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FDA’s continued confidence in the safety and effectiveness of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
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- Written by Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
Washington, DC - The FDA is a public health agency that always strives to use the best available scientific evidence to promote and protect the well being of individuals. It deeply concerns us when we see preventable diseases such as measles or mumps reemerging in the United States and threatening our communities. The World Health Organization recently named vaccine hesitancy one of the top 10 threats to global health.
Houthi Detention of Baha'i Leader Hamed bin Haydara
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
Washington, DC - We are deeply concerned about credible reports that the Houthis continue to severely mistreat, arbitrarily detain, and torture Baha’is in Yemen. Imprisoned since 2013, prominent Baha’i leader Hamed bin Haydara was sentenced to death on unconfirmed charges of alleged espionage and apostasy in January 2018.
NIH BRAIN Initiative tool may transform how scientists study brain structure and function
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- Written by Jules Asher Jules Asher
- Published: 22 April 2019 22 April 2019
Washington, DC - Researchers have developed a high-tech support system that can keep a large mammalian brain from rapidly decomposing in the hours after death, enabling study of certain molecular and cellular functions.
Wisconsin Woman Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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- Written by DOJ DOJ
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - A Wisconsin woman pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin and Acting Special Agent in Charge Michelle Sutphin of the FBI's Milwaukee Field Office announced the plea.
Online Lending Company Agrees to Settle FTC Charges It Engaged in Deceptive and Unfair Loan Servicing Practices
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 20 April 2019 20 April 2019
Chicago, Illinois - Avant, LLC, an online lending company, has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that it engaged in deceptive and unfair loan servicing practices, such as imposing unauthorized charges on consumers’ accounts and unlawfully requiring consumers to consent to automatic payments from their bank accounts.