Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medial autonomy” and religious freedom.
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New: Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director
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If you didn't watch Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing since September, here's what you missed:
-A standoff over measles
-Kennedy denies a comment he made about Black kids being ‘re-parented’
-Civility is the exception, not the rule
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Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members. Yet for many of the women of Capitol Hill, the moment of accountability was years in the making — and far from enough.
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Dr. Google -> Dr. GPT.
One-quarter of U.S. adults have used an AI tool for health advice in the past month, a new poll finds:
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Too young for the MMR shot, babies become ‘sitting ducks’ in measles outbreaks
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New: The Trump administration acknowledged it made a major error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program.
“These numbers could have been cleared up in a phone call, so it’s really slapdash,” one analyst said.
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SCOOP: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast that he says will begin “a new era of radical transparency in government." apnews.com/article/rfk-...
Two-year-old Bain Brandon has Type 1 diabetes and needs insulin to live.
A one-month supply of insulin vials and a three-month supply of backup pens cost the Mississippi toddler's parents $194 last week.
My story on a bill aiming to lower those costs:
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A month has passed since Dr. Casey Means' confirmation hearing. She's still not surgeon general.
A look at what's holding up her confirmation: apnews.com/article/case...
Some states allow ballots to arrive late as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments over these late-arriving mail ballots.
Follow along here: apnews.com/live/supreme...
The Trump administration has launched investigations into 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover abortion.
It's the latest in a long-running dispute over how to interpret a provision known as the Weldon Amendment.
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Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities. Some days, she takes a third of her insulin dose, just to make it last longer.
New poll shows how high health costs are hitting ACA enrollees:
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New with @jnaleccia.bsky.social: RFK Jr. has said diet can "cure" schizophrenia and diabetes, and allow people to lose bipolar disorder diagnoses.
Researchers say he's overstating evidence about the real & promising role that food can play in managing illness.
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One ‘freaking snake’ and no apologies: How the Mullin hearing went off the rails
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Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it a ‘hotspot’
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child.
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Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment apnews.com/article/susi...
BREAKING: About 140 U.S. troops have been wounded in the Iran war, including eight severely, the Pentagon says.
In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump
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For the second time in less than a year, the FDA's embattled vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. apnews.com/article/vina...
The Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state a week after it said it was freezing nearly $260 million in Medicaid funding in Minnesota over similar accusations. apnews.com/article/oz-m...
Dr. Casey Means is facing senators in a confirmation hearing to be the nation's surgeon general. Tune in and learn more about her here: apnews.com/article/case...
Surgeon General nominee Casey Means has gotten a lot of questions today about whether she properly disclosed her business interests when promoting products. @aliswenson.bsky.social and I found she at times failed to disclose in an investigation last year --->
As the sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota continues, legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of federal agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and in some cases anti-ICE activists.
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CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status.
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RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️
A fragile collaboration has been building between the EPA and the MAHA movement.
It's a high stakes dance: After MAHA devotees came together to help Trump return to the White House, disappointing them could mean losing the support of a vocal voting bloc.
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