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RFK Jr.’s plans to overhaul ‘vaccine court’ system would face legal and scientific challenges
August 16, 2025·7 min read

RFK Jr.’s plans to overhaul ‘vaccine court’ system would face legal and scientific challenges

Health – The Conversation – Read More The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was established in 1986 by an act of Congress. MarsBars/iStock via Getty Images Plus…

The growing fad of ‘microdosing’ mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits
August 16, 2025·6 min read

The growing fad of ‘microdosing’ mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits

Health – The Conversation – Read More _Amanita_ mushrooms are commonly used in mushroom-based products. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Imagine you purchase a…

Do GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Cause Vision Loss? What to Know
August 16, 2025·6 min read

Do GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Cause Vision Loss? What to Know

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Research on GLP-1 drugs and eye health has been inconsistent, but experts say the risk of serious eye disease…

Inside the fight to stop US from destroying $10M of contraceptives   
August 16, 2025·4 min read

Inside the fight to stop US from destroying $10M of contraceptives   

Health Care News – Read More Lawmakers and activists in Europe and the United States are scrambling to stop the State Department from destroying nearly $10…

Insurance company reverses claim denial for boy’s life-saving brain surgery
August 15, 2025·3 min read

Insurance company reverses claim denial for boy’s life-saving brain surgery

Health Care News – Read More HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Born in September 2024, Cameron is the child that Alyssa and Brad Casacci always wanted. But within…

Veterans may be denied food stamps under Trump’s new tax law
August 15, 2025·2 min read

Veterans may be denied food stamps under Trump’s new tax law

Health Care News – Read More Veterans will no longer be exempt from work requirement rules for food stamps under President Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending and…

HHS revives long-dormant childhood vaccine safety task force
August 15, 2025·3 min read

HHS revives long-dormant childhood vaccine safety task force

Health Care News – Read More The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is reviving a long-defunct task force on the safety of…

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s broad birth control mandate exemptions
August 15, 2025·2 min read

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s broad birth control mandate exemptions

Health Care News – Read More The Trump administration’s religious and moral carve-outs to an ObamaCare requirement that all employer health plans cover contraception at no…

Blumenthal calls for firing of RFK Jr. ally over violent rhetoric
August 15, 2025·3 min read

Blumenthal calls for firing of RFK Jr. ally over violent rhetoric

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is demanding Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “immediately” fire a key ally…

Trump signals push to finish Biden’s marijuana reform
August 15, 2025·4 min read

Trump signals push to finish Biden’s marijuana reform

Health Care News – Read More President Trump says he’s open to following through on former President Biden’s push to reschedule marijuana, a move that comes…