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DEA Moves to Schedule Synthetic Kratom Extracts as Schedule I
Federal authorities are cracking down on synthetic kratom extracts like 7-OH and MGPI, aiming to classify them as Schedu
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NIH opens clinic to probe post-vaccination health complaints
HHS opened an NIH clinic to study health problems after vaccination, as Secretary Kennedy pushes a reimbursement program
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Bipartisan ASAP Act Aims to Expand Medicare Coverage for Alzheimer's Blood Tests
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the ASAP Act, which would authorize Medicare coverage for FDA-approved blood-
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks Medicare Coverage for Alzheimer's Blood Tests
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the ASAP Act to authorize Medicare coverage for blood-based biomarker tests t
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Royal Family Doctor Killed; Husband Charged with Murder
Dr. Hannah Cain, who treated members of the royal family, was found dead at her home. Her husband has been arrested and
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Royal Family Doctor Killed; Husband Charged with Murder
Dr. Hannah Cain, a GP who treated members of the royal family, was found dead at her West Sussex home. Her husband, Mark
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House Democrats' Healthcare Blitz: Reversing Cuts, Restoring Subsidies, and Preparing for 2028
House Democrats are preparing a healthcare-first agenda if they flip the chamber, aiming to reverse GOP cuts, restore AC
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Trump's $90 Medicare Checks Aim to Blunt GOP's Healthcare Liability
President Trump is mailing cash to seniors and ACA enrollees to ease healthcare cost worries ahead of the midterms, but
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Appeals court questions legality of blocking Kennedy's vaccine panel picks
The Trump administration argued Tuesday that a lower court overstepped by blocking HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s
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Plague Still Surfaces in US: New Mexico Death Highlights Persistent Risk
A New Mexico woman died of plague earlier this year, and Arizona reported a pneumonic plague death in 2024. CDC data sho
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Kenya Reports First Imported Ebola Case as Patient Dies in Nairobi
Kenya's health ministry confirmed its first imported Ebola case from Congo; the patient died in Nairobi, prompting conta
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Democrats widen trust edge over GOP on health costs, KFF poll finds
Democrats have expanded their advantage over Republicans on health care costs to 20 points, as voters rank affordability
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Trump finalizes new rules to simplify hospital price data for patients
The Trump administration finalized new amendments to hospital price transparency rules, requiring standardized, smaller
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Trump Administration Sends $90 Medicare Rebates to 20.8 Million Seniors
The Trump administration is sending $90 rebates to 20.8 million Medicare Part B enrollees, funded by the Medicare Improv
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US and Russia Track Possible Pneumonic Plague After Lab Worker Death
A Russian lab worker's death from unknown pneumonia has triggered monitoring by US and Russian officials for a possible
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Nobel Medicine Prize Honors Pioneers of Brain Light-Switch Research
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel won the Nobel Medicine Prize for pioneering optogenetics, a method that
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Florida dengue outbreak reaches 252 cases, largest in decades
Florida's dengue outbreak has reached 252 cases this year, the largest in the continental US in decades, prompting a sta
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Pennsylvania measles outbreak nears 1,000 cases, deaths dispute escalates
Pennsylvania reports 977 measles cases, nearing 1,000, as a dispute over the death toll with federal health officials in