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Cassidy slams RFK Jr. over resurgence in vaccine-preventable diseases
June 5, 2026·1 min read

Cassidy slams RFK Jr. over resurgence in vaccine-preventable diseases

Health Care News – Read More Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) directly blamed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for a resurgence in…

Gabbard says husband’s surgery was successful: ‘Now the recovery begins’
June 5, 2026·1 min read

Gabbard says husband’s surgery was successful: ‘Now the recovery begins’

Health Care News – Read More Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation as director of national intelligence after her husband was diagnosed with bone cancer, said…

USAID’s closure led to ‘entirely preventable’ deaths, latest Ebola outbreak: House Dem report
June 5, 2026·1 min read

USAID’s closure led to ‘entirely preventable’ deaths, latest Ebola outbreak: House Dem report

Health Care News – Read More The Trump administration’s decision to kill the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) likely contributed to 600,000 “entirely preventable” deaths,…

Screwworm fly detected in Texas for first time in decades 
June 5, 2026·1 min read

Screwworm fly detected in Texas for first time in decades 

Health Care News – Read More A flesh-eating parasite has been detected in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Inspection Service confirmed…

Diseases Like Measles, Whooping Cough Rising Due to Low Vaccination Rates
June 5, 2026·7 min read

Diseases Like Measles, Whooping Cough Rising Due to Low Vaccination Rates

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Doctors say a rise in infectious disease rates in the U.S. is largely due to declining vaccination rates. Luis…

Drinking Alcohol Can Raise Your Risk of These 20 Health Conditions
June 5, 2026·5 min read

Drinking Alcohol Can Raise Your Risk of These 20 Health Conditions

Healthline News RSS Feed – Read More Research shows that any amount of drinking can increase your health risks. Image Credit: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images A…

Senators question tobacco firms on lobbying in wake of new FDA policy
June 5, 2026·1 min read

Senators question tobacco firms on lobbying in wake of new FDA policy

Health Care News – Read More A group of six Democratic senators sent letters to two tobacco companies on Thursday, asking for details on their dealings…

Acting CDC director says US Ebola response more justified than COVID measures
June 5, 2026·1 min read

Acting CDC director says US Ebola response more justified than COVID measures

Health Care News – Read More Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Jay Bhattacharya defended the Trump administration’s response to the Ebola…

Trump cuts funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud unit
June 5, 2026·1 min read

Trump cuts funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud unit

Health Care News – Read More The Trump administration is cutting off $3 million in federal funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud control program after it failed…

PFAS in ski wax: Despite bans, these forever chemicals linger in wax rooms, study shows – so does their health risk
June 4, 2026·5 min read

PFAS in ski wax: Despite bans, these forever chemicals linger in wax rooms, study shows – so does their health risk

Health – The Conversation – Read More Despite bans, PFAS from old wax dust can still be found in wax rooms. Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via…