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FDA approves first weight-loss GLP-1 pill

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Pill version of Wegovy could widen access The FDA just approved the first...

24.12.2025 7

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Trump’s base growing impatient on abortion pill action

Anti-abortion voices are growing increasingly impatient for the Trump administration to complete a review of the abortion pill mifepristone,...

21.12.2025 3

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HHS to announce overhaul to child vaccine schedule, aligning with Denmark

The Trump administration is planning to announce an overhaul to the childhood immunization schedule early next year, recommending fewer shots and...

19.12.2025 2

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Trump picks up where Biden left off on marijuana

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump picks up where Biden left off on marijuana President...

19.12.2025 30

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Trump signs executive order to expedite marijuana rescheduling

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to speed up the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to the less severe Schedule III, with...

18.12.2025 1

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Moderna receives $54.3M investment for bird flu vaccine, covering axed federal mRNA contracts

Moderna announced Thursday it will receive up to $54.3 million from a global vaccine partnership to fund its ongoing research into a potential bird...

18.12.2025 10

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ACA subsidies set to expire. Moderate Republicans rebel

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story ACA subsidies set to expire. Moderate Republicans rebel Congress is...

18.12.2025 6

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Pence pushes Trump to oust RFK Jr. over delayed abortion drug review

Former Vice President Mike Pence's organization said Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "must go," accusing the secretary...

16.12.2025 2

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Newsom hires former CDC leaders as public health advisers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday he is hiring two former top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who...

15.12.2025 2

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US set to lose measles elimination status: The ‘house is on fire’

Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the nation is likely to lose its status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something...

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New chair of CDC vaccine panel fired from pediatric practice, wife says

The wife of the newly appointed chair of the vaccine advisory panel that recently voted to roll back infant hepatitis B vaccination guidelines said...

12.12.2025 30

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Anti-abortion group warns GOP on push to force ObamaCare subsidies vote

The anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America warned House lawmakers Wednesday it would negatively score those who sign a discharge...

11.12.2025 10

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Trump lets RFK Jr. ‘go wild’ on childhood vaccine policy

On the campaign trail last October, President Trump promised to let his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "go wild on health." A year later,...

11.12.2025 10

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Senate set to vote on competing ACA subsidy bills 

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11.12.2025 20

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FDA investigating whether coronavirus vaccines are linked to deaths

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether the COVID-19 vaccines were associated with any deaths across all age ranges. "FDA is...

10.12.2025 1

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Anti-abortion hard-liners want FDA's Makary out

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10.12.2025 5

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It’s ACA subsidies week 

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09.12.2025 10

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Senate Republicans float competing health care plans

Separate Senate Republican contingents are floating competing proposals on health care, as the party struggles to unify behind a plan to stop looming...

09.12.2025 50

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ACIP approves most consequential changes to vaccine guidance this year 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story ACIP approves most consequential changes to vaccine guidance...

06.12.2025 3

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5 takeaways from the chaotic, combative vaccine advisory meeting

A key federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to do away with the recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.  The...

06.12.2025 60

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Cassidy urges CDC director to reject vaccine panel's hepatitis B recommendations

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Friday publicly called for the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reject a...

05.12.2025 2

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Bipartisan Obamacare deal remains out-of-reach in Senate hearing

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Bipartisan Obamacare deal remains out-of-reach in Senate...

04.12.2025 4

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RFK Jr.'s advisory panel may change childhood vaccine guidance

The influential vaccine advisory committee that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. remade to reflect his views will meet...

03.12.2025 9

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WHO releases its first guidelines on GLP-1s

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued its first-ever global guidelines on the use of GLP-1 medications for treating obesity as a...

02.12.2025 5

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RFK Jr. replaces chair of controversial vaccine advisory panel

The chair of a federal vaccine advisory committee, himself a well-known vaccine critic, will be moving to an official role within the Department of...

02.12.2025 10

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Trump takes populist turn against health insurers  

President Trump is blaming health insurers for rising health care costs, adopting a populist approach as he seeks to counter attacks by Democrats that...

29.11.2025 60

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Kennedy says vaccines will be covered 

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22.11.2025 8

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CDC reverses its stance on vaccine-autism link 

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21.11.2025 60

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Cassidy calls HHS change to vaccine-autism language 'deeply troubling'

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removing language from its website refuting the theory...

21.11.2025 30

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Medicare Part B premiums are rising. So are private health insurance costs. 

Presented by the American Association for Cancer Research — People are going to be paying more for health insurance next year. {beacon} Health Care...

18.11.2025 4

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Seniors hit with 10 percent Medicare Part B cost increase in 2026

Medicare Part B premiums will rise by about 10 percent in 2026 according to a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The...

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Canada loses its measles elimination status, and the US is close behind

Canada has lost its measles elimination status nearly three decades after it achieved the distinction, under circumstances that closely resemble...

16.11.2025 30

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Senate Republicans unsure of next steps on health 

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15.11.2025 3

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National Institutes of Health staffer put on nondisciplinary leave after criticizing NIH politicization

A staffer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) who helped organize a letter critical of the Trump administration's health leadership said she...

15.11.2025 20

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Democrats pivot to affordability

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Democrats pivot to affordability After failing to win an extension of...

14.11.2025 10

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End of government shutdown won't stop SNAP mayhem

As the government reopens, efforts to return the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to full funding across the country will face its own...

13.11.2025 40

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FDA announces agency veteran will become top drug regulator after Tidmarsh resignation

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced 26-year agency veteran Richard Pazdur will replace a top regulator who resigned earlier this...

12.11.2025 10

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Senate on cusp of ending shutdown, without extending ACA credits

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Senate on the cusp of ending shutdown The Senate is on the verge of...

11.11.2025 10

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FDA removing warnings from hormone replacement therapy products

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday the black box warning on women’s estrogen-based products for...

10.11.2025 2

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SNAP court rulings add to shutdown's food assistance chaos

In the week since federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits nearly expired, the Trump administration has successfully pushed...

08.11.2025 10

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Trump admin brings international drug pricing to Medicaid 

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — State Medicaid programs that choose to participate in the model will be able...

07.11.2025 10

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What the elections results mean for ObamaCare tax credits

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Liberal Democrats say the election should bolster their fight to extend...

06.11.2025 3

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Trump won't send 'high level' officials to climate conference

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story US won't send high level officials to COP30 The U.S. won’t be sending any...

01.11.2025 4

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Open enrollment to begin without ACA subsidies

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Open enrollment day arrives with no subsidies in place...

01.11.2025 4

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Some states scramble to maintain food access ahead of potential SNAP lapse

States are resorting to last-ditch efforts to preserve access to groceries for their residents as the federal government was ready up until its Oct....

01.11.2025 20

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Former CDC official on new mpox cases and current federal resources

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   THE HILL INTERVIEW Former CDC official on new mpox cases and current federal...

31.10.2025 7

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Tobacco industry's policy interference on the rise: report

The tobacco industry's influence on public health policymaking in the U.S. is growing according to the latest report by the anti-smoking organization...

30.10.2025 20

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Average out-of-pocket costs for ObamaCare premiums expected to more than double: Report

A new analysis published by the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) found that out-of-pocket premium payments will more than...

30.10.2025 20

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Head of RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel: School mandates 'not necessary'

Martin Kulldorff, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said in an...

29.10.2025 2

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Warren has 'serious doubt' about Trump's HHS inspector general nominee

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told President Trump's nominee for inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that his...

28.10.2025 2

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