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Everyday chemicals linked to cognitive decline in older adults, especially men, new study reports

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Older adults exposed to a mix of chemicals found in everyday products—such as food packaging, cosmetics, and printed receipts—may face a higher risk of memory loss and cognitive decline, according to a study published in April in the Journal of Affective Disorders. 

Private equity in health care puts patients’ lives in danger, studies show

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Recent studies suggest private equity deals lead to more patient deaths and complications, among other adverse health outcomes.

FDA layoffs will hamper efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals 

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Efforts to curb the use of antimicrobials in farm animals and stem resistance to crucial antimicrobial medicines are at risk after layoffs at the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine earlier this month, warn legal experts and public health interest groups. 

Blocking mobile phone internet for two weeks may boost mood, mental health, and attention

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New research finds that blocking the internet from your phone for two weeks could ease anxiety and depression and reverse years of attention decline, with lasting results.

US intelligence agency’s classified analysis offers detailed scientific view that COVID-19 may have come from Wuhan lab

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An analysis by the U.S. Defense Department’s intelligence agency concluded five years ago that the virus that caused COVID-19 could have been engineered in a Chinese laboratory and later escaped to spawn the pandemic that eventually killed millions of people, recently released documents obtained by US Right to Know show.

U.S. Right to Know wins Freedom of Information award for investigation of COVID-19 origins

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The Northern California chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists honored U.S. Right to Know today with the James Madison Freedom of Information Award in the nonprofit organization category for our work investigating and reporting on the origins of COVID-19.