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HEALTH


Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 day ago

Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses

Read full article: Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses
A copy of "The Salt Path", by Raynor Winn is on display in a book store, in London, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
1 day ago

'The Salt Path' is a book that captured the hearts of millions. Now it's mired in controversy

Read full article: 'The Salt Path' is a book that captured the hearts of millions. Now it's mired in controversy
FILE - A sign warning of bubonic plague is displayed at a parking lot near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colo., Aug. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
2 days ago

Northern Arizona resident dies from plague

Read full article: Northern Arizona resident dies from plague
Rock formations stand in the Sahara desert outside the city center of Djanet, a southeastern Algerian oasis town in the Sahara desert, on July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Audrey Thibert)
2 days ago

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries, UN agency says

Read full article: Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries, UN agency says

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment.

FILE - Eggs sit in a container in a shopping cart at grocery store, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Windham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
2 days ago

Trump administration sues California over egg prices and blames animal welfare laws

Read full article: Trump administration sues California over egg prices and blames animal welfare laws

The Trump administration is suing California over its animal welfare laws, claiming they unconstitutionally raised egg prices.

Boxes of Kellogg's breakfast cereal are seen at a super market, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Springfield, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
2 days ago

Breakfast cereal sales declined for decades before Kellogg's sale to Italian company

Read full article: Breakfast cereal sales declined for decades before Kellogg's sale to Italian company

Breakfast cereal could use a lucky charm.

The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen as a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices takes place, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
2 days ago

CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have prediabetes, but experts question scant data

Read full article: CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have prediabetes, but experts question scant data

A new federal estimate shows that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adolescents had prediabetes in 2023, far higher than a previous estimate of 1 in 5.

South Africa's Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi, speaks during the UNAIDS report release at Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston, South Africa, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
3 days ago

The UN warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for HIV programs isn't replaced

Read full article: The UN warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for HIV programs isn't replaced

A new report by the U.N. AIDS agency says the sudden withdrawal of U.S. funding has caused a “systemic shock” to the global effort against AIDS and HIV.

FILE - A sign is displayed outside the Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
3 days ago

The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades

Read full article: The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades

Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in more than three decades.

FILE - Water flows from a shower head on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
3 days ago

A good shower is a simple shower, no matter what influencers recommend

Read full article: A good shower is a simple shower, no matter what influencers recommend

Elaborate, multistep shower routines are all over social media.

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)
3 days ago

Making healthy snacks a habit when afternoon energy slumps strike at work

Read full article: Making healthy snacks a habit when afternoon energy slumps strike at work

Sticking to healthy snacks during workdays can be tough, especially with busy schedules and tempting treats nearby.

Protesters chant slogans while demonstrating against the closure of the trans youth clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests

Read full article: The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests

Protesters are rallying against the closure of a major gender-affirming care center for kids and teenagers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

FILE - A sign is seen outside a clinic with the South Plains Public Health District, Feb. 23, 2025, in Brownfield, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

US measles cases surpass 2019 count, while Missouri is latest state with an outbreak

Read full article: US measles cases surpass 2019 count, while Missouri is latest state with an outbreak

This year is the worst for measles spread in the U.S. since 1991.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks to the media in North Charleston, S.C., Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Biden's former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe

Read full article: Biden's former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe

President Joe Biden’s White House physician is refusing to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health in office.

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump's CDC director

Read full article: Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump's CDC director

A U.S. Senate committee has approved Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FILE - This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles gambiae mosquito, known vector for the parasitic disease malaria. (James Gathany/CDC via AP, File)

The first drug to treat infants sick with malaria is approved by Swiss authority

Read full article: The first drug to treat infants sick with malaria is approved by Swiss authority

Switzerland’s medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court as shown on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Madison, Wis., cleared the way for a state ban on conversion therapy to be enacted with a ruling that broadens the governor's powers over administrative rules. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanent

Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be made permanent

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has cleared the way for the state to permanently enact a ban on conversion therapy.

FILE - A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman at a hospital in Chicago, Aug. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, despite efforts by the Trump administration to make this a priority.

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change

Read full article: Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy change

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.

President Donald Trump walks toward the media to speak with them before boarding Air Force One, at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 6, 2025, en route to Washington after a weekend in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear

Read full article: Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear

President Donald Trump is revamping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, sparking concerns it could become a tool for political retribution.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

Read full article: RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed

Health secretary Robert F.

FILE - Children run on the lawn at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., on April 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly two decades, new study finds

Read full article: American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly two decades, new study finds

A new study shows that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases and other problems.

