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Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications

Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee."
by Gabrielle Emanuel, Selena Simmons-Duffin and Rob Stein

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The link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk

The link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory calling for expanding the warning label on alcohol to link it to an increased risk for some cancers.
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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Trump’s federal health website scrubs ‘abortion’ search results

Trump’s federal health website scrubs ‘abortion’ search results

The most “relevant” results that come up in a search of “abortion” on HHS.gov, the website for the federal Department of Health and Human Services, are several years old, from the first Trump administration.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Extreme cold leads to school delays, cancellations Tuesday across Minnesota

Extreme cold leads to school delays, cancellations Tuesday across Minnesota

The arctic cold snap that remains entrenched across the Upper Midwest has prompted some school districts in Minnesota and neighboring states to cancel or delay the start of classes on Tuesday.
by Andrew Krueger and Elizabeth Shockman

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Many doctors don't discuss sex after cancer. But survivors wish they would

Many doctors don't discuss sex after cancer. But survivors wish they would

Questions about sex and intimacy often go unanswered for people with cancer. It's a glaring problem, especially for the growing number of young people being diagnosed.
by Yuki Noguchi

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