Month: May 2025

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Lawmakers press Kennedy on mass cuts, canceled medical research

Vaccines Federal agencies Congressional news Pollution See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow Lawmakers repeatedly pressed US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on canceled medical research and mass layoffs during Wednesday hearings on Trump administration proposals that could lead to even broader cuts. Democrats on the House Appropriations Labor, […]

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FDA moves to take prescription fluoride supplements off the market

Federal agencies Water availability Children’s health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow The US Food and Drug Administration says it is starting the process to remove prescription fluoride tablets and drops from the market. These products are typically prescribed for babies and children who are at high risk of tooth decay […]

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First on CNN: Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says

Donald Trump Congressional news Federal agencies Chronic diseases See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s minority staff report, scheduled to be released Tuesday and authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, says that in the first three months of this year, the Trump administration cut […]

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In a city burdened by health hazards of lead, they’re trying to repair school buildings and public trust

Pollution Environmental disease Student life See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow Milwaukee  —  As workers set up stations at North Division High School’s cafeteria to test children’s blood for lead, a group of frustrated parents and community activists gathered just outside the main entrance. They carried handmade signs: “Milwaukee–Beer, Cheese, and […]

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Kennedy to ask CDC for new look at treatments for measles, other diseases

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, is asking the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for an agencywide “scientific process” on treating measles and other conditions with medications as well as alternative therapies such as vitamins, HHS said in a statement. The HHS statement notes that […]

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US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say

More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 688 people died last year during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. That’s up from 669 deaths in 2023, but down from 2022 and 2021, […]