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WIC, a separate program for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and infants, has enough funds to continue to operate through the first week of December, officials say

A new state health report finds fewer high school students are using cigarettes, e‑cigarettes, or other tobacco products last year.

Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly undercut outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.

The fund has provided nearly $2.2 billion to states, territories, major cities, and other entities over the past 17 years to ready health care systems for the next pandemic, cyberattack, or mass-casualty event.

Cases are on the rise, with a new, faster-spreading strain turning up in several countries – and California. Here’s the long-term outlook.

In the study, the link between Covid and developmental delays was strongest when infection occurred late in pregnancy, during the third trimester. That’s also when the fetal brain is growing most rapidly.