Kelly Spill didn’t cry when she was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28. She held her emotions together when her surgeon told her that she might not…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, is asking the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for an agencywide “scientific process” on…
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HHS touts universal flu, coronavirus vaccine initiative while casting doubt on future of seasonal Covid-19 shots
by adminThe US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it aims to accomplish within four years a scientific feat that hasn’t been achieved for the past 45: the…
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More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
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Despite pledge to expand naloxone access, Trump administration proposal would cut overdose prevention programs
by adminThe Trump administration has named overdose prevention among its top drug policy priorities, but a preliminary budget proposal that was recently leaked suggests that it would cut about two dozen…
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HHS to require placebo testing of ‘all new vaccines,’ raising questions about approval of updated Covid-19 shots
by adminThe US Department of Health and Human Services said it will require that all new vaccines be tested in placebo-controlled trials before they’re licensed for use, raising urgent questions about…
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Milwaukee announces additional school closures, new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens
by adminMilwaukee will temporarily close two more school buildings as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district also announced Monday an updated plan to…
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988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal
by adminThe preliminary memo, dated April 10, previews the administration’s possible plans to slash discretionary federal health spending and rework health agencies as President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F.…
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FDA may ask Novavax to conduct additional trials of its Covid-19 vaccine to receive full approval
by adminThe terms need to be negotiated before Novavax’s vaccine could be granted full approval, the source said, declining to be named because they weren’t authorized to speak on behalf of…
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Milwaukee announces additional school closures and new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens
by adminMilwaukee announced Monday the temporary closure of two more schools as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district is also presenting an updated…