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Medicaid cuts in crosshairs as Trump, GOP take control 

Significant cuts to Medicaid could be on the table next Congress as President-elect Trump and Republicans look for ways to offset tax cuts and...

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Oregon stockpiling abortion drug, governor announces

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek (D) announced her state has secured a new supply of the abortion pill mifepristone to last nearly through the entirety of...

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Trump's former CDC director Redfield defends RFK Jr. pick

Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the first Trump administration, gave a vote of...

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RFK Jr. faces hurdles in push against fluoride in water

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of removing fluoride from the water supply faces challenges regardless of what role he plays on health care in the new...

14.11.2024 5

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Syphilis cases see first substantial decline in 20 years: Federal data

Though the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the U.S., the spread of syphilis appears to be slowing down according to new...

12.11.2024 3

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WHO convening emergency mpox meeting

The World Health Organization will convene a meeting later this month to determine whether the mpox outbreak occurring in Africa still constitutes a a...

11.11.2024 9

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Dems’ post-Roe abortion argument reaches its limit 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Dems’ post-Roe abortion argument hits its limit With...

08.11.2024 10

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Montana enshrines abortion access into state constitution

Montana voters have passed a ballot measure that will amend the state’s constitution to include the right to an abortion, cementing access to...

06.11.2024 10

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Trump, RFK Jr. stir debate over fluoride in public water: What to know 

Former President Trump and former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have raised fluoride in water as a public health measure to...

06.11.2024 9

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Harris: RFK Jr. 'last person in America' who should set health policy

Vice President Harris on Friday blasted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s possible role as a public health authority in a second Trump administration, calling...

01.11.2024 9

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Ozempic reduces knee osteoarthritis pain by almost half: Study

The results of a clinical trial published this week found that the active ingredient in the diabetes and weight loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy...

01.11.2024 10

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Ozempic and Wegovy considered 'available' after more than two years in shortage

The diabetes and weight loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy are now considered to be available after more than two years after being declared in...

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The unwilling faces of GOP anti-trans ads

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Meet the unwilling faces of GOP anti-trans ads Former...

31.10.2024 4

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Tuberculosis infections highest on record: WHO

Global tuberculosis cases reached an all-time high in 2023, with nearly 11 million people estimated to have become sick with the disease last year....

30.10.2024 9

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Harris vs. Trump on lowering health care costs 

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research — McDonald's E.coli issue worsens {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Harris vs. Trump:...

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How Trump, Harris propose cutting healthcare costs

The economy and healthcare are two of the top concerns for voters in this election cycle, and both tickets have promised to lower healthcare costs. ...

25.10.2024 9

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Anxiety grows over telemedicine flexibility extension 

Lawmakers and physicians are growing anxious for COVID-era telemedicine flexibility measures to be extended for a third time, as federal regulators...

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Biden, Sanders to highlight savings from Medicare price caps

President Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will travel to New Hampshire on Tuesday to speak on health care savings achieved through the Biden...

22.10.2024 10

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The White House's plan to boost contraception access

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research — Plus: How Hurricane Helene is threatening dialysis patients {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big...

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How Hurricane Helene is threatening dialysis patients

Hurricane Helene is gone but its ripple effects continue all across the U.S., with tens of thousands of dialysis patients now at risk of losing access...

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Abortion bans on the ballot

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The states where ballot measures could reverse abortion bans...

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Drug companies that violate law would fund medical research under new Democratic legislation

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) have introduced legislation that would require pharmaceutical companies who have...

18.10.2024 7

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Republican states sue to limit abortion pill access

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Red-leaning states reup efforts to weaken abortion pill...

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Lawmakers calls for extending telemedicine flexibilities, object to proposed DEA rule

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in the House and Senate are calling for COVID-era flexibilities on telemedicine services to be extended to ensure...

16.10.2024 8

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FDA shakes up weight loss market as Mounjaro shortage ends

Federal regulators shook up the booming weight loss drug marketplace when they announced Mounjaro and Zepbound to be no longer in shortage after...

