US food benefits for the poor to be reduced as pandemic provisions end

Published Date: 02 Mar 2023

As the federal government ends pre-approved benefits during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income Americans could receive less food assistance or lose their eligibility altogether.

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Spyre Therapeutics said on Monday its experimental drug showed a significant reduction in disease activity when ⁠tested in patients with ulcerative colitis in a mid-stage...

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