FILE - Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound are arranged for a photograph in California on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, File)

Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn’t guaranteed

Read full article: Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn’t guaranteed

Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging.

People work out in an open-air gym next to the beach in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Which strength training method is best for you? Experts break down the options

Read full article: Which strength training method is best for you? Experts break down the options

When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose free weights such as dumbbells or barbells.

Travelers arrive and depart a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions

Read full article: What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions

Fireworks are a cornerstone of America's Fourth of July celebrations, but that can make the spirited holiday dangerous.

FILE - A car enters the drive at Day Kimball Hospital, July 18, 2022 in Putnam, Conn. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)

Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut

Read full article: Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut

States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals.

A group of resident doctors talks with a senior doctor inside Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues

Read full article: Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues

Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions

The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana.

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein delivers the State of the State address at the Legislative Building, March 12, 2025, in Raleigh N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

North Carolina governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills, calling them 'mean-spirited'

Read full article: North Carolina governor vetoes anti-DEI and transgender rights bills, calling them 'mean-spirited'

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed three anti-DEI bills and another targeting transgender rights.

Mara Sleeter, marketing and communications project manager, stands near boxes of juice while being interviewed in the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank warehouse in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A look at what will happen to food assistance under Trump's big tax cut bill, by the numbers

Read full article: A look at what will happen to food assistance under Trump's big tax cut bill, by the numbers

Big changes are in store for a food assistance program under President Donald Trump's tax-cut legislation.

Massachusetts Health Connector Executive Director Audrey Morse Gasteier poses for a portrait in the state health insurance marketplace's office Tuesday, July 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo /Leah Willingham)

Fears in Massachusetts that Trump's bill could unravel health safety net

Read full article: Fears in Massachusetts that Trump's bill could unravel health safety net

In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is dismantling the program piece-by-piece.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks behind his security detail through a crowd of reporters as he tries to push President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts across the finish line even as conservative and moderate GOP holdouts slow that effort, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP struggles to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill in late-night session

Read full article: House GOP struggles to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill in late-night session

House Republicans strained through a day of starts and stops trying to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package.

This image provided by the USDA on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, shows the packaging of recalled Oscar Mayer turkey bacon. (USDA via AP)

Nearly 368,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon recalled over possible listeria contamination

Read full article: Nearly 368,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon recalled over possible listeria contamination

The maker of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon is recalling nearly 368,000 pounds of the product because it may be contaminated with listeria bacteria.

FILE - A nurse loads a syringe with a COVID-19 booster vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., Nov. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

Read full article: FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.

FILE - A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Kentucky confirms measles outbreak as US nears its highest case count in more than 30 years

Read full article: Kentucky confirms measles outbreak as US nears its highest case count in more than 30 years

The U.S. is up to 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year and Kentucky has a new outbreak.

The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen as a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices takes place, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website

Read full article: RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website

The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50 instead of 60.

FILE - Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul delivers remarks following hearing before Dane County Wis. judge Diane Schlipper which challenges a 174-year-old feticide law in Madison, Wis., May 4, 2023. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban

Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, speaks to reporters after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Here's how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump's tax bill becomes law

Read full article: Here's how millions of people could lose health insurance if Trump's tax bill becomes law

Roughly 11.8 million adults and kids will be at risk for losing health insurance if Republicans’ domestic policy package becomes a law.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

Read full article: 20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

The Trump administration has violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to federal deportation officials last month, says California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

FILE - Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott speaks, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr., File)

Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump's efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment

Read full article: Mayors, doctor groups sue over Trump's efforts to restrict Obamacare enrollment

New Trump administration rules that give millions of people less time to sign up for the Affordable Care Act’s coverage, and bar some immigrants from buying the health care coverage, are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says

Read full article: HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says

A federal judge says that recent layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted.

FILE - This undated handout photo issued by Cheshire Constabulary shows of nurse Lucy Letby. (Cheshire Constabulary via AP, File)

3 leaders at English hospital where a nurse was convicted of murdering babies are arrested

Read full article: 3 leaders at English hospital where a nurse was convicted of murdering babies are arrested

Three senior leaders at the English hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering babies have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Monday, June 30, 2025, as Republicans plan to begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

States brace for impact as Trump's big bill nears completion in Congress

Read full article: States brace for impact as Trump's big bill nears completion in Congress

President Donald Trump’s tax cut bill could have large implications for states.

