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The Trump administration has cut billions in food safety funds and ended mandatory food screenings for foodborne viruses, including Cyclospora.

The FDA took months to determine the source of cyclospora outbreak, tried to scapegoat Taco Bell, and is now walking back its findings. 

Cyclospora, a parasite that causes severe diarrhea, has been spreading throughout the U.S., with over 1,000 cases reported in Michigan. 

Trump made his claims during a White House briefing on Monday. Kenvue, the company that makes Tylenol, denounced Trump's claims as nonfactual.

Experts have called the new restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines unscientific and believe they place Americans at risk for severe COVID-19 infections. 

Often referred to as 'gas station heroin,' tianeptine is raising red flags among health officials for its opioid-like effects.

The FDA's plans cite cancer fears, particularly in Black women.

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The federal government's movement to ban menthol cigarettes is gaining momentum with a new proposed rule to deter their consumption along with other flavored tobacco products that statistics show are preferred by Black smokers.

"You are not a horse. You are not a cow," tweeted the federal agency.

The first Alzheimer's drug approved in nearly 20 years could be a game-changer for Black patients, who are more likely to have an Alzheimer's diagnosis than their white counterparts.

Cleary the hope is that if the information comes from Black people who work in the medical field and public health, the information will be more readily received.

They say his administration could've prevented a health disaster.