THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed two senior officials who were appointed by President Donald Trump. Heather Flick Melanson, chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, a top policy adviser, were both let go recently. The decisionContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of health workers lost their jobs this week after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with major staffing cuts. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized 10,000 layoffsContinue Reading
7-hydroxymitragynine is not approved for use as dietary supplement, food additive, or drug ingredientContinue Reading
Patients taking Kerendia saw significant reduction in cardiovascular death and hospitalization and urgent visits for heart failureContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled a meeting of government health panel that helps guide what preventive care is covered by insurance, alarming doctors and other health officials. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) was set to meet Thursday, butContinue Reading
The goal is to improve public understanding of the FDA decision-making processContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Susan Monarez is one step closer to becoming the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate’s health committee voted 12-11 to move her nomination forward. The vote was along party lines, with allContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Even low levels of lead exposure can harm kids’ working memory, potentially affecting their education and development, according to a new study. Exposure to lead in the womb or during early childhood appears to increase kids’ risk of memory decay, accelerating the rateContinue Reading
Agency says these fees place an additional burden on taxpayers who already fund the underlying researchContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — AI programs can exhibit racial bias when evaluating patients for mental health problems, a new study says. Psychiatric recommendations from four large language models (LLMs) changed when a patient’s record noted they were African American, researchers recently reported in the journal NPJ DigitalContinue Reading