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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.

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Half 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

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Biden 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.

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FDA 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

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New 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

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STAT+: 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.

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More 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.

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Self-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

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Trump 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

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FDA 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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