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Trust in CDC under RFK Jr. falls to lowest in five years: poll

Public trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is declining and has fallen to its lowest point since the start of the COVID-19...

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Oz seeks to soothe MAHA 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Oz seeks to soothe MAHA Dr. Mehmet Oz wants supporters of...

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Greene defection highlights health care cracks in GOP shutdown unity

Shutdown jockeying over health care is intensifying, with Republicans showing some cracks in their unity and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries...

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Acting CDC director says to break up MMR shot 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Acting CDC director says to break up MMR shot Deputy Health Secretary...

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For ACA subsidies, deadline is now, experts say

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story For ACA subsidies, deadline is now, experts say Top Republicans insist an...

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CDC approves limited recommendation for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accepted an advisory panel’s recommendation Monday that people can get vaccinated for COVID-19...

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FDA under pressure from right after abortion pill approval

The anti-abortion movement's patience with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is wearing thin following the agency’s recent approval of a second...

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White House responds to abortion pill blowback: 'Not an endorsement' 

The White House on Friday defended the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a second generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone,...

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Federal health programs under a shutdown 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Federal health programs under a shutdown Contingency plans...

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GOP on shaky ground with claim about Democrats’ shutdown demands

Amid a stalemate over government funding, Republicans have repeatedly accused Democrats of demanding free health care for immigrants in the country...

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Students for Life: Abortion pill review ‘must go back to the beginning’ 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Students for Life: Abortion pill review ‘must go back to...

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Health insurance costs for 22 million in limbo as shutdown begins

As the first government shutdown since 2019 begins, GOP leaders insist any talk of extending COVID-era enhanced subsidies for ObamaCare plans won’t...

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Pfizer falls in line with Trump’s 'Most Favored Nation' plan 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Pfizer falls in line with Trump’s 'Most Favored Nation'...

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White House touts older generic drug as new treatment for autism

The Trump administration is touting an old generic drug as a new treatment for autism despite limited evidence, sparking unease among doctors and...

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RFK Jr. eyes expanding vaccine injury program to cover kids with autism symptoms

The Trump administration is considering adding autism to the list of injuries covered under the federal program aimed at compensating people who have...

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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood clinics to pause abortion appointments, citing Trump tax law

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will pause abortion appointments starting Oct. 1 because of President Trump’s tax and spending megabill, the...

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Democrats bet the House on health care 

With a government shutdown looming and midterms about a year away, Democratic lawmakers are itching for a fight on health care.  Democrats have...

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Trump administration reviewing abortion pill

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care The Big Story  Trump administration reviewing abortion pill The...

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Global health authorities, US lawmakers rebut Trump’s Tylenol claims 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Global health authorities, US lawmakers rebut Trump’s...

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Trump to pregnant women: ‘Tough it out’  

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Trump to pregnant women: ‘Tough it out’ The Trump administration is...

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CDC vaccine board votes come under scrutiny: Five takeaways

A key federal advisory panel handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr spent two chaotic days debating potentially significant changes to...

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Democrats hold firm on ACA subsidies

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democrats stand firm on ACA subsidies Senate Democrats shot...

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Live updates: Congress poised for series of votes on averting shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson is ready to bring a continuing resolution (CR) to avert a shutdown to the House floor on Friday, before the chamber leaves for a...

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CDC vaccine advisers delay controversial vote on hepatitis B vaccine

Key vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 11-1 Friday morning to delay a recommendation on changes to the hepatitis...

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HHS seeks to cut ties with Florida organ transplant group in reform effort

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is moving to shut down a major organ procurement organization amid actions to reform the...

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CDC panel decision confounds experts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story CDC vaccine panel changes shots for kids The vaccine advisory...

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States band together on vaccine recommendations in challenge to Trump administration

A group of Northeastern states and New York City on Thursday formally announced a joint public health coalition to collaborate on evidence-based...

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RFK Jr. vaccine advisers to examine shots during pregnancy

A panel of federal vaccine advisers appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will launch a new review on the use of...

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Key takeaways on CDC hearing: Vaccine moves, experts sidelined, GOP attacks

Susan Monarez testified for more than three hours Wednesday about her ouster as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after...

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GOP senators attack 'anti-Trump' attorneys working for fired CDC director

Republican senators Wednesday attempted to undermine the testimony of former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez...

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Cassidy to amplify RFK Jr. criticism with hearing on CDC turmoil

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez will be in the spotlight Wednesday at a high-profile Senate hearing, as...

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Former CDC leaders to blast Kennedy at hearing

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Former CDC leadership to go after Kennedy in hearing Two...

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ACA tax credits at center of shutdown fight 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story ACA tax credits at center of shutdown fight The imminent...

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RFK Jr. taps new vaccine panel members: Here's who he picked

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped five new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)...

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Applications for 'big beautiful' rural health fund open for states

States can begin applying Monday for their share of a $50 billion fund for rural health providers under the GOP’s tax and spending law, but they...

15.09.2025 4

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ObamaCare fight meets shutdown politics: What to know

An ObamaCare deadline has collided with a fight over government funding, as Democrats are signaling they want Republicans to extend the law's expiring...

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States prep for COVID vaccine upheaval

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story States prep for COVID-19 vaccine upheaval Vaccine policy is...

13.09.2025 3

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MAHA allies disappointed by ‘missed opportunities’ in report

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story MAHA report disappoints with ‘missed opportunities’ The...

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Appeals panel allows Trump admin to strip Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood

A federal appeals court Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a provision of the new tax cut and spending law that will cut...

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Some RFK Jr. allies see MAHA strategy as ‘missed opportunity’

Tuesday's long-awaited "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) report steered clear of calling for regulation of the pesticide and food industries,...

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GOP under pressure to extend Obamacare tax credits

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Pressure mounting on GOP to extend Obamacare tax credits ...

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Trump signs order to crack down on prescription drug advertising

The Trump administration is planning to ramp up oversight and enforcement of direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising, but will stop short of...

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The second MAHA report has dropped

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The second MAHA report is out The White House released its...

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State vaccine policies get partisan as RFK Jr. stirs skepticism

Vaccine policy is rapidly fracturing along party lines under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., setting the United States on a path for a...

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GOP unease about RFK Jr. doesn't shake Trump's faith

A combative Senate hearing Thursday exposed growing cracks in Republican support for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,...

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States buck FDA on vaccine access

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story States break with FDA, roll out broader access to vaccines...

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Trump on RFK Jr. after combative hearing: 'I like the fact that he’s different'

President Trump on Thursday expressed his support for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following a contentious Senate...

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Kennedy defends CDC upheaval in contentious hearing  

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Kennedy defends CDC upheaval in contentious hearing Health...

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5 takeaways as RFK Jr. battles GOP, Democratic senators on CDC, vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his tenure as the nation’s top health official during a contentious Senate hearing Thursday, snapping back at...

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Florida moves to ban school vaccine requirements

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Florida surgeon general plans to remove all school vaccine...

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