clean needles, pipes, wound care kits, Narcan and other safety supplies to drug users. -
Many parents are grappling with how to talk to even to their young children about the election. Experts offer tips on how to start the difficult conversation. -
Kaiser Permanente mental health workers are striking across Southern California, demanding fair treatment and staffing adjustments for critical patient care -
Permanent tent cities are another idea Trump has for dealing with people who are unhoused. Sequestering people with mental illness or substance abuse in one place has been tried, an expert says, and "it turns into hell on earth." -
The government in Lahore has closed schools and public spaces and shut down factories. Environmental lawyer Ahmad Rafay Alam shares his perspective: "frustrated" but still fighting.
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