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Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it
Read full article: Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed itA Trump administration decision to repurpose an old chemotherapy drug for autism has surprised many experts — including the physician who recently proposed the idea.
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
Read full article: NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health researchPresident Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental misconceptions about the policy directions the NIH has taken.”.
Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance
Read full article: Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidanceThe CDC, a $9.2 billion-a-year agency tasked with reviewing life-saving vaccines, monitoring diseases and watching for budding threats to Americans’ health, is without a clear leader.
RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report worries farmers, Republicans ahead of release
Read full article: RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report worries farmers, Republicans ahead of releaseA much-anticipated White House report about childhood diseases has provoked a tug-of-war that’s pitted farmers and some prominent Republican lawmakers against health secretary Robert F.
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
Read full article: Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine programThe Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its vaccine center.
Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care
Read full article: Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health careThe Trump administration is calling for more reliance on psychotherapy for transgender youth instead of broader gender-affirming medical care.
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies
Read full article: Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agenciesEmployees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans’ health.
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it
Read full article: Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove itAn experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age.
Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts
Read full article: Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cutsDr. Mehmet Oz is promising to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
Read full article: Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cutsRipple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America.
Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines
Read full article: Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccinesPresident Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is promising to help restore trust in medical research.
Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy
Read full article: Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and KennedyDonald Trump's health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures.
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
Read full article: Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of HealthPresident-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.