Thursday

04-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...