Fact-Checking Health Claims in Kennedy’s 2nd Day of Confirmation Hearings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made disputed claims before the ...
RFK Jr. Says He Doesn’t Know if COVID-19 Vaccines Work
R obert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was grilled by ...
On This Day: WHO declares COVID-19 a public health emergency
World Health Organization officials declared the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak -- later to be dubbed COVID-19 -- a public ...
Local public health experts address controversies around RFK Jr., COVID-19 response, more
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing took place on Wednesday, an Akron Press Club panel spoke on Trump's ...
State health department reports first pediatric flu death of this season in Mississippi
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the first pediatric flu death of the 2024-25 season on Friday, Jan. 24.
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Flu, COVID-19 and whooping cough down, norovirus still up
RSV and whooping cough are all on the decline in Minnesota. The bad news? Norovirus case counts have climbed this month, and ...
Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters
President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial ...
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Marshall County Health Department settles in at new building
Marshall County Health Department leadership and staff have enjoyed not only more storage space but also the ability to offer new programs and services to residents since moving into their new ...
Andrew Cuomo challenged to ‘face’ relatives of NY nursing home residents who died of COVID as he mulls mayoral run
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic could dog him if he jumps into the race for mayor, relatives ...
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Democrats worry RFK Jr. could purge ‘thousands’ of federal health employees
Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary said that NIH, FDA and CDC would be integral in his objective to ...
Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across ...
NIH interim director comes from its research ranks but is known for questioning Covid-19 vaccine mandates
Dr. Matthew Memoli, a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases researcher focused on flu and other respiratory ...