Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr appeared with a cheeseburger and fries in a nationally televised interview on Fox News – a highly unusual move for a federal health official. The appearance, in which he endorsed the decision of burger […]
Texas doctors say they are worried about measles spreading to population centers in an outbreak the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expects to “expand rapidly”. Two people have died, including a child, and at least 208 people have
CDC expects measles outbreak in west Texas to ‘expand rapidly’ | Texas Read More »
Major Alzheimer’s disease research centers across the country face a $65m funding gap amid a Trump administration-imposed delay, with at least one struggling to retain highly trained staff. Although courts have ruled a government-wide funding freeze is illegal, the administration
Donald Trump’s nominee to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Jay Bhattacharya, told senators he was committed to ensuring scientists “have the resources they need” – even as the $48bn agency he hopes to lead has become a focus
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, has caused alarm among pediatricians, vaccine experts and lawmakers with an opinion piece that focuses on vitamin A and nutrition as treatments for measles. In response to a measles outbreak in Texas,
Academics and scientists who work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said the Trump administration’s orders have severely disrupted work – delaying projects and casting the future of research funding and jobs into doubt as chaos in the agency
The New York police department on Thursday issued a fresh image clearly showing the face of a man they suspect of shooting and killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, early on Wednesday in Manhattan. The manhunt continued and police appeared
Donald Trump said he would name former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing. Navarro made headlines earlier this year when, in March, he was jailed for contempt of Congress. The president-elect made the
Older Americans spend more on healthcare than peers in 10 other developed democracies, a new Commonwealth Fund report found. The new report highlights how Medicare, the public health insurance program for people older than 65 and people who are disabled,
US trails developed democracies in healthcare costs for older adults | US healthcare Read More »
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, was reportedly forced out of two leadership roles at veteran-focused non-profits amid allegations of financial mismanagement, drunkenness and sexist behavior. A lengthy account in the New Yorker, based on interviews
