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FDA pick sidesteps tough questions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story FDA pick sidesteps tough questions Dr. Heidi Overton, President...

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Senate committee advances Klomp as HHS No. 2

A key Senate committee Thursday advanced the nomination of Chris Klomp to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...

yesterday 4

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Anti-abortion group threatens to sue FDA over mifepristone

The anti-abortion group Students for Life of America on Thursday filed a notice of intent to sue the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over alleged...

yesterday 20

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Trump FDA pick tests Collins on abortion

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is in the middle of a fight over a Trump health nominee, presenting a key test of her commitment to being an...

yesterday 10

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Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order

The White House is backing down from a plan to issue an executive order that would give the White House control over scientific grants from the...

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Lawsuit targets 'medically frail' Medicaid work requirement exemption

A new lawsuit is challenging how the Trump administration plans to exempt medically frail people from Medicaid work requirements. Medicaid enrollees,...

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MAHA lashes out at RFK Jr.

{beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story MAHA activists call out Trump, RFK Jr. on mRNA Make America Healthy Again activists, alongside...

tuesday 4

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Vance-led task force set to remove 750K Obamacare enrollees, citing fraud

The Trump administration is removing close to 750,000 people from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage due to allegedly fraudulent enrollment, Vice...

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EPA launches drinking water study looking for traces of abortion pills

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a drinking water quality study that will for the first time look for traces of abortion pills...

21.09.2026 20

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Trump touts Medicaid drug savings

All 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have applied to participate in an arrangement intended to give lower drug prices to Medicaid...

18.09.2026 10

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CDC director says RFK Jr. has final say

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story CDC director says RFK Jr. has final say In her first interview since...

18.09.2026 10

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White House set to tout Medicaid 'most favored nation' drug pricing deals

President Trump on Friday is set to announce that all 50 states will see "most favored nation" (MFN) pricing for some drugs covered by Medicaid,...

18.09.2026 20

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RFK Jr. says anti-vaccine group has a 'friend at the White House'

Speaking to the anti-vaccine group he once led, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday the Trump administration...

17.09.2026 7

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Kennedy fans vaccine injury concerns at anti-vaccine event

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kennedy fans vaccine injury concerns at anti-vaccine event Returning...

17.09.2026 6

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After months of vacancies, Kennedy revamps preventive services panel with new members

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday named eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an...

17.09.2026 20

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Abortion rights group expands midterm battleground efforts

A major abortion rights group is expanding its outreach efforts in key battleground House districts ahead of November's midterm elections....

16.09.2026 20

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Democrats grill top Kennedy ally nominated to be HHS no. 2

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Democrats grill top Kennedy ally nominated to be HHS no. 2 The...

15.09.2026 10

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Abbott agrees to settle DOJ lawsuit over baby formula plant contamination

Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to settle allegation related to how it operated a manufacturing plant tied to contaminated powdered baby...

15.09.2026 10

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Carrie Hughes: Health and human services director, House Education and the Workforce Committee

Carrie Hughes knows she is somewhat of a rarity on Capitol Hill. Her first job as a congressional aide was in the office of Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.)....

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Marcus Towns: Member services director, House Appropriations Committee Republicans

Advancing any legislation with a slim Republican majority is a challenge, but navigating the variety of GOP viewpoints while trying to advance...

15.09.2026 30

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States and cities sue over 'public charge' green card restrictions

A coalition of Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., are suing the Trump administration to block a rule that makes it harder for immigrants to...

14.09.2026 20

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CDC director's 'unusual' silence draws scrutiny

Just a month into her tenure, CDC director Erica Schwartz is missing in action. The country is heading into respiratory virus season, and public...

13.09.2026 30

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CDC declares cyclospora outbreak over

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story CDC declares cyclospora outbreak over After nearly 13,000 cases and...

11.09.2026 10

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Health officials declare end to largest cyclospora outbreak in history

The country's largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis has ended, federal health officials said Friday. The foodborne illness linked to contaminated lettuce...

11.09.2026 10

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Trump promises Obamacare rebates to people in swing states

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Trump promises Obamacare rebates to people in swing states, right...

