Health
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Medical group expects FTC to take action to protect minors from transgender procedures
Do No Harm told FTC it disputes that gender-affirming care for minors is safe, effective, and “reduces the risk of suicide.”
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Trump's doctor says president in 'exceptional health' following 'semiannual physical' at Walter Reed
White House physician Sean Barbabella gave the 79-year-old Trump a clean bill of health Friday night and said that his cardiac age is 14 years younger than his actual age.
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Trump strikes deal with AstraZeneca to offer drugs to US at discounted prices
This marks the second such deal that the Trump administration has negotiated. The first was with Pfizer. In both cases, the deal involved lower prices in the U.S., major investments in American-based research and production, and potential tariff relief
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CDC reports Oregon has detected its first human case of the bird flu
The public has been warned to stay away from sick animals, including dead birds, their droppings, and raw dairy products.
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Prominent Democrat governor praises RFK Jr. pick for HHS secretary
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says RFK Jr. “helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019.”
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Pfizer, Moderna stocks fall after RFK Jr. chosen for HHS Secretary
The stocks all fell by more than 5% at the end of the day, except for Pfizer's stock, which only fell 2%, and stocks of the British vaccine creator GSK, which also fell 2%. Novavax was hit the hardest with its shares falling more than 7%.
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Prominent doctor calls on Trump to remove the COVID-19 vaccine from the marketplace
Dr. Peter McCullough said the vaccines have not had the safety track record America wanted to see.
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RFK Jr. promises not to 'take away' vaccines but provide more scientific research
The former Democrat rejected allegations that he is "anti-vaccine" and said he wanted to be more transparent on health and vaccine issues so Americans can make more informed decisions.
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National Zoo euthanizes Kamala, its longtime Asian elephant, for 'poor long-term prognosis'
Transferred to Smithsonian-run zoo in 2014, animal care staff soon noticed symptoms that developed into severe osteoarthritis, giving her "declining quality of life" that sharply plummeted in recent weeks, zoo says.
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McDonald's points to onions as source of E coli outbreak
Taylor Farms issued a recall on four raw onion products out of an abundance of caution on Wednesday, because of "potential E. coli contamination." Some fast food chains in Colorado, where the highest amount of cases have occurred, have also pulled onions from their menus because of the recall, including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC.
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Medicare gave private insurers about $4.2 billion for debatable diagnoses during home visits: report
The inspector general’s report showed that each visit was worth $1,869 on average to the insurers.
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CDC issues warning on E coli outbreak from McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger
A total of 49 cases have been reported so far from 10 states, but the majority of the infections were reported in Nebraska and Colorado.
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Ethel Kennedy, widow of the late Robert F. Kennedy, hospitalized after suffering stroke
Joe Kennedy III said his grandmother is surrounded by family and is receiving the "best care possible" after her stroke, and asked for privacy for the family.