Health
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HHS announces revival of childhood vaccine safety task force
The new panel will consist of experts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, with NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya serving as chairman.
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Texas Senate approves bill to bar abortion drugs
The state has already banned abortion in nearly all circumstances, though the matter of the drugs has remained the subject of legal scrutiny.
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Kennedy visits CDC main campus in Atlanta following deadly shooting
HHS said Kennedy toured the facility, visited the DeKalb County Police Department that responded to the shooting and met with DeKalb County Police Chief Greg Padrick and Rose's widow.
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Americans get over half of their calories from highly processed foods: CDC
The CDC report, released this month, used dietary data collected between August 2021 and August 2023.
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HHS cancels nearly $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccines
The decision comes after the department reviewed mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and includes the closure of 22 projects.
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Agriculture Dept. approves waivers banning candy, soda from SNAP benefits in six states
The new waivers will go into effect next year and impact residents in Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia. Rollins has already approved waivers for Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and Utah.
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Critical Condition: America faces a supply chain crisis for basic drugs, and Trump wants to fix it
Reliance on China for basic drugs like antibiotics, PPE and surgical sterilization tools leaves the United States vulnerable to shortages.
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Childhood vaccination rates continue to drop: CDC data
HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said that the CDC was committed to making vaccines accessible and raising efficacy awareness, while emphasizing that “the decision to vaccinate is a personal one”
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Trump restores Presidential Fitness Test
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at the event, recalled the previous tradition of awarding the top 15% of performers in the presidential fitness test with a badge of honor.
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Trump pushes Big Pharma to alter pricing models
Trump specifically asked that those companies offer the MFN price to Medicaid recipients and to promise that they wouldn't sell the same drugs for lower costs to comparably developed nations.
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Some non-alcoholic Celsius drinks 'inadvertently filled' with alcohol, forcing recall
Celsius Energy Drinks Mis-labelled Leading to High Noon Recall
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Chiefs' Butker among pro athletes joining Trump to jumpstart Presidential Fitness Test
The Presidential Fitness Test has not been in public schools since 2012.
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Pandemic aged brains, even among those who did not contract the virus: study
The structural change is most pronounced in the elderly, males and in those from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to the study.