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NYC health department promised 1,000 fresh produce permits nearly two decades ago. Just 149 vendors had them this year.

HEALTHBEAT

In 2008, the city health department opened up 1,000 permits for street vendors to sell fresh fruits and vegetables in New York City’s food deserts. This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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Ghee Tested for Toxic Phthalates — Buying Guide

Mercola

Disclosure: This consumer study is released in partnership with Environmental Health News. Donations were provided by Environmental Health News and Mamavation community members. You can also give a tax-deductible donation to our consumer studies here through Environmental Health Sciences.

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Are Your Spices Filled with Heavy Metals, Lead, Arsenic and Cadmium?

Mercola

Here's some of the results that may be of interest to you: One-third of the tested products, 40 in total, had high enough levels of arsenic, lead, and cadmium combined, on average, to pose a health concern for children when regularly consumed in typical serving sizes. Over time, they build up. Federal vs. California Prop.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. As a consequence, the Biden administration has targeted the health care industry for enhanced and more vigilant anti-trust enforcement. By JEFF GOLDSMITH and IAN MORRISON. Forty years later, there were 700 fewer facilities generating about $1.2