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Mississippi reports first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu strain in US since 2017

The Hill

since 2017, with quarantine and depopulation efforts already underway. since 2017. Mississippi state and federal officials have confirmed an outbreak of a strain of bird flu not reported in the U.S. The APHIS noted this outbreak is unrelated to the H5N1 bird flu outbreaks currently impacting commercial flocks in other parts of the U.S.

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Angie Murimirwa: From hiding in the bathroom to Time's most influential people list

NPR Health

Above: She accepts an award at Rihanna's 3rd Annual Diamond Ball in 2017.'/> A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education. Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2025.

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Spread of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae, United Kingdom, 2017–2024

Preventing Chronic Disease

Spread of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae , United Kingdom, 20172024

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Back to school: Nurse seeks training to help bridge mental health care gap in rural NC

NC Health News

Meeting a need ECUs program launched in fall 2017 with 21 students. However, a higher percentage of youth are reporting mental health issues than in 2017. Rural areas, especially, struggle with having enough health care workers, said Bagley, who lives in Greenville. percent as one reason for offering the program.

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A new tool for communities near Shell’s plastics plant in Pennsylvania provides air quality insights

Environmental Health News

Shell agreed to conduct fenceline air monitoring on its property for certain chemicals linked to health harms in 2017, as part of a lawsuit settlement with environmental advocacy groups. Data from these monitors is publicly available , but it isnt provided in real time, according to Hoffman.

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Crece la preocupación de ambientalistas de El Salvador por el interés de Bukele en la minería

Environmental Health News

La Mesa Nacional Frente a la Minería Metálica, una red de ambientalistas salvadoreña, dijo este lunes estar preocupada por el interés que muestra el presidente Nayib Bukele en la minería, prohibida en el país desde 2017.

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Pharmacy benefit managers raised prices by over 1,000% on specialty drugs

Association of Health Care Journalists

billion from 2017 to 2022, the FTC found, Walker and Whyte added. In an article on the report for The Wall Street Journal , Joseph Walker and Liz Essley Whyte explained that the pharmacy benefit managers raised the prices on dozens of drugs dispensed through their affiliated pharmacies. The markups helped the PBMs reap $7.3