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Audit: WA hospital employee embezzled $32K from rural taxpayers, patient revenues
According to the report, Adams County Public Hospital District 2 notified the Office of the Washington State Auditor, or SAO, in September 2023 about the potential loss of public funds. The district spends $12 million annually from local taxpayers and its revenues, which a former accounting clerk exploited.
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Kennedy claims CDC director was fired because she was untrustworthy
Monarez was terminated late last month after less than one month officially on the job. Top Kennedy advisor Jim O'Neill is the acting CDC director until a new one has been confirmed.
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Watch Live: RFK Jr. testifies before Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.
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Florida surgeon general says state to end all vaccine mandates
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said the state Department of Health will work with GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis on the matter.
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University of Pennsylvania stops banning non-black races from doctor directory to end lawsuit
Black Doctor Directory based on the"thoroughly debunked theory" of racial concordance, that patients fare better with doctors of their own race, Do No Harm says. Its new research finds med schools still letting in blacks with same scores as rejected whites, Asians.
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You Vote: With the recent turmoil at RFK Jr.'s HHS and CDC, how do you think he is doing overall?
The conflicting perspectives come amid an alleged internal struggle between Monarez and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding vaccinations and the alleged weaponization of public health.
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RFK Jr. says HHS will launch study to see if there's connection between psychiatric drugs, violence
Right now it isn't clear if the shooter, Robin Westman, was on any kind of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
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Artificial Intelligence in mental health care: Where to draw the line?
Today’s business software across industries typically includes varying levels of AI, often occurring automatically, like phrasing and grammar suggestions in an email or word processing app.
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String of top CDC officials tender resignations after Monarez's departure
The four senior officials who resigned in the former director's wake largely credited an alleged weaponization of the CDC and a spread of "misinformation" regarding vaccinations as the reason for their exits.
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Kennedy confirms HHS is on track to reveal causes of autism in September
Kennedy first announced a joint research effort to find the root causes of autism in April as part of the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" mission.
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CDC terminates 600 workers as part of HHS restructuring
The layoffs were part of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) broader reorganization plan that was announced in March, but comes after a major shooting at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta.
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HHS overseer says US is taking crucial steps to have pharmaceutical ingredients not be made in China
Knox explained that 70% of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and key materials are manufactured in China and India.
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Two physicians sue CDC over 'aggressive' child vaccine program
The doctors also highlighted that vaccine recommendations from the CDC often become state law, even if there's little cumulative research to back up the recommendations.