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New White House website pushes COVID-19 lab leak theory
1 of 4 | The Trump administration’s new COVID-19 website draws attention to five points…
Experimental Eli Lilly weight loss drug proves promising for type 2 diabetics
An oral medication undergoing testing by Eli Lilly might replace injections as the primary way to treat…
Michigan confirms first measles outbreak since 2019
Michigan health officials have confirmed the state's first measles outbreak of the…
Trump’s executive order seeks to lower prescription drugs prices, including Medicare patients
President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to standardize Medicare…
NIH senior investigator resigns over ‘censorship’ of research findings
National Institutes of Health researcher Kevin Hall announced his early retirement on Wednesday due to…
Blood test to predict tumor recurrence in advanced skin cancer called highly accurate
1 of 3 | Stage III melanoma patients who are cancer-free after surgery to remove tumors from…
Pfizer ends development of weight-loss pill after patient’s liver injury
Pedestrians walk by the Pfizer corporate headquarters in New York City (2020). On Monday the company said…
FDA warns of fake Ozempic Type 2 diabetes injection drugs
1 of 2 | Novo Nordisk Ozempic drug retails for $$997.58 for four injections to be used…
Recent layoffs stop CDC from helping with lead contamination at Milwaukee schools
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 3 denied Milwaukee Public Schools'…
WHO working group makes progress on pandemic preparedness plan
1 of 2 | Relatives clad in hazmat suits mourn on the grave of a Covid-19 victim during a…
Celery sold at Walmart recalled over listeria fears
1 of 2 | According to Duda Farm fresh Foods, no illnesses have been reported in connection…
Half-million children could die if U.S. AIDS relief dropped, study says
The Trump Administration paused all foreign aid funding Jan. 20, ostensibly for a 90-day review and…
To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods
FDA Commissioner Martin Makary on Thursday announced a move away from animal-based drug testing in favor…
Additives in diet drinks, processed foods may raise type 2 diabetes risk, study says
A mixture of additives commonly found in artificially sweetened beverages increased risk of type 2…
Experimental drug shown to slow multiple sclerosis disability
The drug, tolebrutinib, delayed disability progression by 31% in people with a type of MS called…
Study flags low blood sugar linked to weight-loss drugs
1 of 3 | More than 5 million patients received semaglutide weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic…
HHS, EPA launch review of fluoride in drinking water
U.S. Health and Human Services under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is to review safety of fluoride in…
Rare virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife linked to three deaths in California
A rare virus that killed actor Gene Hackman’s wife in February has been linked to the deaths of three…
HHS Secretary Kennedy consoles Texas family following child’s measles death
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a meeting with President…
Lifestyle changes boost longevity for cancer survivors, study suggests
Non-smoking survivors of obesity-related cancers had an overall lower risk of death if they adopted the…