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Women’s Health: Key Threats Identified by UN Report

According to a recent UN report an estimated 351 million women and girls will face extreme poverty within 5 years, if nothing is done. The report says women’s health advances have been hindered by...

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Media Tip Sheet: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to increase pediatric cancer awareness, support families facing childhood cancer and inspire funding for research, prevention, diagnosis,...

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Media Tip Sheet: Air Safety and Increases in Toxic Cabin Fumes

Reports of “fume events,” when toxic fumes from a jet engine leak into the cockpit or cabin, have been increasing in recent years.

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Media Tip Sheet: The Psychological Toll of Gun Violence

The shooting of Charlie Kirk - and other shootings nationwide - leads to inherent conversations about the psychological impact of gun violence.

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Media Tip Sheet: Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters Nears 300 Million Views

Netflix’s animated hit KPop Demon Hunters has amassed 291.5 million views since its June 20 release, surpassing Squid Game Season 1 (265.2 million views) and Wednesday Season 1 (252.1 million views)...

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Media Tip Sheet: Signs of Life Found in Mars Rocks

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered minerals in a Martian rock that are often linked to microbial activity on Earth.

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New Research: Proposed CDC Budget Cuts Harm Public Health

A new report by George Washington University researchers finds that proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if enacted, would endanger public health...

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Media Tip Sheet: Chief Justice Roberts Keeps Funding Freeze in Place that Threatens Billions in Foreign Aid

In an emergency appeal on Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily kept in place the Trump administration’s action to freeze about $5 billion in foreign aid.

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Media Tip Sheet: MAHA Report Released Tackling Childhood Chronic Disease Crisis

More than half of American children are living with a chronic health condition—from obesity and diabetes to anxiety and asthma. On Tuesday, the White House unveiled a strategy aimed at reversing this...

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Media Tip Sheet: High School Seniors’ Math And Reading Test Scores Hit New Low

According to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education high school seniors' test scores have dropped to the lowest level in decades.