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CDC’s plummeting morale 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story CDC’s plummeting morale It’s been a difficult time for...

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Planned Parenthood sues South Carolina over Medicaid ban

An updated legal challenge from Planned Parenthood in South Carolina seeks to preserve Medicaid for its health centers after a recent Supreme Court...

22.08.2025 3

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Immigrants risk being shut out of America’s health system

The Trump administration is attempting to reverse decades-old policy to exclude a broad group of immigrants from accessing social services and health...

22.08.2025 4

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White House restores stalled CDC research funds

Tens of millions of dollars in funding for health programs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that had been blocked by the...

21.08.2025 4

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Pediatric group bucks RFK Jr. on kids' COVID shots

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Pediatric group bucks RFK Jr. on kids' COVID-19 shots In a...

20.08.2025 7

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Costco enters abortion pill discourse

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Costco joins abortion pill discourse The major bulk retailer...

19.08.2025 20

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Trump could finish Biden’s marijuana reform 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Trump could finish Biden’s marijuana reform President Trump says...

16.08.2025 2

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RFK Jr.: 'I am not running for president in 2028'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he is not running for president in 2028, denying speculation amid attacks from...

15.08.2025 3

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Judge temporarily blocks Medicaid data sharing with ICE officials

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing the personal data of Medicaid enrollees with...

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RFK Jr. fulfills anti-vax group's demand

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story RFK Jr. fulfills demand of anti-vaccine group The Department...

15.08.2025 9

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HHS revives long-dormant childhood vaccine safety task force

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is reviving a long-defunct task force on the safety of childhood vaccines, responding to a...

15.08.2025 5

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Federal judge blocks Trump administration's broad birth control mandate exemptions

The Trump administration’s religious and moral carve-outs to an ObamaCare requirement that all employer health plans cover contraception at no cost...

14.08.2025 3

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FDA could make it harder to get young kids a COVID shot

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering revoking the authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children younger than 5...

14.08.2025 20

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NIH director offers reason for cutting vaccine contracts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story NIH director: Lack of public trust led to contract cuts...

14.08.2025 10

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Vaccine misinformation blamed for fatal CDC shooting 

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13.08.2025 10

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Kennedy visits CDC after deadly shooting

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Kennedy visits CDC after weekend shooting Health and Human...

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HHS pilot program raises Democratic concerns over Medicare red tape

House Democrats are sounding the alarm and demanding more information about a new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) demonstration they say...

11.08.2025 2

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Red states lead push for MAHA soda bans

Republican-led states are leading the charge to ban soda and candy from their food stamp programs, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy...

11.08.2025 40

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Eli Lilly weight loss pill shows promise, but not as strong as injectables

Eli Lilly’s experimental oral weight loss pill helped patients lose about 12 percent of their body weight on average in a late-stage trial, the...

07.08.2025 10

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ACA premiums set to spike 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story ACA premiums set to spike People who buy health insurance...

07.08.2025 40

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CDC to restore overdose prevention funds  

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story CDC to restore overdose prevention funds The Trump...

06.08.2025 30

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Proposed rule bans nearly all abortions at VA hospitals 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Proposed rule bans nearly all abortions at VA hospitals ...

05.08.2025 10

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RFK Jr. 'reviewing' ouster of preventive task force members 

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he is “reviewing” whether to remove all members of an influential...

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Where the summer COVID-19 infections are hitting hardest

The number of people with COVID-19 in the U.S. is low but increasing, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released...

04.08.2025 8

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Kennedy targets vaccination injury program

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is targeting a little-known but crucial program that underpins all childhood vaccinations....

03.08.2025 4

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Senate panel rejects Trump cuts to NIH, other health agencies

The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed funding cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH),...

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Senate panel rejects Trump budget health cuts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Senate panel rejects Trump budget health cuts The Senate...

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White House launching new health data sharing initiative

The Trump administration on Wednesday said it has secured commitments from more than 60 health and information technology companies to participate in...

30.07.2025 9

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Senate confirms Trump nominee to lead CDC

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), putting a longtime government scientist at...

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Senate Democrats launch investigation into RFK Jr. firing of CDC vaccine panel

Democrats on the Senate Health Committee launched an investigation on Tuesday into Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s firing...

30.07.2025 4

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CDC director poised for confirmation

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story CDC director poised for confirmation Susan Monarez was poised...

30.07.2025 4

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Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding restored, as Dems seek BBB rollback

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29.07.2025 5

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RFK Jr. lashes out at vaccine injury program, pledges changes

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he is working to overhaul the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which...

29.07.2025 10

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Judge orders Medicaid funding temporarily restored to all Planned Parenthood affiliates

A federal judge in Boston on Monday blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to all Planned Parenthood affiliates as part of the GOP’s...

28.07.2025 10

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Coke with cane sugar may not be that big of a MAHA victory

Coca-Cola is going to offer a cane sugar version of its signature beverage, rather than one sweetened with corn syrup. Major segments of the food...

27.07.2025 20

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow NIH to cancel health grants

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to continue moving forward with canceling National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

25.07.2025 30

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RFK Jr. sued over a task force by the anti-vaccine group he founded

The anti-vaccine organization founded by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now funding a lawsuit against him, arguing...

24.07.2025 10

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RFK Jr. signs recommendation to remove thimerosal from flu vaccines

The federal government is recommending flu vaccines remove the preservative thimerosal after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

23.07.2025 2

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Trump’s vein diagnosis gives rare glimpse into health issues

The White House’s announcement that President Trump has a common chronic vein condition marked a rare glimpse into the health of the oldest person...

22.07.2025 50

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Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Planned Parenthood funding

A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to Planned Parenthood as part of the GOP’s new tax cut and health law....

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Lawmakers reintroduce bill to repeal Hyde Amendment

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Lawmakers re-introduce bill to repeal Hyde Amendment A host...

22.07.2025 4

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ObamaCare insurance costs expected to spike next year: Analysis

People who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could see a major spike in their premiums next year, at the same time enhanced...

18.07.2025 20

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Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration to block ObamaCare changes

A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday to block implementation of a rule they argue will undermine the...

18.07.2025 10

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RFK Jr. fires two top staffers in leadership shakeup

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. has fired two of the department’s top aides in a leadership shakeup, a spokesman confirmed on...

16.07.2025 1

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PEPFAR survives rescissions

Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story PEPFAR survives rescissions Senate Republicans are removing a global...

16.07.2025 4

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Appeals court upholds West Virginia's medication abortion ban

A divided federal appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld West Virginia’s ban on medication abortion, ruling that the law does not conflict with the...

16.07.2025 10

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Ice cream makers pledge to remove artificial food dyes by 2028

Dozens of ice cream manufacturers are planning to remove artificial dyes from products by the end of 2027, according to the International Dairy...

15.07.2025 3

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Hospitals across nation brace for Medicaid cuts under ‘big, beautiful’ law

Hospitals are bracing for the impact from the Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s sweeping spending and tax cut law.   While most of the cuts...

13.07.2025 7

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FDA gives full approval to Moderna COVID shot for at-risk kids

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval on Thursday to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children, making it the first COVID shot...

11.07.2025 10

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HHS abruptly cancels preventive services task force meeting

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly postponed a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force originally...

10.07.2025 10

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