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FDA declares IV fluid shortage in the wake of Helene

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday declared shortages of three intravenous drugs produced at a North Carolina plant that has been...

12.10.2024 9

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Wyden calls for investigation of youth residential treatment centers over 'rampant abuse'

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called for the Justice Department to investigate youth residential treatment facilities operated by multiple national health...

10.10.2024 5

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Helene spurs IV fluid shortage. Milton could make it worse

Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the impact of Hurricane Helene as experts warn of an imminent intravenous (IV) solution shortage due to the...

09.10.2024 10

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Harris unveils plan for 'sandwich generation'

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Harris proposes expanding Medicare benefits to home care ...

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Trade group sues FDA over ending Mounjaro/Zepbound shortage

A trade organization representing compounding pharmacies that make unbranded versions of the weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound has filed a...

08.10.2024 1

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Vance suggests Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) indicated over the weekend that a second Trump administration would again seek to defund...

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Flu vaccine efficacy against hospitalization may be lower this season: CDC

Early estimates on the effectiveness of this year's flu vaccines indicate they may be less effective at preventing hospitalization than in years past,...

04.10.2024 10

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Helene survivors face new dangers from contaminated water, mold

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The need for clean water after Helene With Hurricane Helene...

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Record number of kindergartners had vaccine exemptions last year: CDC

The number of vaccine exemptions reported among U.S. kindergarteners reached another record high during the 2023-2024 academic year, exceeding last...

03.10.2024 5

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Mounjaro and Zepbound no longer in shortage

After nearly two years, federal regulators announced the shortage of the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound has been resolved. Tirzepatide,...

03.10.2024 10

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Rwanda records at least 9 deaths from Marburg outbreak

Rwanda has declared a public outbreak of the Marburg virus, confirming nearly 30 infections and at least nine deaths as of the end of September. The...

02.10.2024 4

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HHS expecting 'limited' impact on drug supply chain from port strike

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not anticipating a major impact on the availability of health care products stemming from the...

02.10.2024 4

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Watchdog cracking down on medical debt collectors

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday issued a consumer advisory to combat families being targeted by "illegal medical debt...

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California sues hospital over emergency abortion care

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) this week announced a lawsuit against Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, alleging the hospital refused...

01.10.2024 4

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Inflation Reduction Act rebates yield savings for 54 Medicare Part B drugs

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced some Medicare enrollees will pay less for 54 drugs covered by Medicare Part B through the...

30.09.2024 4

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Telehealth companies lean into weight loss drug race

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Competition explodes amid weight loss drug shortage

Ongoing shortages of popular weight loss and diabetes drugs in the U.S. have spurred fierce competition between established drugmakers and an emerging...

25.09.2024 2

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Competition explodes amid weight loss drug shortage

Ongoing shortages of popular weight loss and diabetes drugs in the U.S. have spurred fierce competition between established drugmakers and an emerging...

25.09.2024 3

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Republicans fear new ObamaCare war

Presented by Prevent Cancer Foundation — Senate Republicans say they don’t want to get sucked into another messy fight over ObamaCare and are...

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CDC widens mpox vaccine recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory recommending that select travelers to countries where a certain...

24.09.2024 9

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NY governor declares deadly mosquito virus public health threat after confirmed case

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared the spread of a rare mosquito-borne illness to be a threat to public health following the first reported death...

24.09.2024 4

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At-home flu vaccines get FDA approval

Presented by Plan B One Step — For the first time, adults will be able to administer their own flu vaccines after the FDA approved a nasal spray to...

21.09.2024 5

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FDA approves first self-administered flu vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it has approved the first flu vaccine that can be self-administered, with this version being a...

20.09.2024 4

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Key takeaways from the Senate's second IVF clash

Senate Republicans on Tuesday for the second time blocked a Democratic bill that would have created a federal right to in-vitro fertilization and...

19.09.2024 5

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Republicans sink IVF bills. Again.

Presented by Plan B One Step — Republicans derided the bill as a show vote {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Republicans sink IVF...

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