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Federal Government No Longer Participating In Safe to Sleep Campaign
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by on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025

Federal Government No Longer Participating In Safe to Sleep Campaign

Vilin Visuals/E+/Getty Images The Trump administration has made the elimination of so-called “waste” and “fraud” a point of pride in the early days of the president’s second term. In addition to the 130,000 federal employees fired or bought out since January, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports the administration has expressed a desire...

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AAP Pushes Back On HHS Guidelines for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria
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by on May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

AAP Pushes Back On HHS Guidelines for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria

Olga Pankova/Moment/Getty Images On May 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a more than 400-page report on the efficacy of current treatments for gender affirming care in children. Given the current administration’s outspoken views on trans and gender-nonconforming children, it is perhaps not surprising that the report — which does not...

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Can Kids Get Skin Cancer? What Doctors Say Parents Should Know
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by on April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Can Kids Get Skin Cancer? What Doctors Say Parents Should Know

MStudioImages/Getty Images I always slather my kids in sunscreen when we’re outside, considering it mostly a preventative measure. We’ve all heard how sunburns early in life increase the odds of skin cancer later in life, right? So, I just felt like by being the obnoxious sunblock-helicopter-mom, I was hopefully helping to keep my kids skin-cancer-free...

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USDA Rolls Back Plan To Limit Salmonella Levels In Raw Poultry
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by on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

USDA Rolls Back Plan To Limit Salmonella Levels In Raw Poultry

Images By Tang Ming Tung/Photodisc/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reneged on a plan to limit salmonella bacteria levels in raw poultry, putting an end to a Biden administration effort to further prevent food poisoning from meat. The department claimed the rule, which was set to go into effect in August after three...

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