Healthcare Reform
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RFK Jr. launching celebrity cooking show focused on nutrition, low-cost recipes
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stars in a new cooking show featuring celebrity chefs preparing foods made with inexpensive, “real ingredients.”
Federal infectious disease surveillance is hampered by split oversight: Report
The government is poorly equipped to detect emerging infectious diseases across human and animal populations because federal surveillance efforts remain fragmented, according to a new report.
Erica Schwartz’s CDC confirmation hearing spotlights anti-vaccine concerns
Dr. Erica Schwartz’s Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed vaccine tensions and concerns about the independent agency.
U.S. up to 1,645 cases of domestically contracted cyclosporiasis since May
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that it has confirmed 1,645 cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the U.S. since May 1.
HHS urges hospitals to take ‘Make Hospital Food Healthier’ pledge
The Make America Healthy Again agenda is gaining a sub-movement: Make Hospital Food Healthier, an initiative calling on hospitals to revamp their food service.
Virginia, Maryland dealing with parasitic illness cyclosporiasis
Health officials in Virginia and Maryland recently reported cases of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by a parasite.
Online GLP-1 prescriptions filled in minutes, no doctor required, Yale study finds
Most websites dispensing GLP-1 prescriptions are shipping generic knockoffs the same day without contacting patients’ doctors or screening for health risks, according to a Yale University study published this week.
Sen. Rick Scott wants pharmaceutical tariff carve-out reversed over China’s forced labor
Sen. Rick Scott is lobbying the Trump administration to reverse forced-labor tariff carve-outs for pharmaceuticals, proposing placing duties on drugs linked to China’s use of Uyghur forced labor.
Medicare now covers GLP-1 weight loss drugs for eligible beneficiaries
Medicare is covering GLP-1 weight loss medication for the first time for many older adults.
Virginia to let stores sell marijuana for recreational use starting in July 2027
Virginia will allow the sale of recreational marijuana in stores starting on July 1, 2027, under a commonwealth budget that goes into effect Wednesday.
The U.S. lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growing
Amy Neville describes Kristin Bride as her “soulmate.” But the day that forged their bond - June 23, 2020 - was the worst of each of their lives.
COVID-19 vaccine study that was blocked from CDC journal is published elsewhere
A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has finally been published after being blocked from a government health journal.
Trump task force seizes Ferraris and fine jewelry in $6.5 billion healthcare fraud takedown
Trump administration officials announced Tuesday that they uncovered $6.5 billion in fraudulent claims involving Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs across 45 states and U.S. territories.
Kenya’s health minister orders suspension of construction on a U.S.-backed Ebola facility
Kenya’s health minister on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans, a day after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project.
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Supreme Court upholds Obama health care law
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The Supreme Court upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul.
Obama chats up health care
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President Obama speaks about the Patient's Bill of Rights and health care reform in the backyard of a private residence in Falls Church, Va.