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Trump taps RFK Jr. to run HHS, nominating vaccine skeptic for nation’s top health role
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RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' agenda focuses on overhauling health care and food to combat chronic disease
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Measles cases rose 20% worldwide in 2023, per new report
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Measles cases rose 20% worldwide in 2023 compared to the previous year, and vaccination rates still haven't recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
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In a first, living mice are made transparent
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The technique could help researchers study the inner workings of large organs or how diseases change the body.
on Sep 5
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Inside the bruising battle to purge race from a kidney disease calculator
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Kidney specialists now acknowledge millions of Black patients may have been undertreated and even denied transplants because of a race-adjusted test.
on Sep 5
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A telehealth friend in the new Congress, and Amazon's smile on a mental health service
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Health tech news: Telehealth companies have a friend in the new Senate majority leader, and Amazon boosts a mental health service.
17h ago
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How effective is Plan B for people with higher BMIs?
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Science is unclear about the efficacy of emergency contraceptives for people at higher weights.
19h ago
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Canadian teen's bird flu infection is not the version found in cows
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A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.
on Thu, 1AM
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Moderate GOP senators: Don’t ask me about confirming RFK Jr.
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Trump has promised to give RFK Jr. broad rein on food and medicine regulation.
on Wed, 10PM
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‘MAHA’ is moving into Trump’s White House. Here’s who RFK Jr. could bring along for the ride
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Here are 10 influencers, entrepreneurs and lawmakers who are amplifying Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" message.
on Nov 7
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The truth behind that viral study on fluoride and IQ
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“Let’s make this crystal clear: This study does not provide evidence against current community water fluoridation practices,” writes public health scientist Jess Steier.
on Sep 6
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Humana cutting Medicare Advantage plans that cover 10% of members
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Humana is aggressively culling its Medicare Advantage plans after several quarters of high spending on medical care.
on Sep 4
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After decades of anti-vaccine rhetoric, RFK Jr. pivots to chronic diseases — and gets Trump on board
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In joining the Trump transition team, Kennedy is pitching himself as a public health guy.
on Aug 30
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With GOP control of Congress, Trump has broad power to reshape health care
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Democrats will be in a weak position to push for their policy preferences on health care.
on Wed, 9PM
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Two top Biden administration officials warn of threat to U.S. children if anti-vaccine views prevail
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Two senior Biden administration officials warned there could be serious consequences for the nation’s children if it had to relearn lessons about vaccines.
on Wed, 6PM
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader Thune hails from a state that relies on rural hospitals, telehealth
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The South Dakota Republican has a track record on telehealth, supporting rural hospitals, accountability for pharmacy benefit managers.
on Wed, 6PM
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With a push from RFK Jr., baseless fears about fluoride go mainstream
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Experts worry RFK could put out misinformation on the effects of fluoride that would harm public health.
on Wed, 4PM
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Baseless fears about fluoride are going mainstream
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Today's health news includes the science behind RFK Jr.'s fluoride controversy, health differences between beer and wine drinkers, and more.
on Wed, 4PM
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Johnson & Johnson sues Biden administration over payment terms for 340B hospitals
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Johnson & Johnson has sued a U.S. government agency over a closely watched dispute focusing on payment methods for some hospitals that participate in
on Wed, 3AM
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OpenAI isn't built for health care but it's already inking deals with health care companies.
on Tue, 7PM
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FDA commissioner suggests RFK Jr. and Trump might compromise an agency ‘at peak performance’
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Califf said he was 'disappointed' by Trump's election and unsure about the future of the agency.
on Tue, 6PM
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Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond
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Opinion: We need to adapt tests as tools for quick outbreak control.
on Tue, 4PM
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The end of 23andMe’s drug discovery dream
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23andMe, the genetics startup that has repeatedly captured the public imagination and then faced nearly fatal business challenges, announced it would lay off 40% of its workforce.
on Tue, 10AM
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What the Trump administration could mean for the health care industry, from hospitals to pharma
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Newly empowered Republicans will likely bring some good news and some bad news for the health care industry.
on Mon, 7PM
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What can Trump and RFK Jr. actually do on health care?
