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Record Specialist Wait Times Escalate into Public Health Crisis
Specialist wait times have reached record lengths, with averages of 31 days and some fields like rheumatology stretching
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Public Health Funding Cuts Follow Historic Pattern of Boom and Bust, Analysis Shows
Historical analysis reveals current public health funding cuts follow a century-old pattern, with preventable deaths and
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Corporate Consolidation in Healthcare Raises Systemic Patient Safety Concerns
As hospitals consolidate into corporate systems, systemic pressures on staffing and efficiency create environments where
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FDA Flags 3.1 Million Eye Drops in Class II Recall Over Sterility Concerns
A California pharmaceutical firm is voluntarily recalling more than 3.1 million bottles of eye drops distributed nationw
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Measles Alert at O'Hare Terminal 5 as National Case Count Nears 1,600
Health authorities in Illinois issued a public warning about potential measles exposure at Chicago's O'Hare Internationa
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CDC Halts Key Disease Testing Amid Agency Restructuring Under Kennedy
The CDC has paused diagnostic testing for rabies and over two dozen other infectious diseases, part of broader agency ch
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Sanders, Wyden Pressure GOP Chairs to Grill Health Insurance CEOs Over Profits, Affordability Crisis
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden are urging Republican committee chairs to convene hearings with major health insuranc
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GOP Senators Stall Trump's Surgeon General Pick Over Qualifications, MAHA Agenda
Casey Means's nomination for surgeon general is frozen in the Senate, with Republican holdouts citing her lapsed medical
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FDA Accelerates Approval for Eli Lilly's Oral Weight-Loss Drug Foundayo
Federal regulators granted accelerated approval to Eli Lilly's Foundayo, an oral weight-loss medication, marking a signi
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Plastic Chemicals DEHP and DINP Linked to Millions of Premature Births, Tens of Thousands of Newborn Deaths
Two common plastic-softening chemicals, DEHP and DINP, were significantly associated with millions of premature births a
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Healthcare Costs Surpass Economy as Top Voter Concern in New National Poll
Healthcare has returned as the top domestic concern for Americans, surpassing economic issues for the first time since 2
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Poll: Majority of Americans Say Trump Administration Falls Short on 'Make America Healthy Again' Pledge
A new Politico poll reveals a majority of Americans believe the Trump administration has failed to sufficiently advance
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New Study Reveals Metformin's Brain-Based Mechanism for Blood Sugar Control
A landmark study reveals the diabetes drug metformin exerts significant blood sugar control through a previously unknown
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Kennedy, Oz Launch Expert Panel to Overhaul U.S. Healthcare System
The Department of Health and Human Services has formed a new expert advisory committee to recommend reforms for moderniz
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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Secure Medicare Coverage for Early Alzheimer's Blood Tests
Lawmakers are pushing the ASAP Act to require Medicare coverage for new blood-based Alzheimer's screening tests, framing
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks Medicare Coverage for Early Alzheimer's Blood Tests
A bipartisan House bill, the ASAP Act, would require Medicare to cover new blood tests for early Alzheimer's detection,
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Senate Democrats Demand Withdrawal of Trump Rule Projected to Strip 2 Million from ACA Coverage
Senior Senate Democrats are demanding the withdrawal of a proposed Trump administration rule that would deregulate Affor
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Legal Ruling Paralyzes Vaccine Panel as Measles Outbreaks Threaten U.S. Elimination Status
A federal judge has halted the Biden administration's overhaul of a key vaccine advisory panel, creating immediate polic