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National measles cases this year have now exceeded 4,400, all but guaranteeing the country will more than double the number of measles infections confirmed last year, which totaled 2,289. The latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Read full article →Presented by Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story RFK Jr. advances peptide push The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week submitted a peptide “interim access policy” to the White House for review, according to…
Read full article →A political action committee associated with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement announced Thursday it is investing more than $1 million in the Iowa governor’s race — the group’s largest…
Read full article →The FDA has finalized a rule allowing manufacturers to use salt substitutes in dozens of standardized foods.
Read full article →Senate Democrats demanded answers Thursday from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin about an agency study to detect the abortion pill mifepristone in drinking water. Led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the entire Senate Democratic caucus signed a letter to…
Read full article →Enrollment in ObamaCare and other health insurance plans on the individual market dropped by more than 4.5 million people over the past year, according to an analysis by health research organization KFF. Enrollment fell from 25.2 million in 2025 to…
Read full article →Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Gerber Products Company and its parent company Nestlé USA, Inc., alleging their Gerber baby food products contain dangerous levels of toxic metals, according to a Wednesday press release from his office. “Gerber promised…
Read full article →The chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), argued the Trump administration is not promoting vaccinations vigorously enough amid a massive measles outbreak that has claimed multiple lives in 2026. “My concern as…
Read full article →Nearly 43 percent of Americans support the idea of “Medicare for all,” according to an Axios/Ipsos poll released Tuesday, as concerns over health costs mount ahead of the midterm elections. People who said they support Medicare for all outnumbered its…
Read full article →The Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday that CVS Health has agreed to pay $315 million to settle lawsuits alleging the company illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. The settlement resolves a lawsuit first filed in 2019 by…
Read full article →The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of seven states asked a federal court on Tuesday to punish Martin Shkreli for "flagrantly and repeatedly” violating a lifetime ban from being involved in the pharmaceutical industry. In a court filing…
Read full article →Consumers reported finding discolored tablets, according to the recall notices.
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