The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday proposed dropping limits for four cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in drinking water established during the Biden administration, saying the changes were rushed and not in compliance with federal law. At the same time, the EPA said it is earmarking nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities to tackle per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
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Trump’s commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Martin Makary, has resigned. During Makary’s 13-month tenure, he attempted to split the difference between Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda and a more traditional approach to regulation, ultimately angering both camps. “Nobody was happy with what he did,” says Dr.
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Speaking to reporters in the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump was asked about the potential spread of hantavirus in the U.S., following the return of over a dozen Americans who were on a cruise liner where the virus had infected multiple people. The question specifically asked about infectious disease experts expressing concern regarding the lack of an adequate government…
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Two new studies published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) demonstrate that delaying hepatitis B vaccines for newborns, as outlined in guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this year, will likely lead to hundreds of additional infections each year, resulting in millions of dollars in lifetime costs.
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On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai issued a blistering 49-page written opinion vacating the Kennedy Declaration — the December 2025 declaration that threatened to revoke all federal funding, including Medicare and Medicaid, from any hospital or provider that offered gender-affirming care for transgender youth, a virtual death sentence for any hospital system.
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In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to say whether he’d commit to accepting policy advice from the nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) if she contradicted his anti-vaccine views. The hearing was meant to discuss budgetary matters…
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