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Historical Assessment and Mapping of Human Plague, Kazakhstan, 1926–2003

Preventing Chronic Disease

Mapping of Human Plague, Kazakhstan, 1926–2003

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Medicare won't cover anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs as Biden admin proposed

The Hill

Medicare does cover GLP-1 drugs when prescribed for conditions like diabetes and heart disease, but legislation from 2003 prohibits Medicare from covering drugs for weight loss. But in a notice released Friday, the CMS said it would not be finalizing this proposed rule, providing no further details.

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CDC launches 'conflicts of interest' page about vaccine advisory panel

The Hill

Offit served as a member of ACIP from 1998 to 2003. There's nothing new," said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. This has always been available to the public." Under his name are 8 items listed, most noting that he is the co-holder of several vaccine patents.

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Views of mental, physical health lowest in almost 25 years: Gallup

The Hill

For physical health, the peak was in 2003, at 82 percent. Regarding physical health, those characterizing it as excellent went down to 24 percent, Gallup found. The highest number of Americans who gave their mental health a positive rating was 89 percent in 2012. The lowest figure for physical health was in 2023 at 24 percent.

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Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Dated to about 700,000 years old, the new findings shed light on the evolution of Homo floresiensis, the so-called 'Hobbits' of Flores whose remains were uncovered in 2003 at Liang Bua cave in the island's west.

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CSTE’s AEF Program: 20 Years of Training the Next Generation of Applied Epidemiologists

CSTE

Since 2003, AEF has guided recent graduates through the expanding field of applied epidemiology. CSTEs AEF Program: 20 Years of Training the Next Generation of Applied Epidemiologists Pop Quiz: What do Finding Nemo, the Safari internet browser and iTunes all have in common? All three are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year.

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Move Over Tiger Woods: Big Data Helps Discover The Perfect Golf Swing

Smart Data Collective

In 2003, the PGA created a ball-tracking system called ShotLink. Naturally, as 2003 was already so long ago, the technology for ShotLink has further evolved into something even more advanced. The term big data might still be relatively new, but data analytics has been in play with golf for years. But what about golf?

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