US completes WHO withdrawal process, ending 30-year relationship with global health body. Trump administration's move follows longstanding criticism of WHO's handling of pandemic response and funding. The decision could impact global health coordination and future pandemic preparedness efforts.
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https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/united-states-completes-who-withdrawal.html
U.S. Formally Withdraws from World Health Organization
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Tobacco companies targeting gen Z through social media
By Charlotte Wilkes
Experts say Australia risks becoming complacent in the war against tobacco, with big companies pivoting to social media to "greenwash" their products to generation Z.
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"President Donald Trump announced his 'Great Healthcare Plan' to little fanfare on Capitol Hill last week.
The question now is how willing and able congressional Republicans will be to actually pass any of it into law after stumbling for years over politically toxic plans to undo Obamacare. The prognosis is not encouraging for the White House."
https://archive.ph/1JHC6#selection-755.0-763.238
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"As 2026 begins and Congress is once again negotiating healthcare plans, it is time to face a hard truth: we are reaching the mathematical limit of what level of 'coverage' policy can achieve under our current system. It is time to close the final chapter on coverage gaps and flip the policy coin to the side that threatens every American family: cost."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119473
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