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FDA approves 6-month HIV prevention shot

Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its six-month, twice-yearly HIV PrEP...

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Trump's former surgeon general is now one his most pointed critics

Jerome Adams, President Trump’s first-term surgeon general, is becoming one of the most prominent voices speaking out against the public health...

16.06.2025 30

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Trump's former surgeon general rips RFK Jr's purge of vaccine board

President Trump's former surgeon general blasted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's Jr.'s decision to fire the entirety of a...

12.06.2025 20

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Kennedy appoints some vaccine critics to ACIP panel

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Vaccine critics among new ACIP members Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

12.06.2025 5

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Why Trump turned against 'gold standard' mRNA vaccines

President Trump's administration has slammed the brakes on development of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, which proved their lifesaving potential...

10.06.2025 9

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Measles cases see biggest rise in over a month

Presented by Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Measles cases see biggest rise in over a month The...

07.06.2025 5

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Biden's HHS Secretary condemns Trump admin: 'This is how public health collapses'

Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra blasted the Trump administration's handling of public health since taking office,...

05.06.2025 10

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White House asks for steep cuts to HHS budget

Presented by Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding — The White House is seeking $94.7 billion to fund the Department of Health and Human Services in...

03.06.2025 10

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Kennedy’s autism crusade ignores history, including his own family’s

In the telling of President Trump and his Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., autism in the U.S. has exploded in the past...

02.06.2025 60

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Anti-abortion group targets 12 GOP senators

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — A key anti-abortion group is pressuring a group of Senate Republicans to back a...

30.05.2025 10

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CMS demands data from hospitals providing pediatric transgender care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday sent letters to hospitals that provide transgender care services to children,...

29.05.2025 4

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US, Argentina launching new 'alternative' to WHO

The top health authorities of the U.S. and Argentina are launching what they call an "alternative international health system" separate from the World...

27.05.2025 8

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Trump's former surgeon general calls for maintaining qualifications current nominee doesn't have

President Trump's former surgeon general, Jerome Adams, said this week that failure to maintain certain requirements for the role he once occupied...

23.05.2025 2

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Trump predicts drug prices will 'drop like a rock' after new executive order

President Trump on Thursday claimed his recent "most favored nation" executive order could cause U.S. drug prices to "drop like a rock" in just a...

23.05.2025 20

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RFK Jr.’s MAHA report targets food, drug, tech industries: Key takeaways

The Trump administration issued its long-awaited Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission report Thursday, hammering various industries while...

23.05.2025 20

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RFK Jr. takes fire in Senate hearing on research cuts, expected farming report

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense questioning from the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday as he...

21.05.2025 30

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Progressive PAC slams RFK Jr.'s swim in contaminated river: 'Doesn't give a damn' about grandchildren

The progressive political action committee 314 Action launched a new ad campaign on Monday, slamming Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....

19.05.2025 10

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FDA clears first blood test to reliably predict Alzheimer's disease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it had cleared a new test to help diagnose adults with Alzheimer's disease, the first...

17.05.2025 20

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Federal workers union says HHS layoffs 'targeting science'

Labor unions say layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)...

17.05.2025 10

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Trump’s surgeon general pick exposes cracks in MAHA movement

President Trump’s second choice for U.S. surgeon general has set off a wave of infighting within the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement....

11.05.2025 10

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RFK Jr.'s new vaccine testing rule agitates industry, experts

When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new requirement for placebo testing on all new vaccines last week, the agency...

08.05.2025 20

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Trump pulls surgeon general nominee

President Trump has pulled his nomination of Janette Nesheiwat to be U.S. surgeon general and chosen chronic disease entrepreneur Casey Means, a...

08.05.2025 50

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RFK Jr. unveils autism project with Medicare, Medicaid data

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a partnership between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Medicare and...

07.05.2025 10

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Trump's gas claims don't add up: Experts

Presented by Clean Fuels Alliance America {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump's pump claims fall flat...

