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More people accessing abortions through telehealth as travel slows

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Medicare picks Botox and Trulicity for latest round of negotiations 

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28.01.2026 6

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RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement becomes wild card for GOP in 2026

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement is a wild card ahead of this year's midterm elections. President Trump and parts of the Republican...

18.01.2026 20

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Trump's supporters grow frustrated by 'flexible' approach to abortion pill 

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15.01.2026 10

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RFK Jr. dismissed members of childhood vaccine injury panel

Numerous members of a little-known committee that advises on modifications to the U.S. vaccine injury compensation program have been dismissed before...

15.01.2026 10

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Centrist Dem group plots path ahead on health

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14.01.2026 20

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Trump’s ‘flexible’ abortion stance frustrates key GOP bloc

Anti-abortion groups fear President Trump is softening on some of their key policy priorities, creating a rift on the right one year into his second...

13.01.2026 10

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Federal judge orders HHS to restore American Academy of Pediatrics funding 

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13.01.2026 10

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Anti-abortion groups pressure Trump, GOP leaders on ACA Hyde 'flexibility'

A coalition of leading anti-abortion groups on Friday urged President Trump along with House and Senate Republican leaders to hold...

10.01.2026 9

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Johnson & Johnson announces drug pricing deal with Trump administration

Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday it will lower prices for certain prescription drugs and match the rates in other countries, becoming the...

09.01.2026 8

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House GOP summon health insurance executives for hearing on affordability

House Republicans on Thursday said they are summoning top health insurance executives to testify later this month as part of a series of hearings...

08.01.2026 10

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Kennedy unveils upside down food pyramid 

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08.01.2026 20

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What to know about the CDC’s upended vaccine schedule under RFK Jr.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upended the childhood vaccine schedule Monday, reducing the number of recommended shots for kids. ...

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Appeals panel upholds block of NIH research overhead payment cuts

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling preventing the Trump administration from cutting billions of dollars in support of research...

06.01.2026 9

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RFK Jr., CDC, in seismic shift, reduce number of recommended vaccines for children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reducing the number of vaccines it recommends for children, officials said Monday, a major...

05.01.2026 20

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First pill version of Wegovy for obesity launches in US

Americans can now purchase a starter dose of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy in pill form, the company announced Monday, pledging widespread...

05.01.2026 10

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HHS escalates Minnesota fraud fight, prompting fear among daycare providers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is escalating the Trump administration's attacks on Minnesota by freezing all federal funding to the...

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Health care stories that resonated with our readers in 2025

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Flu activity is surging across US: Here's what to know

Flu activity is rising sharply across the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with some areas...

31.12.2025 10

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Trump administration agrees to reconsider cut or stalled DEI-related NIH grants

The Trump administration on Monday reached an agreement to reevaluate thousands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were...

30.12.2025 5

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First round of Rural Health Fund payments divvied out 

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Trump marijuana order throws lifeline to hemp industry 

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27.12.2025 20

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Federal judge blocks enforcement of West Virginia food dye, additive ban

A federal judge has temporarily paused West Virginia’s ban on artificial dyes in foods before it can take effect, granting a request from an...

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HHS launches investigation of Seattle Children's Hospital over transgender youth care

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Friday it is launching an investigation into Seattle Children’s Hospital over its...

27.12.2025 20

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Watch live: Trump joins NORAD for Santa calls

President Trump will take part in the annual tradition of tracking Santa's flight around the world as he spends the holidays in Palm Beach, Fla. The...

25.12.2025 10

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American Academy of Pediatrics sues RFK Jr. over funding cuts

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation’s largest professional organization of doctors who treat children, said Wednesday it is suing...

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Conservatives press Trump: Where’s mifepristone review? 

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25.12.2025 8

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19 Democratic-led states and DC sue over Trump gender-affirming care crackdown

A coalition of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia late Tuesday sued the Trump administration, arguing a declaration from...

24.12.2025 10

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Trump's marijuana order throws lifeline to hemp industry

President Trump threw the hemp industry a lifeline with his order to speed up marijuana rescheduling and launch Medicare coverage of CBD, giving more...

24.12.2025 20

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Senate faces uphill slog on ObamaCare subsidies

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White House rolls out largest group of drug pricing agreements yet

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20.12.2025 10

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As GOP blows past ObamaCare deadline, is it too late for a deal?

Republicans in Congress are jumping off the ObamaCare cliff as they leave Washington without a deal to extend enhanced subsidies for millions of...

19.12.2025 10

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Trump health officials target hospitals, doctors over gender-affirming care for minors

Hospitals and doctors that perform gender-affirming care surgery on minors will have to forgo federal Medicare and Medicaid funding under new rules...

18.12.2025 9

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Republicans ready to jump off ObamaCare cliff 

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17.12.2025 20

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Destination Qatar

SPONSORED CONTENT Join The Hill’s and NewsNation's Lindsey Granger for the adventure of a lifetime on “Destination Qatar,” exploring the...

16.12.2025 10

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Trump says he is 'considering' marijuana reclassification

President Trump said Monday his administration is “considering” reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, days after The Washington Post...

16.12.2025 40

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GOP unveils health bill without ACA subsidies

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ObamaCare impasse sets stage for January health care battle

Only a holiday miracle can prevent ObamaCare subsidies from expiring on Jan. 1, setting up a major health care fight next month when lawmakers turn...

12.12.2025 20

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Senate ACA votes fail

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Moderate House Republicans introduce long-shot ACA subsidy extension bill

A small group of bipartisan lawmakers, led by moderate House Republicans, on Tuesday launched another effort to extend the expiring enhanced...

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ObamaCare anxiety rising among House GOP centrists: ‘To do this is buffoonery’

Frustration is mounting among moderate House Republicans as various competing health care plans appear to be going nowhere, with less than 10 working...

05.12.2025 10

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CDC vaccine panel delays hepatitis B vote amid chaotic meeting

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05.12.2025 10

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USDA threatens to withhold SNAP funding from Democratic states over data demands

The Trump administration is planning to block Democratic-led states from accessing billions of dollars in federal funding under the Supplemental...

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Democrats aim to de-politicize ACIP

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democrats aim to de-politicize ACIP A group of Senate...

03.12.2025 10

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HHS's latest vaccine policy upheaval  

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story HHS's latest vaccine policy upheaval A leaked memo from a...

02.12.2025 10

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White House memo says Trump had 'perfectly normal' preventive MRI

A new memo released by the White House on Monday said President Trump underwent preventive cardiovascular imaging during his October physical.  The...

02.12.2025 10

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What’s on the GOP menu for ObamaCare reform, subsidy extensions

Twenty-four million Americans are facing spiking health insurance prices because of expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that...

27.11.2025 10

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Trump admin touts Medicare drug savings 

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27.11.2025 8

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Trump administration unveils Medicare negotiated price cuts for 15 drugs, including Ozempic

The Trump administration late Tuesday announced new lower Medicare prices for 15 drugs that were part of the latest round of the program's price...

26.11.2025 10

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Louisiana health official who is critical of COVID vaccines tapped as CDC's No. 2

A former Louisiana health official who ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations was quietly appointed as the top...

26.11.2025 10

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