Health Care
Senators question tobacco firms on lobbying in wake of new FDA policy
A group of six Democratic senators sent letters to two tobacco companies on Thursday, asking for details on their dealings...
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Acting CDC director says US Ebola response more justified than COVID measures
Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Jay Bhattacharya defended the Trump administration’s response to the Ebola...
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Trump cuts funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud unit
The Trump administration is cutting off $3 million in federal funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud control program after it failed...
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USAID’s closure led to ‘entirely preventable’ deaths, latest Ebola outbreak: House Dem report
The Trump administration’s decision to kill the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) likely contributed to 600,000 “entirely preventable” deaths,...
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Gabbard says husband’s surgery was successful: ‘Now the recovery begins’
Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation as director of national intelligence after her husband was diagnosed with bone cancer, said...
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Cassidy slams RFK Jr. over resurgence in vaccine-preventable diseases
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) directly blamed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a resurgence in...
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Screwworm fly detected in Texas for first time in decades
A flesh-eating parasite has been detected in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Inspection Service confirmed...
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Conservative think tank alleges widespread ObamaCare enrollment fraud
An influential conservative think tank contends that a quarter of all ObamaCare exchange enrollments were improper, adding more fuel to...
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Rubio says US to ‘reengage’ with global vaccine program
The United States may resume funding for a global humanitarian vaccine alliance, reversing a decision by Health Secretary Robert F....
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‘Queen of Versailles’ star Jackie Siegel to mark annual Naloxone Awareness Day in DC
The so-called Queen of Versailles is trading her kingdom for Capitol Hill, heading to Congress to mark a day she...
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