03.05.2025 10

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Biden HHS secretary slams Trump NIH cuts: 'It's a demolition plan'

Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra decried the Trump administration's "skinny budget" request unveiled Friday, lambasting...

03.05.2025 20

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Budget would slash HHS, NIH funding

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump's budget proposes deep cuts to HHS President Trump’s...

03.05.2025 7

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Trump's budget proposes steep cuts to NIH, health funding

The White House on Friday revealed President Trump's budget request for fiscal 2026, which includes cutting a quarter of the discretionary funding...

03.05.2025 4

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Trump’s new CDC pick: A ‘data-driven’ government insider

After President Trump’s first nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to gain traction with Senate Republicans,...

01.05.2025 7

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4 ways Trump has stunted abortion access

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story How abortion rights have been chipped away under Trump...

01.05.2025 7

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Novo Nordisk partners with Ro, Hims and LifeMD to sell low-cost Wegovy

Novo Nordisk is partnering with online telehealth companies to sell a direct-to-consumer, lower cost version of its popular weight-loss drug Wegovy....

30.04.2025 3

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HHS cuts risk undermining reproductive health services

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump cuts risk undermining reproductive health services...

29.04.2025 10

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Most Trump voters want Medicare negotiations protected, Medicaid preserved: Survey

The majority of voters in a new poll, including those who voted for President Trump, say it is important for the government to negotiate drug prices...

26.04.2025 7

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Oversight Democrat questions how CDC can provide public records without staffers

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is demanding to know how the Centers for Disease...

25.04.2025 10

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Former Trump official says DOGE cuts undermine HIV legacy

A former top federal health official who served during President Trump's first term warned that the drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Human...

24.04.2025 10

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FDA announces plans to phase out petroleum-based food dyes

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced actions Tuesday to phase out the use of petroleum-based food dyes in U.S. food products, citing...

23.04.2025 10

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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 invalid...

22.04.2025 10

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Trump swears in Mehmet Oz as CMS administrator

President Trump on Friday swore in Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), granting the former TV host...

18.04.2025 9

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Trump administration replaces federal COVID-19 response page with 'lab leak' explainer

The Trump White House on Friday replaced the covid.gov website that provided resources and information on COVID-19 with a webpage promoting the theory...

18.04.2025 6

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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 future pandemics...

17.04.2025 10

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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 proposed Biden-era rule that would...

16.04.2025 30

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All eyes on Medicaid

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House adopts budget resolution. Now eyes turn to Medicaid ...

11.04.2025 3

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FDA to phase out some animal testing requirements, possibly replace them with AI models

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological products and drugs, instead...

11.04.2025 10

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Moves against fluoride in drinking water alarm health experts

As the Trump administration takes steps to discourage the incorporation of fluoride in drinking water, experts warn the moves may have serious...

10.04.2025 30

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House Democrats warn Trump tariffs could devastate medical supply chains

With President Trump's latest tariffs underway, a group of House Democrats are calling on the administration to try to protect medical supply chains...

09.04.2025 30

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Conservative group launches ads supporting ACA tax credits

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   FIRST IN THE HILL Conservative group launches ads supporting ACA tax...

09.04.2025 7

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Protect Our Care targeting swing districts with ads opposing Medicaid cuts

The Democrat-aligned group Protect Our Care is launching a new spate of ads targeting GOP-controlled swing districts across the country to highlight...

08.04.2025 10

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Former top vaccine regulator says he blocked RFK Jr. team from database

A former top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said he blocked members of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

07.04.2025 4

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Ousted FDA vaccine director calls Kennedy's start 'very scary'

Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official pressured to resign over his disagreements with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...

05.04.2025 20

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Medicare won't cover anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs as Biden admin proposed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it will not be finalizing a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would...

05.04.2025 20

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Four key takeaways as Trump’s sweeping HHS layoffs begin

Thousands of employees across the vast Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began receiving layoff notices as early as 5 a.m. on Tuesday. ...

02.04.2025 50

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