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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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. ...

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Democratic senators call for investigation into assisted living facilities in Medicaid

Senate Democrats are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a new review of how oversight is conducted over assisted living...

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RFK Jr. expected to cut roughly 10K HHS jobs

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday his department is planning to reduce its workforce by 10,000 people...

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FDA approves first new UTI drug in decades

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs), the first such drug approved in decades...

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Texas legislature reverses course on THC products

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas legislature reverses course on THC products The Texas...

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Measles cases top 300 in Texas, NM

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas, New Mexico measles outbreak passes 300 cases More than...

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Purdue Pharma asks bankruptcy judge to accept new settlement plan

Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan as part of a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the company's alleged role in...

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Texas AG announces multiple arrests over alleged illegal abortions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas AG makes multiple arrests over alleged illegal...

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Mississippi reports first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu strain in US since 2017

Mississippi state and federal officials have confirmed an outbreak of a strain of bird flu not reported in the U.S. since 2017, with quarantine and...

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VA to stop offering gender-affirming care

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story VA to stop offering gender-affirming care The Department of...

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CDC launches 'conflicts of interest' page about vaccine advisory panel

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a webpage Friday listing the conflicts of interest reported by members of a key vaccine...

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Key takeaways from Marty Makary’s FDA confirmation hearing

Marty Makary, a career surgeon and President Trump’s nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), faced senators in his confirmation...

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Kennedy’s push for vitamins in response to measles outbreak worries physicians

Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rhetoric on Texas’s measles outbreak is concerning physicians, who fear his public...

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Top HHS spokesman quits

A top spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who served during President Trump's first administration announced his abrupt...

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RFK Jr. issues rule barring public comment on HHS rulemaking

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday released a policy prohibiting public comments during his department's rulemaking...

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First measles death reported in Texas outbreak; more than 120 now infected

A school-age child in Texas has died after contracting measles, the first death to result from the current outbreak spreading throughout the South...

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RFK Jr. targets childhood psychiatric drugs; doctors push back

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made psychiatric medications a focus of his review of the country’s childhood...

26.02.2025 10

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Ozempic and Wegovy officially moved off FDA's drug shortage list

Ozempic and Wegovy, the widely popular forms of semaglutide sold to treat diabetes and obesity, have officially been removed from the Food and Drug...

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Why the Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’

An outbreak of measles is wreaking havoc in the South Plains region of Texas where nearly 60 children have been confirmed to be infected so far....

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Louisiana no longer promoting mass vaccinations

The Louisiana Department of Health announced this week it no longer will promote mass vaccinations in the state, saying the move was necessary to...

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Trump’s move to slash research funding shakes medical community

Efforts by the Trump administration to drastically cut federal investments in medical research are threatening to kneecap major research institutions...

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