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Aria Bendix
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Kennedy announces policy changes and faces criticism at House hearings
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced criticism of his vaccine policy at two House committee hearings about the proposed budget for the Department of…
Acting CDC director delayed release of study showing benefit of Covid vaccines
The CDC was expected last month to publish a study showing that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness, but the agency’s acting director,…
Trump administration shifts focus of Title X program away from birth control
Health clinics have received Title X funding, following a delay. But the Trump administration will shift the program's focus away from providing hormonal birth control…
Georgia bans many midwives from practicing. Now, several are suing the state.
Several lawsuit filed in recent years challenge state restrictions on the practice of midwifery. They argue that midwives are especially necessary in maternity care deserts.
Federal funding for reproductive health care could lapse Wednesday due to Trump administration delays
Some health clinics that rely on Title X grants to provide birth control, cancer screenings and STI tests are making plans to go without the…
Some Alabama residents learn they haven’t had fluoride in their water for years
In Birmingham, Alabama, fluoride has not been added to most drinking water for at least two years, but the public was not notified.
FDA approves new use of synthetic vitamin B9 — but not for autism symptoms
The FDA announced a new approved use for the drug leucovorin, which Trump has touted as a treatment for autism. But the approval is for…
Echoing RFK, Dr. Casey Means softens her social media persona in surgeon general bid
Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer who rose to prominence by lambasting traditional medicine and accusing pharmaceutical companies of corruption, bore little resemblance to her…
When home births go wrong, hospitals can add to the complications
With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room seemed less likely.
Trump’s surgeon general pick to appear before Senate in highly anticipated hearing
Dr. Casey Means will appear before the Senate on Wednesday in a long-awaited hearing to discuss her highly scrutinized nomination for surgeon general