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RFK Jr. Says HHS Will Determine the Cause of Autism by September

(MedPage Today) -- The nation's top health agency will undertake a "massive testing and research effort" to determine the cause of autism, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday.

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Science Won't Save Itself — We Have to Make It Personal

(MedPage Today) -- Last month, thousands of Americans flooded Washington, D.C., and other cities across the country for the Stand Up for Science protests.

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She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her

President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.

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RFK Jr. has yet another theory about vaccines

In today's Morning Rounds newsletter, RFK Jr.'s latest theory about vaccines, how sweeping FDA layoffs could impact drug reviews, and more.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA drug reviews, Novartis investing $23 billion in the U.S., and more

While FDA drug and device reviewers and inspectors were protected from layoffs, drug reviews are likely to be affected, anyway

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RFK Jr. Ponders Cutting Medicare for Donut Eaters; NIH Spurns DOGE; 'Whippits' Boom

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. MedPage Today is collecting stories of HHS staffers across all agencies affected by Trump administration cuts.

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Trump elimina la oficina que establece los niveles de pobreza vinculados a servicios para 80 millones de personas

Los despidos y el cierre de la oficina podrían causar recortes en la asistencia a las millones de familias de bajos ingresos el próximo año.

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This World Health Day, media editors must step up to protect India’s Health

Neelam Singh, The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) highlights health misinformation as a silent epidemic and urges the media to take responsibility in shaping public perception

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More Psych Hospital Beds Are Needed for Kids, but Neighbors Say Not Here

Amid a youth mental health crisis and a shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds, residents of a St. Louis suburb opposed a plan to build a 77-bed pediatric mental health hospital.

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Trump HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for 80 Million People

Recent cuts eliminated a small, specialized workforce that sets the poverty standards determining who is eligible for Medicaid as well as assistance with food, home heating, child care, and more.

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