Health Care
Democrat Norcross in intensive care, faces ‘extended recovery’
Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), 66, was admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) at a New Jersey hospital and was...
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WHO member states reach pandemic agreement
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday its member states had reached an agreement on preparing for and responding to...
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Draft budget would slash HHS funding by a third: Reports
The Trump administration is seeking to slash the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget by nearly a third,...
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In first news conference as HHS secretary, Kennedy says autism is an epidemic in the US
In his first news conference as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
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CDC considers narrowing its Covid-19 vaccine recommendations
The US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those who are older or...
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CDC ‘scraping’ to find resources to help states respond to growing measles outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is struggling to keep up with requests for help from states responding...
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Kennedy announces new studies to examine environmental factors linked to autism
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the agency will launch a series of new...
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Harvard medical professor says federal funding cuts ‘will cost lives’
David Walt, a Harvard University medial professor, argued the Trump administration’s cut to the university's funding is going to “cost...
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US autism rate continues to rise, CDC says, pointing to greater awareness and better screening
A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased...
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Democratic senators call on RFK Jr. to keep rule allowing Medicare coverage of anti-obesity drugs
A group of Democratic senators are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to keep a...
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