RFK Jr. to Kick Off MAHA Tour on Fighting Chronic Disease
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RFK Jr. to Kick Off MAHA Tour on Fighting Chronic Disease

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A day after attending the funeral of an unvaccinated child who died of measles, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will kick off a tour through Southwestern states on Monday, spotlighting initiatives that emphasize nutrition and lifestyle choices as tools for combating disease….

Kennedy’s Plan to Send Health Officials to ‘Indian Country’ Angers Native Leaders
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Kennedy’s Plan to Send Health Officials to ‘Indian Country’ Angers Native Leaders

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a show on Facebook of his meeting with American Indian and Alaska Native leaders last month, declaring himself “very inspired” and committed to improving the Indian Health Service, which he says has “always been treated as…

Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal
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Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As the Trump administration moves to dismantle international public health safeguards, pull funding from local health departments and legitimize health misinformation, some experts now fear that the country is setting the stage for a long-term measles resurgence. If federal health officials do not…

Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs
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Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration on Friday rejected a Biden plan that would have required Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs and expanded access for millions of people. Under the law that established Medicare’s Part D drug benefits, the program was forbidden from paying…

C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say
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C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The extensive layoffs of federal health workers that began on Tuesday will greatly curtail the scope and influence of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the world’s premier public health agency, an outcome long sought by conservatives critical of its handling of…

With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
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With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal agencies have accelerated their efforts to cut thousands of jobs, offering buyouts and eliminating entire offices as the Trump administration’s deadline to downsize approaches. At least six federal agencies have in recent days extended a “deferred resignation” offer that was originally pitched…

RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study
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RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A steadfast figure in the anti-vaccine movement who has helped shape Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s thinking on a possible link to autism has joined his department to work on a study examining the long-debunked theory, according to people familiar with the…

Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page
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Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, on Saturday instructed leaders of the nonprofit he founded to take down a web page that mimicked the design of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s site but laid out a case that vaccines…

White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director
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White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House has decided to withdraw the nomination of its pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Dave Weldon, a Republican former congressman, just hours before he was to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing, according to a…

Opinion | Kennedy Wants to Cure Chronic Disease. Here’s What He’s Up Against.
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Opinion | Kennedy Wants to Cure Chronic Disease. Here’s What He’s Up Against.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Our health care system has failed patients when it comes to preventing and managing chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity. I see the consequences every day. We tell our patients to diet and exercise when they do not have the…