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Bayer’s new Roundup products more toxic than prior formulations, report asserts

Environmental Health News

Notably, all four of the added chemicals pose greater risk of long-term and/or reproductive health problems than does glyphosate, based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) evaluation of safety studies, FOE said. The chemicals were roughly four times more acutely toxic, the group said.

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Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth

BU School of Public Health Blog

Preterm birth was highest among Black infants at 8.4 percent, followed by Hispanic infants at 7.3 percent, Asian or Pacific Islander infants at 5.8 percent, and White infants at 5.8 percent.

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Serving Communities on National Black HIV Awareness Day

Black Health Matters

Randevyn Pierre, Director of External Affairs at ViiV Healthcare, acknowledged the importance of addressing the risk of HIV in the Black community. Black learning institutions are working together to aid in preventing the spread of HIV using culturally informed approaches.

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Honoring the 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Recipients

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Region IV Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi Julie Traylor Julie Traylor is the Director of Strategic Development for the Division of Family Health and Wellness at the Tennessee Department of Health, where she focuses on developing and implementing division-wide strategic initiatives.

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Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president

The Hill

During a private ceremony, Biden said Richards has “led some of our Nation’s most important civil rights causes — to lift up the dignity of workers, defend and advance women’s reproductive rights and equality, and mobilize Americans to exercise their power to vote.” Biden’s son Beau died from glioblastoma in 2015.

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House Republicans pass 'born-alive' abortion bill

The Hill

It also previously passed in 2015. The bill would have created a new standard of care for physicians providing reproductive health care that is not based in medicine, fact, or science. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act previously passed in the House in 2023 with a vote of 220-210-1.

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How the plastic industry undermines democracy by blocking bans

Environmental Health News

In 2015, ALEC approved a model law for preventing local governments from regulating disposable containers and bags. The group is a “corporate bill mill,” according to ALEC Exposed , a project by The Center for Media and Democracy. After model legislation is approved, ALEC-affiliated state lawmakers introduce the legislation.