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The latest Republican effort to overhaul the U.S. health care system fell apart Monday with two more Republican senators saying they would not support a bill unveiled last week by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The SDG Health Price Tag, published today in The Lancet Global Health, estimates the costs and benefits of progressively expanding health services in order to reach 16 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) health targets in 67 low- and middle-income countries that account for 75% of the world’s population.

Worldwide, 12.9 million infants, nearly 1 in 10, did not receive any vaccinations in 2016, according to the most recent WHO and UNICEF immunization estimates. This means, critically, that these infants missed the first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, putting them at serious risk of these potentially fatal diseases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be awarding more than $12 million to 23 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic. The funds will be used to strengthen prevention efforts and better track of opioid-related overdoses. CDC expects to announce additional funding awards for state opioid overdose prevention programs later in the summer.

Samples of human AChE enzyme travel to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-11 Dragon capsule.

The compound methyl-β-cyclodextrin turns on an enzyme, AMPK, triggering a response against a rare genetic disease, NPC1.

Aldosterone, a hormone produced in the adrenal glands, may contribute to alcohol use disorder (AUD) by binding to mineralocorticoid receptors in the brain, particularly in the amygdala – a key brain area involved in the development and maintenance of AUD.

Laboratory testing of 10 varieties of macaroni and cheese products has revealed toxic industrial chemicals (known as phthalates) in the cheese powders of all of the tested items, according to the Coalition for Safer Food Processing & Packaging, a national alliance of leading public health and food safety groups.

A child suffering from asthma.

Two vaccines administered to mice prior to Zika challenge and pregnancy induce neutralizing antibodies and restrict in utero virus transmission, placental damage and fetal demise.