US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary suggested in a new interview that autism is caused by a range of environmental and dietary exposures, echoing some comments made…
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Experimental GLP-1 pill helped people with diabetes lose weight and lower blood sugar, Eli Lilly says
by adminby adminDrugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday that an experimental pill form of popular GLP-1 medications helped people with type 2 diabetes lose an average of nearly 8% of their body weight…
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Internal Trump administration document reveals massive budget cut proposal for federal health agencies
by adminby adminThe preliminary memo, sent from White House budget officials to the Department of Health and Human Services, previews the administration’s plans to slash discretionary federal health spending and rework health…
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US autism rate continues to rise, CDC says, pointing to greater awareness and better screening
by adminby adminA new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have…
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Transplanted pig kidney removed after functioning in living patient for more than four months
by adminby adminA genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever…
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‘A huge impact on worker safety’: Protection for miners, firefighters in jeopardy after CDC cuts
by adminby adminAnyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has likely relied on a small but mighty agency within the…
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Dramatic HHS cuts leave US ‘weaker as a nation,’ says top FDA vaccine official forced out under Kennedy
by adminby adminMarks, the former director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, had been instrumental in carrying out “Operation Warp Speed,” the federal government’s Covid-19…
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Kennedy says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs severed in massive HHS layoffs
by adminby adminSome personnel and programs affected by sweeping reductions at federal health agencies on Tuesday will be reinstated, including a program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that…
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Scholars, groups sue Trump administration over canceled NIH research funding
by adminby adminA public health association and one of the nation’s largest worker unions are suing the Trump administration over the abrupt cancellation of hundreds of research grants, arguing that the moves…
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A massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies early Tuesday, with some employees receiving early morning emails that their jobs were eliminated and some unable to access…