A patient is hooked up to an IV for a hangover treatment in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first

Read full article: Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first

IV therapy clinics are springing up around the country, touting quick ways to recover from a hangover or a hard workout.

FILE - Transgenders rights supporters rally outside of the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

Read full article: Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

The Supreme Court has thrown out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths.

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Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans in Syria kill more than 30 people

Read full article: Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans in Syria kill more than 30 people
A person stands in the remains of the fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange building in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
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The reconstruction of Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange takes shape after a destructive fire

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A young girl runs past crosses at a make-shift memorial honoring flood victims, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Search for Texas flood victims to resume after pause due to heavy rains

Read full article: Search for Texas flood victims to resume after pause due to heavy rains
Volunteers from Kerrville Bible Church saw and haul tree debris in front of a flood-damaged home on Guadalupe Street in Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriela Aoun Angueira)
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Armies of Texas volunteers dig out, clean up, after fatal floods

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FILE - A person walks past the headquarters building of the Environmental Protection Agency, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

Read full article: EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies.

Olha Kurtmalaieva speaks via a phone while having a breakfast at her apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

This Ukrainian woman beat cancer. But her fight to free her captive husband isn’t over

Read full article: This Ukrainian woman beat cancer. But her fight to free her captive husband isn’t over

A Ukrainian woman, Olha Kurtmalaieva, has endured cancer and war while fighting to bring her husband home from Russian captivity.

Young swimmers jump into the water from a rock on a breakwater on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks

Read full article: Severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks

Major heat waves have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in southern European countries including Italy, Spain and Greece.

Outside temperature is displayed in comparison to the inside temperature of a vehicle on Thursday June 26, 2025 in Belle Glade, Fla. during an event to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)

Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Read full article: Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars.

FILE - A view of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)

California closes $12B deficit by cutting back immigrants' access to health care

Read full article: California closes $12B deficit by cutting back immigrants' access to health care

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities to close a $12 billion deficit.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements

Read full article: Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements

The Supreme Court has preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects 150 million Americans.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

Read full article: RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

A rundown of recent Trump administration vaccine policy changes

Read full article: A rundown of recent Trump administration vaccine policy changes

The Trump administration is continuing to make its imprint on U.S. vaccine policy in recent days.

A staff prepares flower bud of marijuana for a customer at a cannabis shop after Thailand started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription

Read full article: Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription

Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

The Rosas Va'a Hawaiian canoeing team, whose members are women who have undergone cancer treatment, train near Charitas Beach in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A group of Brazilian women battling cancer find new hope thanks to Va'a canoeing

Read full article: A group of Brazilian women battling cancer find new hope thanks to Va'a canoeing

Anna Lucia Amorim’s life was turned upside by breast cancer and the 63-year-old from Rio de Janeiro state fell into a deep depression, sometimes struggling to get out of bed.

FILE - The School District of Philadelphia headquarters are shown in Philadelphia, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Philadelphia's schools accused of failing to properly inspect asbestos in buildings

Read full article: Philadelphia's schools accused of failing to properly inspect asbestos in buildings

Philadelphia’s public schools are facing federal criminal allegations of failing to properly inspect eight schools for damaged asbestos.

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

How to manage ADHD at work and turn it into a strength

Read full article: How to manage ADHD at work and turn it into a strength

Having ADHD can pose challenges at work.

President Donald Trump speaks at an event to promote his domestic policy and budget agenda in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling

Read full article: Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill doesn't adhere to procedural rules.

Lyn Redwood, a nurse practitioner who once ran the anti-vaccine group that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. founded, attends a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Kennedy’s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative

Read full article: Kennedy’s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. applauds after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order that aims to improve the health of Oklahomans on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

Oklahoma seeks to exclude soda, candy from food stamp purchases

Read full article: Oklahoma seeks to exclude soda, candy from food stamp purchases

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says the state is seeking federal permission to exclude soft drinks and candy from the list of items that can be purchased with food stamps.

Planned Parenthood South Carolina spokesperson Vicki Ringer speaks at a news conference about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to block Planned Parenthood from receiving money for health services on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

What to know about states blocking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood

Read full article: What to know about states blocking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court is letting South Carolina block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.

FILE - A section on measles is visible in the American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book seen at Hobbs Medical Clinic Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Hobbs, N.M. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility

Read full article: New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility

The New Mexico state health department says five people in a county detention facility have measles.

FILE - A Planned Parenthood sign is displayed on the outside of the clinic, Aug. 1, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says

Read full article: States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court says states can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings.

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