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Kennedy Plans Studies to Look for Environmental Contributors to Autism

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that he is planning new studies to identify ...
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. discusses the findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey, during a press conference at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

Kennedy Plans Studies to Look for Environmental Contributors to Autism

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that he is planning new studies to identify ...

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President Donald Trump arrives for a presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy to the U.S. Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)

Trump Signs Healthcare Executive Order That Includes a Win for Pharma Companies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump directed his health department on Tuesday to work with Congress on revamping a law ...

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Signs inform people of measles prevention and testing at the Gaines County Court House in Seminole, Texas, U.S. April 6, 2025. (Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune via REUTERS)

Measles Cases in Texas Rise to 561, State Health Department Says

(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11, as the United...

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A view shows MMR vaccine at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. February 27, 2025. (REUTERS File)

US CDC Advisers Begin Review of Vaccine Guidelines After Months-Long Delay

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outside expert panel began a two-day meeting on Tuesday after ...

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FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)

California OKs $2.8B to Close Medicaid Funding Gap After Expanding Immigrant Coverage

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday to close a $2.8 billion budget gap in the state’s Medicaid...

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Pfizer signage is displayed at the Pfizer NYC Headquarters, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in New York. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)

Pfizer Ends Development of Potential Pill Obesity Treatment

Pfizer is ending the development of its potential once-daily pill treatment for obesity before venturing into the biggest and most expensive...

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Trump HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for at Least 80 Million People

President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty g...

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Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) participates in a confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 21, 2025. Moran has warned about the effect sweeping cuts to Medicaid — a key component of the House Republican budget — could have on his state and rural health care across the country. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Republicans Clash Over Medicaid in Hunt to Pay for Trump’s Agenda

WASHINGTON — When Republican leaders weigh which of their members might defy the party and defect on major legislation, Sen. Jerry Moran’s n...

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He Spent Decades Researching Dementia. Trump’s DEI Purge Killed His Grant, and Dozens More

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A California neurologist who’s among the nation’s top rese...

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New Kaweah Health Clinic Is Coming to Woodlake

Visalia-based Kaweah Health cut the ribbon April 3 on a new health clinic in Woodlake. The hospital networks plans to have the facility open...

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