Trump’s Nominee for N.I.H. Chief Faces Questions From Senators
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health economist who came to prominence crusading against lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, faced
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Why RFK Jr.’s top spokesperson abruptly resigned from HHS last week
The top communications official under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly resigned last week, just two
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Measles Outbreak Continues to Spread in West Texas
A measles outbreak that has spread over a swath of West Texas, killing one child, shows no signs of slowing,
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Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, U.N. agency warns
Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region’s status of having officially eliminated the virus, officials from the Pan-American
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James Harrison, credited with saving 2.4 million babies via blood plasma donations, dies at 88
Melbourne, Australia — An Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over six
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Where Being Gay Is Punishable by Death, Aid Cuts Are ‘Heartbreaking’
In the weeks since President Trump signed an executive order dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, Andrea Minaj Casablanca’s
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Vaccine critic RFK Jr. backs measles vaccine amid deadly Texas outbreak
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, voiced support for the measles vaccine Sunday
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U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid
The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause
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She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease
Sam Runyon navigated to the house by memory as she reviewed her patient’s file, a “problem list” of medications and
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Vesuvius Turned One Victim’s Brain to Glass
Five years ago Italian researchers published a study on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. that detailed how
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