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Debate Turns Raucous as House Panel Weighs Medicaid Cuts

WASHINGTON — As he called to order a marathon committee session to consider Medicaid cuts and other critical pieces of Republicans’ sweeping...
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Debate Turns Raucous as House Panel Weighs Medicaid Cuts

WASHINGTON — As he called to order a marathon committee session to consider Medicaid cuts and other critical pieces of Republicans’ sweeping...

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UnitedHealth Group CEO Steps Down as Company Lowers, Then Withdraws Financial Outlook for 2025

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation’s largest health insurer suspended its full-year fi...

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FDA and RFK Jr. Aim to Remove Ingestible Fluoride Products Used to Protect Kids’ Teeth

WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements sometimes used to strengthen childr...

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President Donald Trump signs an executive order related to drug prices, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump Orders Drugmakers to Cut Prices in 30 Days

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of...

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This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. (AP File)

What to Know About Food Poisoning Illnesses Caused by Listeria

A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S., and a producer is voluntarily ...

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Experts Call Kennedy’s Plan to find Autism’s Cause Unrealistic

WASHINGTON — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find au...

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FDA Will Allow Three New Color Additives Made From Minerals, Algae and Flower Petals

U.S. regulators said Friday that they would allow three new color additives made from natural sources to be used in the nation’s food ...

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First At-Home Test Kit for Cervical Cancer Approved by the FDA, Company Says

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home befor...

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Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Benjamin B. Braun/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

‘Luigi Mangione Act’ Seeks to Block Health Insurance Denials, Sparks Outrage Over Name

A California ballot initiative, controversially named after an alleged murderer, that aims to prevent health insurance companies from denyin...

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Nitrous Oxide Recreational Use Risks: Brain Damage, Death, and Easy Access

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans about the ever-increasing and potentially deadly recreational use of nitrous oxid...

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Debate Turns Raucous as House Panel Weighs Medicaid Cuts

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