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Democrats rallied behind Abdul El-Sayed in New York as he secured the party’s endorsement for governor.  The Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a move intended to address concerns about agency leadership.  And the Food and Drug Administration approved marketing for nicotine pouches, prompting alarms from some physicians.

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Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency
PBS NewsHour · Tier A7 outlets10h ago

leads with troubled agency and political meddling

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Axiosκ .43Δ .59φ .82Senate confirms Schwartz for CDC directorThe Hillκ .38Δ .59Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as new CDC leaderNPRκ .31Δ .59Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuumSTAT Newsκ .25Δ .59Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling nearly yearlong vacancy
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As FDA approves marketing for nicotine pouches, some doctors sound alarms
CBS News · Tier B3 outlets10h ago

The FDA’s approval of nicotine pouch marketing is generating concern among doctors, yet the agency's data indicates a significant portion of users are current smokers, mirroring the trajectory of synthetic nicotine roll-ups from the late 1980s. While youth smoking rates have declined since 2019 despite new nicotine products, the long-term public health impact remains unclear, as evidenced by Sweden’s experience with smokeless tobacco adoption. This divergence in…

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NPRκ .38Δ .29Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
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