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Kennedy denies pressure to back off vaccines, but casts focus elsewhere

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress on Tuesday that he has not faced pressure from the White House to scale...

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HHS posts, then removes notice to remake preventive services task force

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS posts, then removes notice to remake preventive services task...

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RFK Jr. heads back to Capitol Hill

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. heads back to Capitol Hill Health Secretary Robert F....

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Kennedy seeks MAHA olive branch with new podcast

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy seeks MAHA olive branch with...

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Kennedy's new podcast might satisfy MAHA, but it won't save 'Republican bacon'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new podcast stands to gratify his "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) base after recent...

16.04.2026 20

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RFK Jr. to face questioning in House, Senate

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Kennedy set...

15.04.2026 4

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Protect Our Care publishes scathing report of Kennedy's tenure ahead of congressional hearing marathon

The progressive health care advocacy group Protect Our Care is releasing a highly critical review of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....

15.04.2026 3

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Minority of voters identify with MAHA despite some support for its goals: poll

New polling conducted by the progressive political action committee 314 Action found that, despite a decent degree of support for some aspects of the...

14.04.2026 2

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Podcast by RFK Jr. to be produced in-house at HHS

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. launching his own podcast Health and Human Services (HHS)...

10.04.2026 10

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RSV season runs into spring

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care The Big Story An unusually late RSV season runs into spring A...

09.04.2026 2

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Fertility rate drops to new record low: CDC

The U.S. general fertility rate fell by 1 percent in 2025, reaching a new record low for another consecutive year according to latest statistics from...

09.04.2026 3

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Respiratory viruses lingering longer than usual this year

While spring has officially begun, concerns about respiratory viruses are lingering longer than usual, with cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...

08.04.2026 2

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Ruling in Colorado conversion therapy case brings up free speech debate

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story SCOTUS ruling stirs First Amendment discourse The Supreme Court...

08.04.2026 2

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Kennedy moves to broaden CDC committee eligibility after judge knocked new members

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Kennedy moves to broaden CDC committee eligibility after judge knocked new...

07.04.2026 4

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RFK Jr. moves to broaden CDC vaccine panel eligibility after federal judge found new members unqualified

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s amended charter for a vaccine advisory committee was published Monday and is set to go...

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Supreme Court stirs free speech debate with conversion therapy ruling

The Supreme Court’s ruling last week against bans on conversion therapy is stirring debate around free speech, with critics pointing to...

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CDC pauses dozens of infectious disease tests

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CDC pauses dozens of infectious disease tests The Centers for...

06.04.2026 2

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Trump requests nearly $16 billion in cuts at HHS

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump requests nearly $16 billion in cuts at HHS In its 2027...

03.04.2026 10

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Trump unveils 100% tariff on branded pharmaceutical imports

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump unveils 100% tariff on branded pharmaceutical imports After...

02.04.2026 4

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Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand name drugs

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting imported brand name drugs with a 100 percent tariff, citing the U.S.'s "import reliance"...

02.04.2026 4

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Sanders, Wyden demand hearings with health insurance CEOs

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are calling on Republican committee leaders to hold hearings with the chief executives of top...

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FDA’s Makary touts ‘healing’ following DOGE cuts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story FDA commissioner credits himself with ‘healing’ agency after...

01.04.2026 7

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Health care ranks as top domestic concern in latest Gallup polling

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Health care ranks as top domestic concern in latest Gallup polling...

31.03.2026 1

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White House backs Casey Means for surgeon general after Trump remarks

The White House is maintaining its support for Casey Means to be the next U.S. surgeon general one day after President Trump said he was open to...

31.03.2026 10

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Trump says it's 'possible' Means will be withdrawn as surgeon general nominee

President Trump on Sunday indicated he was open to withdrawing his nomination of Casey Means, sister to White House Senior Advisor Calley Means, to be...

30.03.2026 6

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Pharmaceutical supply chains get tangled in Trump's war with Iran

As President Trump’s war in Iran rages on, it’s posing a growing threat to the pharmaceutical supply chain and risks spiking the prices of many...

29.03.2026 4

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House Judiciary Committee calls out ‘monopoly’ on medical resident matching

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story House Judiciary Committee calls out ‘monopoly’ on medical...

27.03.2026 7

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‘Medicare by Choice’ floated an alternative to Medicare for All

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story ‘Medicare by Choice’ floated an alternative...

26.03.2026 5

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Lawmakers behind bipartisan push for legislation detecting and preventing Alzheimer's: 'It's too expensive not to'

House Reps. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), co-sponsors of the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act, said Thursday that...

26.03.2026 3

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Lawmakers behind bipartisan push for legislation detecting and preventing Alzheimer's: 'It's too expensive not to'

House Reps. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), co-sponsors of the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act, said Thursday that...

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Top Senate Dems blast proposed ACA rule promoting 'junk coverage' that would push estimated 2 million off enrollment

A trio of top Senate Democrats led their colleagues in condemning a proposed rule by the Trump administration that would lift restrictions on the...

26.03.2026 4

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Trump misses deadline for new CDC director nominee

The Trump administration has hit its legal limit for leaving the position of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vacant after...

26.03.2026 6

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Group floats 'Medicare by Choice' as a Democratic health care alternative

A coalition of former congressional staffers and federal health leaders is putting forward a health care policy proposal around which it hopes...

26.03.2026 10

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Hawley’s push to revoke abortion pill approval picks up steam

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Hawley’s push to revoke abortion pill approval...

25.03.2026 6

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Senate deal reached to cap insulin costs

A bipartisan quartet of of senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation to cap the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for patients on private insurance....

25.03.2026 8

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Fewer people traveled for abortions as telehealth went up: report

A new report from the reproductive health nonprofit The Guttmacher Institute found that fewer people are traveling from states with total abortion...

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Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine candidate shows promising results

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine candidate shows...

23.03.2026 6

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Federal judge rules RFK Jr. overreached in restricting trans health care to minors

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care The Big Story Federal judge rules RFK Jr. overreached in restricting...

20.03.2026 10

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HHS investigating states for ‘coercing’ health care entities to provide abortions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS investigating states for ‘coercing’ healthcare entities to...

19.03.2026 10

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Most ACA enrollees cutting back on food, household needs to pay for health care: Poll

A little more than half of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollees reported cutting back on spending for food, clothing and other basic...

19.03.2026 10

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Kennedy’s vaccine agenda takes a major blow

A court ruling on Monday dealt a heavy blow to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to transform America’s...

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HHS investigating 13 states for 'coercing' healthcare providers to provide abortions

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that it is launching investigations into 13 states for violating a federal health...

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Colleges struggle with growing mental health issues among students

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Colleges struggle with growing mental health issues among students...

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Sanders presses Cassidy for hearing on RFK Jr. vaccine claims

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling on Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, to...

17.03.2026 10

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Sanders presses Cassidy for hearing on RFK Jr. vaccine claims

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling on Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, to hold a...

17.03.2026 10

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Kennedy’s vaccine agenda runs into roadblock

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy’s vaccine agenda runs into roadblock Health and Human...

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Federal court blocks Kennedy's vaccine changes, invalidates vaccine advisory panel

A federal judge on Monday blocked Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s changes to vaccine policy, including the reduction...

16.03.2026 10

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Senate committee finds Medicare Advantage overpayments cost seniors billions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate committee finds Medicare Advantage overpayments cost...

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The synthetic opioid 10x stronger than fentanyl and popping up across states

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story The synthetic opioid 10x stronger than fentanyl and popping up...

12.03.2026 10

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Food stamp recipients sue USDA over restrictions on candy, energy drinks

Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday,...

12.03.2026 10

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