Drugs
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New plan to slash prescription drug prices: Gillibrand
Nuevo plan para reducir los precios de los medicamentos de venta con receta: GillibrandSen. Gillibrand unveiled a new plan that slashes prescription drug costs...
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Wasting Away
Desperdicios...advocates support proposed legislation banning the sale of e-cigarettes and cigarettes with filters due to the environmental damage that these products cause...
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Overdose deaths continue to rise in NYC: report
Las muertes por sobredosis siguen aumentando en Nueva York: informeThe first half of 2021, New York City recorded 1,233 overdose deaths, compared to 965 overdose deaths during the same period in 2020...
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Critical and Costly
Crítico y costoso“Insulin is the poster child of a broken drug pricing system in this country,” said MBP Mark Levine. “There are families that are deciding between paying for insulin or paying their rent, or paying for groceries...
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Mission: Marijuana
Misión: marihuanaAhora, mientras el estado se prepara para desplegar normas y reglamentos que guíen a la floreciente industria, una organización recién formada está preparada para garantizar que las comunidades hispanas de Nueva York tengan un asiento en la mesa...
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Smoke and Suffer
Fumar y sufrir...menthol cigarettes caused 157,000 smoking-related premature deaths, and culminated in 1.5 million life years lost among Black Americans between 1980 and 2018...
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Pass on prosecution
Rechazar el enjuiciamientoNew Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg does not plan to prosecute offenses like transit fare evasion, prostitution and marijuana misdemeanors...
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AG James concludes New York opioid trial
La fiscal general James concluye juicio por opioides en Nueva YorkNew York State has concluded the last trial in a sprawling legal action against various opioid manufacturers and distributors...
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