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The study findings underscore the importance of prioritizing worker safety and well-being in health departments and in public health systems, especially in times of crisis and discord.

Pain experts and patient advocates had expressed concern that these laws may restrict access to opioid treatment for people with chronic pain without substituting effective non-opioid alternatives.

In analysis of 22 large cities in 14 countries, more than one-quarter did not report involvement of a public health agency.

Review of pre-omicron evaluations examining four COVID-19 vaccines finds protection against severe COVID-19 fell by 10 percent on average from one to six months after full vaccination.