Healthcare
Popemobile to serve as Gaza children’s health clinic in Francis’s final wish
The popemobile is set to serve as a Gaza children’s health clinic in a final wish from the late Pope...
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Blue state coalition sues Trump administration over HHS layoffs and cuts
A coalition of attorneys general in 19 states and the District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration over its...
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Republicans eye ‘per capita caps’ in Medicaid savings search
House Republicans seeking to thread the needle in Medicaid spending cuts are eyeing "per capita caps," which would throttle federal...
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Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists...
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Biden HHS secretary slams Trump NIH cuts: ‘It’s a demolition plan’
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra decried the Trump administration's "skinny budget" request unveiled on Friday, lambasting...
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CDC: Record number of children died of flu amid ‘high severity’ season
The U.S. broke a 15-year record for pediatric flu deaths this season, according to federal data released Friday. There were...
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Planned Parenthood chapters sue over Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program restrictions
Planned Parenthood chapters across several states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging new terms that would hinder...
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Trump’s budget proposes steep cuts to NIH, health funding
The White House on Friday revealed President Trump's budget request for fiscal 2026, which includes cutting a quarter of the discretionary...
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House conservatives call for controversial Medicaid changes in reconciliation
A group of House conservatives is calling for significant “structural reforms” of Medicaid as part of the Republican reconciliation legislation,...
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Texas Attorney General Paxton expands fluoride wars to toothpaste
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced investigations Thursday of leading toothpaste companies, accusing them of misusing fluoride in their...
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