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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Health

RFK Jr. touts vitamin A and cod liver oil as another death is reported in growing measles outbreak. Health experts warn the move is ‘misleading the public’

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March 7, 2025
Interest in GLP-1 medications like Ozempic will continue to grow given the multiple health conditions they can improve.
Commentary

The crisis over GLP-1 out-of-pocket costs deepens—it’s time for health-care leaders to step up

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March 4, 2025
The DOGE-fueled firing of AI experts at the FDA endangers lives and worsens the hospital crisis
Commentary

The DOGE-fueled firing of AI experts at the FDA endangers lives and worsens the hospital crisis

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February 27, 2025
Woman with long red hair at kitchen sink filling up water bottle
Health

The truth about American drinking water: Report shows widespread presence of hazardous chemicals

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February 26, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Health

With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

By KFF Health News and Arthur Allen
February 25, 2025
People clink wine glasses at a dinner party
Health

The dangers of drinking: Experts explain the 4 ways alcohol can cause cancer

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February 22, 2025
A clinician administers a vaccine to a middle-aged man
Health

Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign

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February 20, 2025
Hens at a poultry farm
Health

Experts sound the alarm as Ohio farmworker’s bird flu sparks fear it’s the next pandemic

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February 13, 2025
A man blows his nose
Health

Experts warn flu season hasn’t peaked yet, and will get worse before it gets better

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February 12, 2025
Doctor analyzes health care data
Health

Judge tells CDC, FDA to restore webpages and data removed after Trump’s executive order

By The Associated Press and Michael Kunzelman
February 11, 2025
Sick man in bed checking fever with thermometer
Health

The U.S. is battling its worst flu season in at least 28 years. Here are the latest symptoms and where cases are skyrocketing

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February 11, 2025
A person with a microphone stands in front of a protest sign.
Politics

Senior public-health officials are reportedly being asked to rank thousands of employees on how vital they are to agency functions

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February 7, 2025
Chickens sit in cages in a live bird market in New York City
Health

New York City is shutting down all its live bird markets after discovering seven cases of avian flu

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February 7, 2025
Rat on a traffic cone
Environment

Armies of rats are laying waste to cities and the $27 billion-a-year problem is only getting worse

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February 7, 2025
A middle-aged man picks up his medications at a pharmacy.
Health

Patients will pay more for prescription meds and face drug shortages amid Trump tariffs, pharma groups warn

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February 5, 2025

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