Health
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Bhattacharya goes from US health policy outsider to leading top agencies at Trump's personal request
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bhattacharya was a medical doctor and professor at Stanford University,
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Deputy CDC Director Ralph Abraham departs agency in latest HHS shake up
It comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted CDC Director Jim O'Neill earlier this month, and replaced him with National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya until a new leader is selected.
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'Greys Anatomy' star Eric Dane dies from ALS at the age of 53
Dane's passing was confirmed by his publicist, who said the actor died Thursday afternoon where he was surrounded by friends and loved ones, including daughters Billie and Georgia Dane and wife Rebecca Gayheart.
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Kennedy defends Casey Means' nomination for surgeon general amid backlash
Means has largely been criticized over her reputation as a "wellness influencer" and lack of experience in public health administration.
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Trump announces Dr. Casey Means will be nominated as the next US Surgeon General
Trump said Means will work closely with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and "Make America Healthy Again."
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announces effort with NIH, Medicare, Medicaid to find root cause of autism
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows autism now impacts 1-in-31 children in the United States.
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Los Angeles County sees hepatitis A outbreak
Virus causes liver infection and is transmitted through contaminated food and water or through contact with an infected person.
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Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik hospitalized in cardiac wing following illness
Kerik, who is 69, was the 40th Commissioner of the NYPD and served in the post during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. He resigned that December.
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Tyson Foods to eliminate synthetic dyes from products by the end of May, CEO announces
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced last month that the agencies would require food companies to remove synthetic dyes from their products.
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U.S. has 935 measles cases, outbreaks in one-fifth of states: CDC data
Outbreaks have occurred in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas.
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You Vote: Should the COVID-19 vaccine be removed from the CDC's recommended schedule for children?
Kennedy has questioned whether children need to get the vaccine, citing that kids are very unlikely to die from the disease.
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New study finds rise in colon cancer among young adults could be tied to exposure to gut toxin
The study examined the DNA of colorectal cancer tumors that were collected from 981 patients in 11 countries.
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HHS Sec Kennedy considers taking Covid vaccine off CDC-recommended child vaccination list: report
The CDC added the COVID-19 vaccination to its immunization schedule for children in 2023.