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What to know about Dr. Oz as Trump picks him to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that heart surgeon-turned-TV-host Dr. Mehmet Oz would lead th...
Nov 20, 2024
Escaped primates open can of worms for South Carolina's Alpha Genesis research lab
Yemassee Police Department(YEMASSEE, SC) -- With four primates still on the loose after 43 of them escaped on Nov. 6 from the Alpha Genesis Inc. resea...
Nov 19, 2024
California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain -- but risk to public remains low
Jun Li/Getty Images/STOCK(SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif.) -- Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain o...
Nov 16, 2024
Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the recent pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Servi...
Nov 16, 2024
Patients are stockpiling birth control over fears Trump could limit access to contraception
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Women are stocking up on birth control and asking for long-term contraception methods following Presiden...
Nov 14, 2024
Black infant mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants: CDC
FatCamera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still pe...
Nov 14, 2024
What Trump has said about birth control, and what he could do as president
Isabel Pavia/Getty ImagesThe election of former President Donald Trump to a second term has put a spotlight on what his return to the White House may ...
Nov 12, 2024
What parents should know about kids and caffeine amid rise in ER visits
Image via Adobe Stock(NEW YORK) -- A new study is highlighting a dramatic rise in caffeine-related emergency room visits among kids.The study, release...
Nov 09, 2024
CDC updates recommendations for bird flu testing, treatment after more infections found among dairy workers
STOCK PHOTO/Koto_feja/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendations for testing, tr...
Nov 07, 2024
What we know about Trump's health care plans after Harris says he'll roll back protections
Maskot/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump will roll back health care protections if he wins t...
Nov 02, 2024