Health
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Kennedy defends Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general amid backlash
Means has largely been criticized over her reputation as a "wellness influencer" and lack of experience in public health administration.
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Trump announces Dr. Casey Means will be nominated as the next US Surgeon General
Trump said Means will work closely with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and "Make America Healthy Again."
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announces effort with NIH, Medicare, Medicaid to find root cause of autism
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows autism now impacts 1-in-31 children in the United States.
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FDA ban on Juul products put on hold
Juul's original ban of the company's e-cigarettes has been pushed back.
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Biden admits Dems don't have the votes to ax Senate filibuster
Democrats currently control the 50-50 Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris acting as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber
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DC, NYC out of MonkeyPox vaccines
Despite increasing numbers, World Health Organization has declined to declare unprecedented monkeypox outbreak public health emergency
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US retailers including CVS, Rite Aid, Walmart limit sale of over-the-counter abortion pills
CVS says it has ample supply of pills in stores, online but imposed limitations to ensure equitable access
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SCOTUS abortion ruling leaves U.S. servicewomen in red states with limited options
Thus far, the Pentagon has not formulated any policy to assist military servicewomen in procuring an abortion if they are stationed in a state that does not permit it
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Juul wins temporary stay against FDA order removing its e-cigarettes from the market
The company has longed faced a bevy of lawsuits and public scrutiny for allegedly targeting underage youths in its marketing efforts
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Alveda King on SCOTUS decision: 'today is definitely a very blessed day'
"There's still love and hope in America. And so let's just serve each other, and live," she said
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WHO to decide whether to elevate monkeypox to 'public health emergency of international concern'
The agency does not declare pandemics, but it did start using the term in March 2020 to describe COVID-19
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Yale epidemiologist soothes monkeypox concerns as WHO reports over 2,000 cases in latest outbreak
With more than 500 known cases, the United Kingdom is home to the largest outbreak of monkeypox
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Lawmakers likely to drop genital inspections from Ohio transgender athlete ban
“I’m not sure why that’s in the bill, it’s unnecessary,” said state Senate President Matt Huffman