Health Care
Cassidy praises Kennedy for promoting measles vaccination amid outbreak
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) applauded Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for promoting measles vaccination amid...
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Measles cases rise to 700, adding pressure to RFK Jr.
The measles outbreak has now surpassed 700 reported cases in the U.S., raising the pressure on Health and Human Services...
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HHS officials did not know how many people have been fired
Department of Health and Human Services officials during a closed-door briefing could not give a full accounting of the number...
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Autism Society says RFK Jr.’s comments ‘unrealistic and misleading’
Leadership at The Autism Society of America is pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s recent...
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CMS tells states Medicaid funds cannot be used for gender-affirming care
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is urging states to not use Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for...
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Democratic-led states sue Education Department for ceasing access to COVID funds
A group of Democratic-led states sued the Education Department Thursday in an effort to regain access to hundreds of millions...
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RFK Jr. considering ‘framework’ for Medicaid, Medicare coverage of GLP-1s
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is considering a “regulatory framework” for Medicare and...
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Percentage of ‘thriving’ Americans mired at 5-year low: Gallup
The percentage of “thriving” Americans is at a five-year low, according to a Gallup poll. The poll found 48.9 percent...
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FDA to phase out some animal testing requirements, possibly replace them with AI models
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological products and...
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RFK Jr.: ‘By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic’
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive testing and research effort” that HHS Secretary Robert F....
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