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20 may
19h39
RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that determines what insurers must cover
By Carmen Paun
The health secretary has said the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force erred by failing to recommend screening for Alzheimer’s disease.
16h21
Pharma’s legal assault on Medicare negotiations hits a SCOTUS wall
By Lauren Gardner and David Lim
Supreme Court decision not to hear pharma cases gives strong signal that Medicare price talks will continue.
19 may
22h21
Relief group says Trump cuts led to delayed detection of deadly Ebola outbreak’
By Carmen Paun
The International Rescue Committee said the cuts are partially to blame for the rapid spread of the disease in the Congo.
21h56
Abortion clinic protesters eligible for payouts from new Trump anti-weaponization’ fund
By Alice Miranda Ollstein
The new fund comes as a pro-abortion rights group says threats and violent attacks at clinics are on the rise.
18 may
21h55
Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed more than 110
By Associated Press
We are playing catch-up against a very dangerous pathogen, one expert said.
19h34
CDC announces 30-day travel restrictions in response to Ebola outbreak
By Sophie Gardner
The agency is restricting entry into the U.S. for non-U.S. passport holders who have visited areas where they may have been exposed to the virus.
17 may
20h23
Ebola risk in US remains low amid Congo outbreak, CDC says
By Kelly Hooper
The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak in central Africa a public health emergency of international concern.
18h26
1 of RFK Jr.’s biggest fans in the Senate wants Bill Cassidy’s job
By Simon J. Levien
Sen. Roger Marshall, a Make America Healthy Again devotee, is angling to replace the defeated Louisiana senator atop the Health Committee.
18h00
Hospitals are taking the fall for high health care costs
By Amanda Chu
On right and left and among industry rivals, everyone is pointing the finger at the caregivers.
16 may
00h33
RFK Jr.’s department to make it easier to fire career staff
By Carmen Paun and Sophie Gardner
Managers received notices Friday that job classifications were changing.
15 may
17h05
Acting FDA leader tries to explain past Planned Parenthood work to abortion opponents
By Alice Miranda Ollstein and David Lim
Kyle Diamantas, who was elevated to FDA acting commissioner earlier this week, is telling anti-abortion groups he asked to be taken off a case...
14 may
21h37
Supreme Court extends order maintaining abortion pill access
By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the majority decision.
13 may
20h02
White House cuts 1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California
By Robert King
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz has repeatedly targeted the state over hospice care.
14h00
RFK Jr.’s next vaccine moves could upend White House election-year messaging
By Lauren Gardner and Cheyenne Haslett
Trump says vaccines are off the agenda. Kennedy’s next moves may say otherwise.
12 may
16h43
Makary’s time atop FDA over, Diamantas named acting commissioner
By David Lim and Lauren Gardner
The gastrointestinal surgeon’s tenure was marked by mass layoffs, persistent churn among senior leaders and policy fights.
11 may
20h13
Makary keeps working amid questions over his FDA future
By David Lim and Sophia Cai
The embattled FDA chief is still scheduled to testify Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
20h03
Supreme Court extends order maintaining abortion pill access until Thursday
By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein
The temporary punt gives the justices more time to figure out how to handle competing arguments from Louisiana, the Trump administration, and...
02h55
One American has tested positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms
By Sophie Gardner and David Lim
A flight carrying 17 Americans who were on a cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak occurred is returning to the U.S.
10 may
15h05
US health agencies equipped to handle hantavirus, acting CDC director says
By Cheyanne M. Daniels
Jay Bhattacharya said the organization has been working closely with international health partners.
08 may
18h07
Makary thought his job as FDA commissioner was safe - until the moment it wasn’t
By David Lim and Sophia Cai
HHS pushed President Donald J. Trump to oust the top drug regulator, according to a White House official.
07 may
18h40
UN health agency chief says hantavirus outbreak shows why US should rejoin
By Carmen Paun, Amanda Friedman and Sophie Gardner
The World Health Organization and U.S. health officials are working together despite President Donald Trump’s withdrawal.
03 may
20h00
Republicans see high-risk plans as the future of health insurance
By Kelly Hooper
More than 40 million Americans are already opting to take on the cost of sick visits, drugs and surgeries to get lower premiums and tax savings.
16h00
Medicaid work requirements give red states a chance to turn back clock
By Alice Miranda Ollstein
States where voters bypassed officials to expand Medicaid are opting for stricter implementation of new requirements.
02 may
20h00
The new surgeon general nominee has a MAHA problem
By Amanda Friedman
Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News medical contributor, is a more conventional pick than Casey Means, the previous nominee.
17h43
Drugmakers file emergency appeal to restore abortion pill access
By Alice Miranda Ollstein
A federal appeals court shut off telehealth access nationwide on Friday
00h13
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services exposes doctors’ Social Security numbers
By Robert King and Madi Alexander
The exposure is linked to a CMS provider directory data intended to help improve accuracy of insurer networks.
01 may
21h27
Appeals court approves sweeping abortion pill restrictions, teeing up SCOTUS showdown
By Alice Miranda Ollstein
The temporary ruling will curtail access nationwide to a drug used in more than two-thirds of abortions.
20h20
Cassidy’s uphill reelection race is getting steeper
By Cheyenne Haslett and Carmen Paun
Trump, who dislikes the Louisianan, says the senator’s disloyalty cost his surgeon general pick her nomination.
30 april
23h03
Casey Means: Murkowski sank my nomination
By Amanda Friedman
The surgeon general nominee is a close ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
17h04
Trump pulls Means’ nomination for surgeon general
By Amanda Friedman and Jacob Wendler
Nicole Saphier is the president’s new pick for the job.
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