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Organizations & Institutions
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - This agency approved new pesticides containing PFAS and announced plans for additional approvals, as well as plans to relax reporting rules and weaken drinking water standards for the chemicals.
- Northwestern Medicine - This institution conducted a study on lung cancer screening recommendations.
Research & Studies
- Study on Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations (Northwestern Medicine) - This study revealed that current lung cancer screening guidelines exclude a significant number of people who could benefit from earlier detection, suggesting that broadening the eligibility criteria could prevent thousands of deaths annually.
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