How RFK Jr.’s health proposals would stack up in practice
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally former President Donald Trump at Macomb Community College on Nov. 1 in Warren, Mich. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Kennedy hints at vast health agency overhaul if Trump elected
If you work for the FDA and are part of this corrupt system, I have two messages for you: 1. Preserve your records, and 2. Pack your bags." Speaking at a roundtable last month hosted alongside Sen.
Fact-checking the Vance-Walz debate
The Oct. 1 debate was hosted by CBS News.
Fact-checking the Harris-Trump debate
Fewer than 1 percent were performed at 21 weeks or later. The figures are voluntarily reported and apply to legal abortions in 48 reporting areas in the U.S.
Fact-checking Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention
Supreme Court ruled on July 1 that a president should enjoy a "presumption of immunity" when carrying out "official acts."
FDA greenlights updated COVID shots, prepares for fall rollout
Back in June, the FDA directed vaccine manufacturers to make monovalent vaccines targeting the JN.1 variant, but the agency later told manufacturers to instead target the KP.2 strain if possible, given
Parental rights law could thwart fight against HIV
assume that decreased access to HIV and STI testing and treatment would lead to adverse outcomes in terms of the trajectory of HIV and STIs among young people," she said, noting the group accounts for 1
FactCheck updates how the US has performed under Biden
But compared with the highest level during Trump’s time in office — which was in January 2019 — manufacturing jobs are up only 122,000, or just under 1 percent.
Harris’ Senate portfolio included maternal health, telehealth
Biden administration’s push for states to expand Medicaid postpartum coverage from two to 12 months, creating "birthing friendly" hospital designations and launching the maternal mental health hotline (1-
Four years after COVID-19, CDC’s mission divides Capitol HillÂ
The CDC’s data modernization project has received more than $1 billion in funding, but Bucshon lamented that the project has "yet to bear fruit."
Summer COVID surge isn’t cause for alarm, experts say
The number of COVID-19 cases resulting from the KP.3 variant is rising rapidly and has quickly overtaken KP.2 and JN.1 variants as the most dominant COVID-19 lineages in recent months.
At Aspen conference, a call to prioritize stopping gun violence
Gregory Jackson, deputy director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, speaking at Aspen Ideas: Health on Friday, said firearm violence is the No. 1 cause of death among youth and has been
Now is the time to improve the health of our nation’s children
In 2022, 8.8 percent of children lived in households experiencing food insecurity, and 1 in 5 children were at risk of hunger.
Lawmakers gather information after Texas bird flu case
The program will cover 75 percent of the average fair market value of livestock.As of April 1, the department has detected the spread of the virus from poultry to dairy herds in Texas, Kansas, Michigan
Top Senate appropriators detail full-year stopgap impacts
The exact level of defense spending in a full-year CR remains unclear; it could be flat-funded or subject to a 1 percent haircut, depending on the White House budget office’s eventual interpretation.
Key study of Camp Lejeune cancers in limbo as cases go to court
Under the "elective option," those who contracted any of five "Tier 1" diseases — kidney cancer, liver cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia or bladder cancer — are eligible for $150,000 if they spent
GOP adds social policy riders to House Labor-HHS-Education spending bill
Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., would reduce the salaries of several HHS officials to $1.Â
One year in, 988 crisis line looks to next steps
In the first year, the lifeline reported nearly 5 million contacts through calls, chats and texts – or double the previous year through the 10-digit number, including 1 million to the Veterans Crisis Line
CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan
Despite the availability of these cures, commercial data showed only 1 in 6 uninsured adults under 40 with hepatitis C has been cured, according to a Morbidity and Mortality Report published Thursday examining
Biden’s pick to lead the CDC faces tough summer on Capitol Hill
Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, predicted the deal will mean flat funding or a roughly 1 percent cut across the board in fiscal 2024 for the CDC.