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You Vote: With a federal judge blocking RFK Jr.'s vaccine schedule and advisory board, what say you?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January lowered the number of vaccines it recommends for children from 18 down to 11, citing a loss of trust in vaccines.
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Registered nurses can no longer sign school excuse letters in Wisconsin starting Sept. 1
Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Friday to remove registered nurses from the list of those allowed to excuse an absence.
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From legal to murder threats, advocates of transgender treatment for kids counter Trump policies
Office of New York's Letitia James resurrects legal argument Supreme Court rejected to compel hospital to resume medicalized gender transitions for minors. Obama judge decries "stench" of DOJ seeking anonymized patient records.
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Military mystery: San Francisco health officials slam Navy over high levels of plutonium in shipyard
Naval director promised to be “transparently sharing the information we have compiled”
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Trump-favored Oracle 'enabling' hospitals in hiding kids' gender procedures from parents: report
Oracle and Epic control nearly two-thirds of electronic health records market, and "may be enabling – or even reinforcing – restrictions on parental rights through the way these systems are marketed and customized for clients," Do No Harm warns.
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SNAP program rife with fraud, disparity and health issues for participants, government agencies say
In the first quarter of 2024, nearly 177,000 fraud incidents were reported. The CDC noted that 2024-2025 data found that SNAP recipients continue to face disproportionately high rates of obesity and diabetes, particularly in low-income areas where participation exceeds 20% of households.
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HHS fires senior adviser who opposed COVID-19 vaccines: Reports
The former health official previously served as Trump's adviser in his first term and advocated for using hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, for treating COVID-19 infections during the pandemic.
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Over 100 pro-life groups urge Republican lawmakers not to cave to Democrat demands on abortion
The groups highlighted how Obamacare subsidies, which have been front and center for Democrats in the government funding fight, got around the 1976 Hyde Amendment that banned federal funding from being used on elective abortions.
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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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Senators urge HHS, FDA to reevaluate approval of a new generic version of mifepristone
The FDA sent a letter approving the drug to its manufacturer, Evita Solutions LLC, last week stating that it has reviewed the drug and found that it meets the requirement for approval under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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FDA approves new generic version of chemical abortion drug mifepristone
"FDA had promised to do a top-to-bottom safety review of the chemical abortion drug, but instead they’ve just greenlighted new versions of it for distribution," Hawley said. "I have lost confidence in the leadership at FDA."