Health
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White House counts ten years of savings from drug pricing deals that filings say run three
The administration says 17 manufacturers covering 86 per cent of the branded market have signed most favoured nation agreements, and on 5 May 2026 pro
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Medicaid work rules took effect on 31 July 2026 with nine exempt groups and two very different loss estimates
The CMS interim final rule published on 3 June 2026 took effect on 31 July 2026 and states must implement by 1 January 2027. Adults must show 80 hours
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England's resident doctors accepted the pay and jobs deal by 52.9 to 47.1 per cent on a 57 per cent turnout
The BMA cancelled the strike set for 15 to 19 June 2026 and put the government offer to a referendum that closed on 26 June. Members accepted an avera
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Six days after an executive order on mental illness, the FDA gave psilocybin a voucher, not an approval
Executive Order 14401, signed on 18 April 2026, directs at least 50 million US dollars to state research and a review of Schedule I drugs that finish
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The Americas lost measles elimination in November 2025, and the United States is judged in November 2026
PAHO's commission met in Mexico City from 4 to 7 November 2025, found Canada had re-established endemic transmission, and the region lost verification
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US vaccine advisers voted 8 to 3 to end the universal hepatitis B birth dose after 34 years
ACIP voted on 5 December 2025 to move hepatitis B vaccination of infants born to mothers testing negative from universal recommendation to individual
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Australia doubled its draft PFOS drinking water limit to 8 nanograms per litre before publishing it
The NHMRC published updated PFAS values for the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines on 30 June 2025: PFOS 8 ng/L, PFOA 200 ng/L, PFHxS 30 ng/L, PFBS
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