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January 16, 2025

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Committee finds new way to define obesity

Expert groups around the world have proposed alternative ways to define clinical obesity. This avoids the commonly referenced Body Max Index (BMI) and instead approaches the condition like a chronic disease to improve decision-making about treatments and public health strategies. “Based on current BMI…” the Lancet's Diabetes and Endocrinology Committee claimed in a paper published this week.

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Palisades Fire Department firefighters participate in first cancer research

(KTXL) — Wildfire Conservancy is conducting a first-of-its-kind cancer study among firefighters battling the Palisades Fire. The goal is to track how extreme conditions increase firefighters' cancer risk. The study comes after the International Agency for Research on Cancer officially classified firefighters as a carcinogenic occupation. This effort is a collaboration with Cal Fire, the national cancer firefighting organization.

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Trust in science: A high-stakes game for U.S. public health

Thursday, January 16th Washington, DC | In-person, nationally streaming

the hill and Aging Research Alliance We will host a timely discussion on January 16 to discuss the challenges facing public health leadersRestore trust in medicine and U.S. health institutions. We convene government, medical, scientific, and patient advocacy leaders to analyze the current state of the health care debate.

The speakers are:

Dr. Larry Buchshona former Republican congressman from Indiana. Holland & Knight Senior Policy Advisor
Imran AhmedFounder and CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate
Lynn ArvizoChief Public Policy Officer, Immunodeficiency Foundation
Dr. Georges C. BenjaminExecutive Director of the American Public Health Association
Dr. Paul OffitDirector of the Vaccine Education Center and Infectious Diseases Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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FDA proposes drastic limits on nicotine in cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced a sweeping proposal to try to make cigarettes less addictive by reducing the amount of nicotine in them, an 11th-hour plan by the Biden administration to make them a reality. It will take several years before it takes effect. not at all. The move gives the White House one last chance to try to regulate tobacco — previously meant finalizing a long-standing promise to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes…

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