Health Care
NIH director to step down ahead of Trump inauguration
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli will resign on Jan. 17, she told staff this week, ending her...
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Commission finds new way to define obesity
A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the commonly...
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Palisades Fire firefighters taking part in first-of-its-kind cancer study
(KTXL) — The Wildfire Conservancy is conducting a first-of-a-kind cancer study on firefighters battling the Palisades Fire. The goal is...
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Pence-founded group urges senators to vote against RFK Jr.
The conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is calling on senators to vote against confirming Robert F....
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New Jersey stockpiling abortion medication as Trump prepares for White House return
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Tuesday said the state would stockpile abortion pills, days before President-elect Trump returns...
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FDA bans Red No. 3 dye
The Food and Drug Administration has banned a controversial red dye from food and ingested drugs that has been linked...
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FDA proposes sweeping limits on nicotine in cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a sweeping proposal Wednesday to try to make cigarettes less addictive by lowering...
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Wildfire smoke’s long-term health effects, explained
(NewsNation) — Fires in the Los Angeles area have stretched across tens of thousands of acres, spreading smoke and ash...
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Nearly half of Americans skeptical Trump admin will lower health costs: Poll
Nearly half of Americans don’t believe that the incoming Trump administration will lower health costs, according to a new Gallup...
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New FDA rule could require nutrition information to be on front of packaged foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday a proposal to require most food products to display nutrition...
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