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RFK Jr. to Defend HHS Overhaul as Democrats Denounce ‘War on Science’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before Congress for the first time as health secretary on Wednesday.

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STAT+: Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca top a consultancy’s ranking of drug company R&D

A consultancy’s new ranking of drug company R&D shows Eli Lilly has risen to the top of the drug development heap, while AstraZeneca leads on invention.

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Former FDA head Robert Califf says RFK Jr.’s vaccine rhetoric is ‘doing harm’ to Americans

Ex-FDA chief Robert Califf about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — “My primary worry is not the FDA, my worry is the American public.

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STAT+: Projected number of uninsured from GOP’s bill is nearing levels not seen since ACA repeal effort

If 14 million lost coverage, that would push the total number of uninsured in the U.S. close to pre-Affordable Care Act levels, says KFF's Larry Levitt.

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U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year, but Remain Above Prepandemic Levels

(MedPage Today) -- There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before -- the largest 1-year decline ever recorded.

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Health Conditions & Depression; Addiction Experts Write Congress; Propecia & Suicide

(MedPage Today) -- Risk of major depressive disorder was significantly higher following the onset of several medical conditions, the highest being for musculoskeletal conditions.

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STAT+: GOP embraces MAHA at RFK Jr.’s first House hearing, but raises dissents from dental health to food dye reform

GOP lawmakers tested the limits of how far they could push Kennedy without appearing to undermine him or his MAHA movement.

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CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

(MedPage Today) -- When it comes to relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has become a go-to treatment for some patients, with its high end durable r

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HHS Eyes ACIP Vax Recs; FDA Warning Letters Stalled; RFK Jr. Adviser Dust-Up

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.

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June Dryburgh was asked to help out at an abortion clinic. She stayed for 47 years

For almost five decades, she witnessed first-hand how access to safe and legal abortion improves women’s lives.

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