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Blunt Rochester presses RFK Jr. on CDC acting director
In a letter sent Tuesday, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) demanded that health secretary Robert Kennedy clarify whether the CDC has an acting director.
Read MoreHalf a billion young people will be obese or overweight by 2030, report finds
Health of adolescents worldwide has reached a ‘tipping point’, authors of Lancet commission analysis warnAlmost half a billion adolescents worldwide will be living with obesity or overweight and 1
Read MoreBiden Did Not Get Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Before Last Week, Spokesman Says
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s office pushed back on speculation that there had been a coverup around the illness.
Read MoreFDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65
Critics say shift will negatively impact people who are not high-risk but want to be vaccinated against the diseaseThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it will limit access
Read MoreNew FDA framework on Covid vaccines leaves pediatricians confused and concerned
A new FDA framework for Covid-19 vaccines appears to signal that most babies will not be eligible for the shots
Read MoreSTAT+: RFK Jr. meets with health tech startups, most backed by Andreessen Horowitz
The Andreessen Horowitz-backed companies represented at a meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. include Function Health and Talkiatry.
Read MoreMore Americans Have Dementia, Despite Fewer New Cases
(MedPage Today) -- Dementia incidence decreased in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021 but prevalence increased, a study of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries showed.
Read MoreSelf-Screening Tool for No-Test Medication Abortion Conservative Compared to Docs
(MedPage Today) -- MINNEAPOLIS -- A self-screening tool assessing eligibility for no-test medication abortion was conservative in its recommendations compared to physicians, and the experience was
Read MoreTrump Reviewing IVF Policy Recs Promised in Executive Order, White House Says
(MedPage Today) -- Days after a bombing outside a Southern California fertility clinic, a White House official confirmed Tuesday that the Trump administration is reviewing a list of recommendations t
Read MoreFDA Panel to Consider COVID Vaccine Makeup for Next Season
(MedPage Today) -- Which COVID-19 variants should be targeted in the next round of COVID vaccines? The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) will be addressing th
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