10.09.2026 7

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Trump surgeon general nominee discloses tobacco, pharma investments

President Trump’s surgeon general nominee reported investments in the tobacco company Philip Morris International as well as beverage companies...

10.09.2026 10

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Trump pledges $500 ObamaCare rebate checks

The Trump administration is pledging to send $500 rebate checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the White House says were overcharged for ObamaCare...

10.09.2026 20

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Trump administration names permanent FDA division leaders

The Trump administration permanently filled four key leadership roles in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, the agency announced,...

09.09.2026 10

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Federal court to hear arguments on abortion pill access

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Federal court to hear arguments on abortion pill access A...

08.09.2026 10

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Vulnerable House Democrat selling Zyn-inspired campaign merchandise

A House Democrat seeking reelection is selling Zyn-inspired campaign merchandise, leaning into an association with the explosively popular nicotine...

08.09.2026 10

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White House faces mifepristone test

The Trump administration is set to face another key test on abortion, with two months to go until the midterm elections. A three-judge panel on the...

06.09.2026 20

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Pennsylvania infant's death confirmed to have been caused by measles

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Pennsylvania infant confirmed to have died from measles Following...

04.09.2026 10

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Pentagon sought to divert NIH funds for defense use, top House Appropriations Democrat says

The Pentagon is attempting to divert billions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bolster the agency's budget, according to the...

03.09.2026 10

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CDC, Pennsylvania's growing feud over measles: 4 things to know

Pennsylvania health officials last week announced two unvaccinated people died from measles-associated conditions, including an infant. But the...

03.09.2026 20

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House passes postponement on hemp ban

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare The Big Story House passes postponement on hemp ban The House on Tuesday passed a short-term...

01.09.2026 10

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CDC, Pennsylvania clash over measles deaths

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is disputing two measles deaths reported by Pennsylvania and excluding them from its official...

01.09.2026 30

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Federal judge delays a mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms

A federal judge on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone...

31.08.2026 10

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MAHA voters don’t seem likely to be GOP’s midterm boost

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story MAHA voters may not be GOP’s midterm boost While the Trump...

31.08.2026 10

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GOP gambles on midterm dividends from RFK Jr.’s MAHA

Less than three months ahead of the midterm elections, the main political organization supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again...

30.08.2026 20

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RFK Jr. questions measles deaths in Pennsylvania

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story RFK Jr. seizes on Shapiro's measles statements Top Trump...

28.08.2026 10

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Officials widen lettuce-linked cyclospora outbreak probe to 20 states

Cases of a parasitic illness linked to iceberg lettuce have been confirmed in 20 states, health officials said, as the largest outbreak of the disease...

28.08.2026 20

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Trump officials cast doubt on Pennsylvania measles death claims

Top Trump administration health officials are openly questioning the circumstances of two deaths that Pennsylvania officials attributed to measles....

27.08.2026 10

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FDA approves new COVID-19 shots

The Food and Drug Administration approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday for people at higher risk, clearing the way for manufacturers to begin...

27.08.2026 10

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Hemp ban awaits Senate returning from break

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Hemp ban awaits Senators returning from break When Congress returns...

27.08.2026 10

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States sue Trump administration over family planning grant changes

A coalition of states sued the Trump administration Thursday to block changes to a family planning grant program that they allege would strip federal...

27.08.2026 30

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RFK Jr. feuds with Shapiro, spreads vaccine misinformation

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kennedy feuds with Shapiro over vaccines An online row between...

26.08.2026 10

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FDA approves groundbreaking new pancreatic cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering new life-extending care for patients...

26.08.2026 10

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Florida moves to end certain school vaccination requirements

The state of Florida wants to roll back a requirement that public and private school children receive four vaccines before enrolling. A proposed rule...

25.08.2026 30

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Across the country, Kennedy touts MAHA, but not vaccines

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood in the Oval Office last week as President Trump proudly signed an executive order to...

22.08.2026 20

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Trump eyes vaccine categories

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Trump eyes vaccine categories To support President Trump’s vaccine...

21.08.2026 10

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