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Health

U.S. obesity rates start falling for the first time in a decade as Ozempic effect shows hints of being permanent

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
October 16, 2025
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2025.
Politics

Hundreds of CDC ‘disease detectives’ fired—then reinstated—in mass layoffs tied to Trump shutdown

By Ali Swenson, Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
October 14, 2025
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Health

‘Nightmare bacteria’ infection rates have spiked nearly 70% since 2019, CDC says

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
September 24, 2025
Tom Frieden
Commentary

Ex-CDC director: The last words my father spoke to me—and what they taught me about saving lives

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September 21, 2025
Jim O'Neill
Politics

The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press
August 29, 2025
Susan Monarez
Politics

Trump fires CDC head after one month on the job. Her lawyers say she ‘refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives’

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
August 28, 2025
U.S. has already posted more measles cases than in any year since 1991 and 2025 is only half over
Health

U.S. has already posted more measles cases than in any year since 1991 and 2025 is only half over

By Devi Shastri and The Associated Press
July 10, 2025
RFK Jr. gesticulates in a hearing
Health

RFK Jr. and his new vaccine committee are obsessing over thimerosal, a preservative antivaxxers have falsely tied to autism despite zero evidence of causation

By Mike Stobbe, Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
June 26, 2025
RFK Jr.’s new CDC panel dominated by skeptics of Biden-era vaccine policies
Health

RFK Jr.’s new CDC panel dominated by skeptics of Biden-era vaccine policies

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
June 12, 2025
Howard Dean: Slashing public health funding is a national security disaster in the making
Commentary

Howard Dean: Slashing public health funding is a national security disaster in the making

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June 10, 2025
RFK Jr. tosses all 17 members of CDC’s vaccine advisory committee
Health

RFK Jr. tosses all 17 members of CDC’s vaccine advisory committee

By Laura Ungar, Amanda Seitz and The Associated Press
June 10, 2025
Woman sick in bed, coughing
Health

The new COVID strain, NB 1.8.1, is an Omicron variant. Here’s all you need to know

By
May 27, 2025
RFK Jr. says COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women
Lifestyle

RFK Jr. says COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
May 27, 2025
Autism treatment is exploding across the U.S.— and now 1 in 31 kids are getting diagnosed
Health

Autism treatment is exploding across the U.S.— and now 1 in 31 kids are getting diagnosed

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
April 15, 2025
Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
Health

Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.

By The Associated Press and Matthew Perrone
April 7, 2025

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