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FDA’s New Playbook: Lots of Media Announcements But Not Much Rulemaking

Posted by Associated Press | May 7, 2026 | World

FDA officials in the Trump administration have found a quicker approach: announce sweeping changes first and deal with the regulations later.

NC Public Health Pathways’ Internship and Professional Programs — On Air Today (April 23, 2026)

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Apr 23, 2026 | On Air Today (PM), Sponsored

Meghan Lassiter and Alexa Doran join Chatham County’s Kyle Chambers and 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, Apr. 23.

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‘Keeping People Safe’: North Carolina’s Office of Violence Prevention Reaches 3-Year Anniversary

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 26, 2026 | Health, State Government

North Carolina’s Office of Violence Prevention recently surpassed its three-year anniversary, continuing to use public health approaches to address the issue of gun violence.

On Air Today: The Importance of Vaccines, with the Chatham County Board of Health

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 13, 2026 | On Air Today

With measles cases on the rise, the Chatham County Board of Health recently issued a statement urging everyone to get vaccinated.

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US Vaccine Advisers Say Not All Babies Need a Hepatitis B Shot at Birth

Posted by Associated Press | Dec 5, 2025 | World

ACIP members voted Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.

Anti-Science Bills Hit Statehouses, Stripping Away Public Health Protections Built Over a Century

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 22, 2025 | World

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections have been introduced in states across the U.S. this year.

Kennedy Tries To Defend COVID-19 Vaccine Stance in Raucous Senate Hearing

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 5, 2025 | World

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, tried to defend his efforts to pull back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.