Health Care
‘Love on the Spectrum’ star ‘disgusted’ with RFK Jr. over autism comments
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments on autism sufferers have caused frustration from some...
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Why Trump’s pharma tariffs are a political minefield
The Trump administration’s threat of pharmaceutical tariffs could risk significant political backlash, as the drug industry and outside experts are...
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Walgreens settles allegations around opioid prescriptions for $300M: DOJ
National pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay at least $300 million to settle allegations it illegally fulfilled millions of...
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RFK Jr. set to announce a plan to ban certain artificial food dyes
The Trump administration is set to unveil a plan to remove petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the country’s food supply, ramping...
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Supreme Court grapples with challenge to ObamaCare preventive care panel
The Supreme Court seemed open on Monday to upholding the constitutionality of an ObamaCare requirement that insurance companies cover certain...
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With future of gun research in question, new report finds US emergency departments see a firearm injury every 30 minutes
When Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, thinks about her time working at Children’s National Hospital in Washington,...
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Top NIH nutrition researcher studying ultraprocessed foods departs, citing censorship under Kennedy
When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and...
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Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis
Advocates are warning lawmakers that the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will leave millions of pregnant Black women at...
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Many in the autism community says RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are
Alison Singer has a few people she’d like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to meet. Singer’s brother and daughter are two...
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Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr. later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash...
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