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RFK Jr. taps new vaccine panel members: Here’s who he picked
September 15, 2025·3 min read

RFK Jr. taps new vaccine panel members: Here’s who he picked

Health Care News – Read More Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped five new members to the Centers for Disease Control…

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Quadruples for Cannabis Users, Large Study Finds
September 15, 2025·5 min read

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Quadruples for Cannabis Users, Large Study Finds

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More A new study highlights possible consequences of cannabis use on metabolic health. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images A large study…

2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us
September 15, 2025·7 min read

2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us

Health – The Conversation – Read More Greater numbers of people are being exposed to horrific violence than in the past, in large part through the…

1-in-6 parents reject vaccine recommendations: poll
September 15, 2025·2 min read

1-in-6 parents reject vaccine recommendations: poll

Health Care News – Read More About one in six parents have skipped or delayed vaccinating their children against diseases other than COVID-19 or the flu,…

Applications for ‘big beautiful’ rural health fund open for states
September 15, 2025·3 min read

Applications for ‘big beautiful’ rural health fund open for states

Health Care News – Read More States can begin applying Monday for their share of a $50 billion fund for rural health providers under the GOP’s…

Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits
September 15, 2025·6 min read

Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits

Health – The Conversation – Read More A vending machine dispenses Narcan nasal spray, a medication that reverses opioid overdose, and other items. Penn State College…

For the first time, more kids are obese than underweight
September 15, 2025·6 min read

For the first time, more kids are obese than underweight

Health Care | Vox – Read More A student walks past a snack vending machine at Bowie High School in Austin, Texas. | Jana Birchum/Getty Images…

ObamaCare fight meets shutdown politics: What to know
September 14, 2025·4 min read

ObamaCare fight meets shutdown politics: What to know

Health Care News – Read More An ObamaCare deadline has collided with a fight over government funding, as Democrats are signaling they want Republicans to extend…

10 Years After ‘Still Alice,’ Julianne Moore Is Still Advocating for Alzheimer’s 
September 14, 2025·5 min read

10 Years After ‘Still Alice,’ Julianne Moore Is Still Advocating for Alzheimer’s 

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More “Sirens” star Julianne Moore is raising awareness about Alzheimer’s prevention. Photography courtesy of Art + Commerce Academy Award winner…

Trump effort to target television drug ads could have massive implications
September 14, 2025·4 min read

Trump effort to target television drug ads could have massive implications

Health Care News – Read More An effort by President Trump’s administration to curb advertising for pharmaceutical drugs on television is posing creating a potential marketing…