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Sixty Degrees Pharmaceuticals Announces Patent License Agreement to Advance Development of Tafenoquine for Babesiosis Treatment and Prevention with Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTP; SXTPW) (“60 Degrees” or the “Company”), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing new medicines for infectious diseases, today announced the...
Attorney General Bonta: No One Should Have to Choose Between Their Health and Their Financial Security
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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April 14, 2025
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would make over a dozen amendments to...
Attorney General Bonta Calls on Congressional Leaders to Pass Law Prohibiting PBMs from Owning or Operating Pharmacies
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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April 14, 2025
Bipartisan coalition of attorneys general writes that federal action is needed to protect consumers and small businesses OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the...
April 14, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Joins Bipartisan Coalition Asking Congress to Prohibit PBMs from Owning or Operating Pharmacies
Attorney General of Virginia
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April 14, 2025
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Shaun...
West Nile Virus Detected in East Providence, Westerly, and West Greenwich
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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August 21, 2025
Published on Thursday, August 21, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) have confirmed detections of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the state. The virus was...
Confluent Medical Technologies Announces Ultra Polyimide
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 7, 2025
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Confluent Medical Technologies (Confluent), a leading medical device and materials science contract manufacturer specializing in polymer and metal components, has announced the launch of Ultra...
RIDOH Recommends Reopening the Swimming Area at Governor Notte Park Beach
Rhode Island Government
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August 21, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, August 21 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening the swimming area at Governor Notte Park Beach in North Providence for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will continue...
Attorney General Bonta Secures Order Restoring $11 Billion in Critical Public Health Funding
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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April 3, 2025
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Bonta today issued a statement on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island’s decision granting a temporary restraining order that immediately restores $11 billion in critical public health...
Attorneys general secure order restoring $11 billion in critical public health funding
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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April 4, 2025
SEATTLE — The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island today granted a temporary restraining order that immediately restores $11 billion in critical public health funding to state and local public health agencies across the country,...
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Commends Ruling Preventing Trump Administration from Cutting Essential Public Health Funding
New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
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April 4, 2025
TRENTON – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today commended a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granting a temporary restraining order that prevents the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Cutting Funding for Medical Research
New York Attorney General
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April 4, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its unlawful cancellation of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants that fund...
American Shared Hospital Services Reports Fourth Quarter and Strong Full Year 2024 Financial Results
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 4, 2025
Appoints Gary Delanois as Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Scheduled for 1:00 PM ET Today SAN FRANCISCO, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Shared Hospital Services (NYSE American: AMS) (the "Company"), a leading provider of...
Toxic Takeout? Your Foam Food Containers Could Be Putting Your Health at Risk
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Oceana released a new report, "Plastic Foam Needs 'To Go,'" revealing the dangers behind single-use plastic foam products like clamshell takeout food containers, cups, packing peanuts, and...
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Funding Cuts and Delays for Medical and Public Health Research
New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
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April 4, 2025
View Complaint TRENTON – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to terminate and disrupt grant funding issued by the National...
AG Brown co-leads multistate lawsuit against Trump administration for illegal funding cuts and delays to medical and public health research
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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April 4, 2025
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown co-led today a multistate lawsuit filed against the Trump Administration for its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is the second lawsuit filed by...
AG Rayfield Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Funding Cuts and Delays for Medical and Public Health Research
Oregon Department of Justice
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April 4, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts over its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by the National Institutes of...
RIDOH Recommends Closing the Swimming Area at Spouting Rock Beach Association
Rhode Island Government
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August 20, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, August 20 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at Spouting Rock Beach Association in Newport due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality...
WA co-leads multistate suit against HHS, Sec. Kennedy to overturn cuts to public health grants
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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April 1, 2025
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion...
Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration for Slashing Vital Health Funding
New York Attorney General
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April 1, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 22 other states and the District of Columbia today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for abruptly and unlawfully slashing billions of dollars in vital state...
2024-46 ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ SUES HHS, SEC. ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. TO OVERTURN PUBLIC HEALTH GRANT CUTS
Governor of State of Hawaii
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April 2, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ SUES HHS, SEC. ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR....