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FDA official resigns after pressure from White House, conservative criticism: reports
Dr. Vinay Prasad faced criticisms from disease advocates and conservatives over his decision to pause a muscular dystrophy gene therapy.
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FDA allows distribution of muscular dystrophy drug again after public criticism
The agency’s now-reversed decision to halt distribution of a gene therapy for children suffering from muscular dystrophy raised questions about a key FDA official who broke with Trump on regulation.
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Dems probe RFK Jr's firings of CDC advisory panel members
The group, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., set a deadline of Aug. 12 for Kennedy to give them information on the firings.
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Trump's pause on student visas also impacting US healthcare system, adding to doctor shortage
The Association of American Medical Colleges says the United States faces a projected shortage of roughly 86,000 physicians by 2036.
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Measles cases in US hit highest point since elimination in 2000
Measles has been considered to be eliminated in the U.S. since 2000 because it has not continuously spread over a yearlong period
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Vaccine advisory board votes to remove controversial mercury-based compound from flu vax
The advisory board ended a nearly 30-year crusade to remove the neurotoxin thimerosal from vaccines, which many have theorized links to issues like autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental issues.
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Nantucket to test sewage water for cocaine, fentanyl, meth
With the nationwide rise in opioid and stimulant related deaths, Nantucket will test sewage water for drugs.
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Congressman says doctors need more info on prescriptions at substance abuse clinics to help patients
The legislation Rep. Mike Kennedy introduced earlier this month is titled the Safe Prescribing Through Reporting Act of 2025.
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FBI probes children's hospitals for 'female genital mutilation' through gender transition: report
Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are already on medical watchdog's "Dirty Dozen list" of worst offenders for so-called sex change treatments for minors.
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Trans clinical care is potentially harming children with autism, physician says
Autism rates in America have risen sharply and now show that one in 31 children are on the autism spectrum, up from one in 150 in the year 2000. Dr. Peter McCullough says there's an overlap with children expressing gender dysphoria.
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Cleveland Clinic faces scrutiny for DEI, climate activism, transgender initiatives
Cleveland Clinic CEO Tom Mihaljevic, who received more than $7 million in compensation in 2023, has publicly said “healthcare is only part of our mission.”
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Kraft Heinz becomes latest company to remove dyes from food products under RFK Jr.'s HHS
Kraft Heinz is one of the latest food companies to announce the removal of synthetic dyes from products, amid a demand from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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As Congress struggles to cut spending, states expose Medicaid fraud on steroids
As a taxpayer funded program, fraud estimated in the tens of billions is a burden to hardworking Americans.