Category: Health Care
June 03, 2026
Health Care
2 researchers charged with smuggling mpox into the US
Employed at a National Institutes of Health lab in Montana, the two allegedly brought deactivated virus from the Republic of the Congo without a permit. Employed at a National...
June 01, 2026
Health Care
RFK Jr. touts milk again — this time in a district Republicans need to hold
The health secretary appeared at a Wisconsin dairy farm with embattled Rep. Derrick Van Orden. The health secretary appeared at a Wisconsin dairy farm with embattled Rep. Derrick Van...
May 31, 2026
Health Care
States balk at the high price of Medicaid work requirements amid budget crunch
States dealing with budget shortfalls are facing tens of millions of dollars in new costs ahead of the federal Jan. 1 deadline. States dealing with budget shortfalls are facing...
May 30, 2026
Health Care
Ebola travel bans stir up Covid-era conflict over outbreak response
The Trump administration has implemented some of the United States’ most stringent travel restrictions for infectious disease ever. The Trump administration has implemented some of the United States’ most...
May 29, 2026
Health Care
Montana senator asks for review of NIH lab studying deadly pathogens
Tim Sheehy’s request comes after a monkey with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever bit a researcher at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories. Tim Sheehy’s request comes after a monkey with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic...
May 25, 2026
Health Care
With midterms looming, HHS and states at odds over cause of lagging Obamacare signups
Trump administration officials point to their work on fraud as the reason for dropoffs while states and insurers blame higher premiums. Trump administration officials point to their work on...
May 25, 2026
Health Care
Abortion pill case widens anti-abortion activists’ rift with Trump
After a string of disappointments, conservative activists are demanding action from the FDA, DOJ and other agencies. After a string of disappointments, conservative activists are demanding action from the...
May 24, 2026
Health Care
US well-positioned to deal with current Ebola outbreak, Deborah Birx says
She said the country has "a deep bench" even in federal agencies without a confirmed leader. She said the country has "a deep bench" even in federal agencies without...
May 23, 2026
Health Care
CDC says green card holders who were recently in countries where Ebola is spreading can’t reenter U.S.
The move expands existing travel restrictions barring foreigners who’ve recently been in Congo, South Sudan and Uganda. The move expands existing travel restrictions barring foreigners who’ve recently been in...
May 22, 2026
Health Care
Relief group is phasing out vaccines RFK Jr. believes are unsafe
The health secretary has blocked $600 million for Gavi, which provides shots to poor countries, because of his concerns about a mercury-containing preservative. The health secretary has blocked $600...