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New EPA rule could allow more use of toxic chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule regarding the regulation of toxic chemicals that would give the agency…
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What Casey Means and MAHA Want You to Fear
If you close your eyes and imagine an up-from-the-bootstraps embodiment of boomer triumphalism—the ambitious young technocrat of a systems…
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Doctor responds to RFK claims about autism: "Trying to gaslight the public"
A doctor on TikTok has gone viral in a video countering National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Jay Bhattacharya's claim that…
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Wyoming confirms first human bird flu case as woman hospitalized
An older woman in southeast Wyoming has been hospitalized with bird flu, marking the state's first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza.…
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Trump leaves scientists "panicking" as they face research funding cuts
President Trump's threats of federal freezes have left scientists panicking, as they face funding cuts for critical research in areas…
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Americans' big health care concerns? Affordability and access, says Gallup
Americans share health care executives' concerns for access and affordability, according to new research from Gallup. The analytics and…
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Should fluoride be in US water? Experts weigh in
The debate over fluoridating public water supplies in the United States has resurfaced, driven by new scientific findings and shifting…
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RFK Jr. wants to improve Americans' health. Here's some advice from the outgoing FDA chief
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called the Food and Drug Administration a “corrupt system” that is waging “war on public health.” He has pledged…
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'Making America Healthy Again' Must Start With Better Drug Policy
The Trump-Vance administration has the opportunity to take decisive action to curb the devastating effects of drug normalization and…
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HMPV symptoms as China faces new outbreak
Chinese state media has reported a rise in cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), though officials in the United States have not…
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People taking Ozempic are spending less money on groceries
People using weight loss drugs like Ozempic are saving hundreds of dollars on groceries each year, according to a new study. Why It…
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Broccoli recall sparks warning in 20 states
Braga Fresh has issued a voluntary recall for 12-ounce bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets sold at Walmart stores in 20 states across the…
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Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird flu virus moved from the Central Valley to Southern California…
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Column: The latest evidence that putting RFK Jr. in charge of public health would be a disaster
Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs became weak, and…
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Industrial and business groups send Trump a deregulatory wish list
More than a hundred industrial trade groups and chambers of commerce are urging President-elect Donald Trump to weaken or eliminate…