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New Hypertension Guidelines Emphasize Earlier Treatment, Avoiding Alcohol
August 22, 2025·6 min read

New Hypertension Guidelines Emphasize Earlier Treatment, Avoiding Alcohol

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More New blood pressure guidelines from the AHA recommend starting treatment earlier and abstaining from alcohol. Maskot/Getty Images New blood…

Immigrants risk being shut out of America’s health system
August 22, 2025·6 min read

Immigrants risk being shut out of America’s health system

Health Care News – Read More The Trump administration is attempting to reverse decades-old policy to exclude a broad group of immigrants from accessing social services…

Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people − and little is known about their potential harms, new study finds
August 21, 2025·4 min read

Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people − and little is known about their potential harms, new study finds

Health – The Conversation – Read More Some portable air cleaners generate chemicals such as ozone, formaldehyde and hydroxyl radicals to kill microbes. ArtistGNDphotography/E+ via Getty…

Pesticides test MAHA-MAGA alliance
August 21, 2025·6 min read

Pesticides test MAHA-MAGA alliance

Health Care News – Read More The “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement could be on a collision course with its Republican allies over pesticides and…

Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance
August 21, 2025·5 min read

Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance

Health – The Conversation – Read More The AAP’s guidance on COVID-19 vaccines differs substantially from that of the CDC. Images By Tang Ming Tung/DigitalVision via…

RFK Jr. attacks pediatric group after vaccine recommendations
August 21, 2025·2 min read

RFK Jr. attacks pediatric group after vaccine recommendations

Health Care News – Read More Hours after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) broke with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…

Hundreds of HHS staffers call on Kennedy to stop misinformation in wake of CDC shooting
August 21, 2025·3 min read

Hundreds of HHS staffers call on Kennedy to stop misinformation in wake of CDC shooting

Health Care News – Read More More than 750 current and former staff members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are calling on…

RFK Jr. on wearing jeans during workouts: ‘Now I’m used to it’
August 21, 2025·2 min read

RFK Jr. on wearing jeans during workouts: ‘Now I’m used to it’

Health Care News – Read More Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday explained why he’s often caught wearing…

Malaria case in New Jersey resident who hasn’t traveled under investigation
August 20, 2025·2 min read

Malaria case in New Jersey resident who hasn’t traveled under investigation

Health Care News – Read More New Jersey health officials said they are investigating what could be the state’s first locally acquired case of malaria in…

FDA warns of potentially radioactive frozen shrimp sold at Walmart
August 20, 2025·2 min read

FDA warns of potentially radioactive frozen shrimp sold at Walmart

Health Care News – Read More The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat, sell or serve frozen shrimp sold at Walmart…