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Showdown at CDC as director refuses to leave post, amid pressure from Trump administration
Susan Monarez, nominee to be the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senat...
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FDA approves updated COVID vaccines with restrictions on who can receive them
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for some Americans.The vaccine...
Aug 27, 2025
1st human case of flesh-eating parasite detected in US
Lidya Elfa Sari via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. has confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human, the Department of Health ...
Aug 25, 2025
More US hospitals are ending gender-affirming care for minors. How this could impact patients
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two U.S. hospitals are the latest to announce they will be ending some, or all, of their pediatric gender-af...
Aug 23, 2025
Dozens of OB-GYNs fled Idaho after its abortion ban. Medicaid cuts could make access to care even worse.
In this April 24, 2024, file photo, a group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The Su...
Aug 20, 2025
750 HHS employees send signed letter to RFK Jr. asking him to stop spreading misinformation
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- More than 750 employees across the Department of Health and Human Services sent a signed letter to member...
Aug 20, 2025
California resident tests positive for plague
Stock image of hospital patient. Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images(SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.) -- A resident in South Lake Tahoe, California, has tested p...
Aug 20, 2025
Leading pediatrician group recommends COVID vaccine for infants, toddlers in contrast with RFK Jr.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said on Tuesday that children ages 6 months to 23 months should receive a...
Aug 19, 2025
Measles outbreak that sickened more than 700 declared over in Texas
In this Feb. 27, 2025, file photo, signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stad...
Aug 18, 2025
Draft of new 'MAHA' report suggests RFK Jr. won't target pesticides
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The draft of an upcoming government report suggesting ways to improve the health of American children does n...
Aug 17, 2025