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Republicans are brimming with changes they’d like to make to public health and pandemic preparedness.
on Mon, 6PM
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'What's your pain right now?' Sickle cell, loss, and survival in America
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For a St. Louis woman wrestling with pain and a coercive sterilization, crises come in waves
on Mon, 4PM
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A new Trump administration will further loosen already-lax rules on supplements
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With the reelection of Donald Trump, we could be looking at further erosion of any semblance of oversight of supplements on the federal level.
on Mon, 3PM
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Clinicians who provide trans health care brace for the Trump era
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Trump has pledged to stop federal funding of gender-affirming care and to expel from Medicare and Medicaid any hospitals that provide it to minors
on Sat, 11PM
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Trump’s return raises concerns about funding cuts and politicization at the NIH
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Researchers are feeling uneasy about the prospect of NIH budget cuts and politicization of science
on Sat, 1AM
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RFK Jr. is crowdsourcing reams of nominees for Trump’s health administration
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Peter McCullough, Casey Means, Joel Salatin, and Simone Gold are all getting upvotes on a MAHA nomination site for the Trump administration.
on Fri, 9PM
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These 6 companies are using AI to streamline clinical trials for pharma
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Streamlining processes like trial site selection and FDA documentation can make a meaningful difference in development timelines.
on Fri, 5PM
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What Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might do to undermine vaccines — and what they likely can’t
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RFK Jr. may push the FDA to gather more data, and could try to fill the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices with vaccine skeptics.
on Fri, 4PM
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Health and science experts on their hopes and worries for the Trump era
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Experts in heart health, nutrition, epidemiology, and more on what to expect from the Trump White House.
on Fri, 2PM
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Bird flu infections in farmworkers are going undetected, study shows
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A new study found that a small but not insignificant number of bird flu infections are going undetected among farm workers
on Nov 7
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The post-Roe effort to protect abortion rights hits its limit, for now
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The mixed results in the 10 states where abortion was on the ballot could embolden Republicans who want more restrictions.
on Nov 6
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What letting RFK Jr. 'go wild' might mean for Trump's FDA
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RFK Jr. declared recently that the FDA’s “war on public health” was about to end.
on Nov 6
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7 companies to watch in AI protein design
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The last decade has seen a swell of biotech startups using AI to design proteins. These are seven companies to watch.
on Nov 5
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Patient dies in Beam Therapeutics trial of CRISPR sickle cell treatment
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A patient with #sicklecell disease died while participating in a clinical trial of a CRISPR-based treatment from Beam Therapeutics.
on Nov 5
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A Q&A with the FDA’s top vaccine regulator amid a fresh wave of disinformation
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A fresh wave of disinformation about vaccines is flaring amid the 2024 campaign. The FDA's top vaccine official believes transparency about the agency's regulatory role is crucial.
on Nov 4
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Real progress in health inequities requires meeting communities where they are and addressing the root causes of medical skepticism.
on Nov 4
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Lawsuit to fix pulse oximeter bias makes progress with device manufacturers
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A lawsuit against pulse oximeter manufacturers and distributors is starting to create change. But experts say the FDA needs to play its part.
on Nov 4
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These 7 watchdogs scour scientific papers for problems — and often find them
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Scientific sleuths have been unearthing growing evidence that many studies contain manipulated images and falsified findings
on Nov 4
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To mitigate drug shortages, a new study suggests looking at Canada
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Both countries have mandates for dealing with drug shortages, but study authors believe the process used in Canada to review emerging supply chain issues offers clues for addressing any problems.
on Nov 1
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Ted Kennedy Jr. expresses concern about Trump’s ‘flagrant disregard’ for public health
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Amid alarm over how a Trump administration, including RFK Jr., might interfere with public health, a Kennedy relative is expressing concern.
on Nov 1
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Why Scientific American endorsed Kamala Harris
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Scientific American editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth and opinion editor Megha Satyanarayana join "First Opinion Podcast" to discuss the magazine endorsing Kamala Harris.
on Nov 1
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How science journals are confronting the 'existential' question of politics this election
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People in science are increasingly concerned about how wading into partisan politics may further erode trust in their field.
on Nov 1
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Limiting sugar in infancy is tied to less diabetes and hypertension in adulthood
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“This study really gets me very excited because it just basically says, my God, if you're exposed in utero to sugar, years later you develop more diabetes," an endocrinologist said.
on Nov 1
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Medicare’s hidden information hurts people, policy
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Opinion: Critical Medicare information is often impossible for both individuals and the government to find.
on Nov 1
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These 10 scientists are leading a new generation of gene editors developing CRISPR medicines
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A new generation of young scientists trained in top CRISPR labs are striking out on their own.
on Oct 31
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I’m a geriatric physician. Here’s what I think is going on with Trump’s executive function
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A geriatric physician says that the public conversation around Trump, Biden, and the election “has been maddening.”
on Oct 31