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| | *Meckler, Laura (April 9, 2019). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/texas-tech-agrees-to-stop-using-race-in-medical-school-admissions/2019/04/09/81da7324-5aee-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html Texas Tech Health Sciences Center agrees to stop using race in medical school admissions]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved April 14, 2019. | | *Meckler, Laura (April 9, 2019). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/texas-tech-agrees-to-stop-using-race-in-medical-school-admissions/2019/04/09/81da7324-5aee-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html Texas Tech Health Sciences Center agrees to stop using race in medical school admissions]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved April 14, 2019. |
| | *Hartocollis, Anemona (April 9, 2019). [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/us/texas-tech-affirmative-action.html Texas Tech Medical School, Under Pressure From Education Dept., Will Stop Using Race in Admissions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 14, 2019.</ref> | | *Hartocollis, Anemona (April 9, 2019). [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/us/texas-tech-affirmative-action.html Texas Tech Medical School, Under Pressure From Education Dept., Will Stop Using Race in Admissions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 14, 2019.</ref> |
| | + | *April 18, 2019—The National Institute of Drug Abuse announced a program in which it would spend $350 million in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio to reduce opioid-related deaths in those states.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Burton, Thomas M. (April 18, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-launch-new-opioid-addiction-initiative-11555625054 Trump Administration to Launch New Opioid-Addiction Initiative]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved April 22, 2019. |
| | + | *Dyson, Tauren (April 19, 2019). [https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2019/04/19/NIH-funded-studies-aim-to-lower-opioid-deaths-by-40-percent-in-3-years/1011555677091/ NIH-funded studies aim to lower opioid deaths by 40 percent in 3 years]. ''UPI''. Retrieved April 22, 2019. |
| | + | *Perrone, Matthew (April 18, 2019). [https://www.apnews.com/1846eea4561e4a70b8398a5847fa2329 US awards $350M in research funds to fight opioid epidemic]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 22, 2019. |
| | + | *Mishra, Manas; Mathias, Tamara (April 18, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-health-opioids/us-launches-four-state-study-to-find-ways-to-reduce-opioid-overdose-deaths-idUSKCN1RU2EO U.S. launches four-state study to find ways to reduce opioid overdose deaths]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 22, 2019. |
| | + | *[https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/us-launches-four-state-study-to-find-ways-to-reduce-opioid-overdose-deaths US launches four-state study to find ways to reduce opioid overdose deaths]. ''Fox Business'' (from ''Reuters''). Retrieved April 22, 2019. |
| | + | *Bernstein, Lenny (April 18, 2019). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hhs-launches-program-to-cut-opioid-overdoses-by-40-percent-in-three-years/2019/04/18/78f11b00-620f-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html HHS launches program to cut opioid overdoses by 40 percent in three years]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved April 22, 2019. |
| | + | Specific examples of this program: |
| | + | *Kempe, Ysabelle (April 18, 2019). [https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/04/18/boston-medical-center-receives-federal-grant-for-opioid-study/YlJNfw0JfEx9QSQCXr0CIM/story.html Boston Medical Center receives $89m federal grant for opioid study]. ''The Boston Globe''. Retrieved April 22, 2019. |
| | + | *Duvall, Tessa (April 18, 2019). [https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2019/04/18/university-kentucky-gets-grant-study-opioid-epidemic-reduce-overdose-deaths/3507933002/ Kentucky gets $87 million federal grant to reduce opioid deaths]. ''Louisville Courier-Journal''. Retrieved April 22, 2019. |
| | + | *Knight, Cameron (April 18, 2019). [https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/04/18/universities-ohio-and-kentucky-get-152-m-combat-opioid-epidemic/3509356002/ Universities in Ohio and Kentucky get $152M to combat opioid epidemic]. ''Cincinnati Enquirer''. Retrieved April 22, 2019.</ref> |
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