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Van Jones: RFK Jr. ‘is the main person making America sicker again’
September 5, 2025·3 min read

Van Jones: RFK Jr. ‘is the main person making America sicker again’

Health Care News – Read More Former Obama administration adviser and CNN political commentator Van Jones on Thursday slammed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.…

Prostate Cancer: After Years of Decline, Cases Rose Steadily Over Past Decade
September 5, 2025·5 min read

Prostate Cancer: After Years of Decline, Cases Rose Steadily Over Past Decade

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Prostate cancer cases have risen steadily over the past decade, a new report found. Maskot/Getty Images Prostate cancer rates…

New York governor allows pharmacies to give COVID shots
September 5, 2025·2 min read

New York governor allows pharmacies to give COVID shots

Health Care News – Read More New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed an executive order Friday authorizing pharmacists to prescribe and administer COVID-19 vaccines.  …

House Democrat: ‘People are going to die in mass numbers’ if there’s another COVID
September 5, 2025·3 min read

House Democrat: ‘People are going to die in mass numbers’ if there’s another COVID

Health Care News – Read More Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Friday that she’s “very worried” that the U.S. will not be prepared to handle another…

Trump on RFK Jr. after combative hearing: ‘I like the fact that he’s different’
September 5, 2025·2 min read

Trump on RFK Jr. after combative hearing: ‘I like the fact that he’s different’

Health Care News – Read More President Trump on Thursday expressed his support for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following a contentious Senate hearing.  Kennedy…

Massachusetts governor orders insurers to cover state-recommended vaccines
September 5, 2025·2 min read

Massachusetts governor orders insurers to cover state-recommended vaccines

Health Care News – Read More Massachusetts has become the first state to impose its own vaccine coverage rules.   The state now requires health insurance…

Artificial sweeteners may hasten cognitive decline, study suggests
September 5, 2025·2 min read

Artificial sweeteners may hasten cognitive decline, study suggests

Health Care News – Read More Brace yourself for some not-so-sweet news: People who ingest high levels of artificially sweetened foods are on a faster path…

Chuck Todd predicts Trump will throw RFK Jr. ‘overboard’
September 5, 2025·2 min read

Chuck Todd predicts Trump will throw RFK Jr. ‘overboard’

Health Care News – Read More Political pundit Chuck Todd is predicting President Trump could remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of…

Florida’s vaccine mandate removal: What does it mean for public health?
September 5, 2025·5 min read

Florida’s vaccine mandate removal: What does it mean for public health?

Health Care News – Read More As the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to make Florida the first state to remove school vaccine mandates, deep concern…

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research
September 5, 2025·4 min read

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research

Health – The Conversation – Read More Three years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion-limiting laws are leading to unintended outcomes. Maki Nakamura/DigitalVision via Getty…