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Republican megabill will mean higher health costs for many Americans

This story is from Kaiser Health NewsThe tax and spending legislation the House voted to send to President Donald Trump's desk on Thursday, enacting much of his domestic agenda, cuts federal health...

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Compounds in Coffee May Help Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Study Finds

A new study reports that polyphenols in coffee may offer protection against type 2 diabets. pocketlight/Getty Images Researchers say black coffee can help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes...

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RFK Jr., CDC panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B vaccine. Here's why it's safe

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the members of his newly appointed vaccine panel are casting doubt on the hepatitis B vaccine and the established practice of vaccinati...

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RFK Jr.’s Confusing Disdain for Medicaid

For Robert F. Kennedy Jr., “Make America healthy again” is far more than a nice slogan. His cosmic purpose in life, he has said, is to fix the country’s health woes. “The first thing I’ve done ever...

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Former CDC officials warn proposed budget cuts could cost American lives in 2026

A budget proposal would slash agency funding by more than half by 2026.Proposed funding cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the fiscal year 2026 federal budget will lead to si...

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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

WASHINGTON -- The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disregarding recommendations from...

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GOP Governors Mum as Congress Prepares To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States

The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. ...

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RFK Jr. wants everyone to use wearables. What are the benefits, risks?

Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the agency was launching a campaign to encourage all Americans to use wearables to track health metrics.Wearables come...

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New York Is Hungry for a Big Grocery Experiment

New York City—where takeout is a food group and ovens are for storing clothes—may soon get into the grocery business. If he wins the general election this November, Zohran Mamdani, the new Democrat...

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Welfare reform bill: what changes did the government make to get it over the line?

Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, speaks to the Commons ahead of the crucial vote on welfare reform. House of Commons/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDThe government’s landmark bill on welfare reform...

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Wyoming confirms 1st case of measles in 15 years as infections near 30-year high in US

The case was confirmed in an unvaccinated child in central Wyoming.Wyoming is reporting its first measles case in 15 years as the infectious disease continues to spread across the United States.The...

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‘MAHA Report’ Calls for Fighting Chronic Disease, but Trump and Kennedy Have Yanked Funding

The Trump administration has declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. Yet in its feverish purge of federal health programs, it has pro...

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As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year of historic rates of dengue. And with climate change, the lack of an ef...

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To Cut Medicaid, the GOP’s Following a Path Often Used To Expand Health Care

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful” budget reconciliation bill would make some of the most sweeping changes in health policy in years, largely affecting Medicaid and Affordable Care Act pl...

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USAID programs now being run by State Department as agency ends operations

The State Department is taking over programs previously run by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in a move officials say will restructure U.S. foreign assistance and reorient it...

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Gum disease, decay, missing teeth: why people with mental illness have poorer oral health

mihailomilovanovic/Getty ImagesPeople with poor mental health face many challenges. One that’s perhaps lesser known is that they’re more likely than the overall population to have poor oral health...

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Body Fat More Accurately Predicts Heart Disease, Death Risk Than BMI

Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study reports t...

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Confusing abortion bans hurt patients. But there’s a cost to making them clearer.

A group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court on April 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images By the time Republican Rep. ...

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HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

For Brianna Henderson, birth control isn’t just about preventing pregnancy. The Texas mother of two was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal heart condition after h...

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California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk

For months, Maria, 55, a caregiver to older adults in California’s Orange County, has been trying not to smile. If she opens her mouth too wide, she worries, people will s...

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People are using AI to ‘sit’ with them while they trip on psychedelics

Peter sat alone in his bedroom as the first waves of euphoria coursed through his body like an electrical current. He was in darkness, save for the soft blue light of the screen glowing from his la...

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