The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, according to three sources familiar with the situation. The White House Office…
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RFK Jr. wants to eliminate FDA’s controversial food additive program. Here’s why that matters
by adminby adminUS Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has begun the process of eliminating a US Food and Drug Administration program called GRAS, or “generally recognized as safe,” that…
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Officials said Friday that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month in the couple’s home in New Mexico. Hantavirus can…
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Trump’s pick to lead FDA tells senators he’d look into food, abortion pill, vaccine advisers
by adminby adminPresident Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Food and Drug Administration told senators in a tense confirmation hearing Thursday that, if confirmed as FDA commissioner, he plans to evaluate…
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New Mexico health officials investigate cause of death in resident who tested positive for measles
by adminby adminHealth officials in New Mexico are investigating the cause of death of an unvaccinated person who tested positive for measles, the state health department said Thursday. The Lea County resident…
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Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments, driving worries about misinformation
by adminby adminAs a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin…
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Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots
by adminby adminTwo long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug Administration — have now been disrupted under the watch…
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WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
by adminby adminAuthorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said…
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One hundred forty-six measles cases have been reported in the outbreak in West Texas, the Texas Department of Health Services said in an update today. This is 22 more confirmed…
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Soaring egg prices have consumers boiling, and on Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture blamed rising costs on the bird flu epidemic and said it will take new steps…
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