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13-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Health Care

Your guide to who’s who in the MAHA movement

Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz. But Marty Makary? Calley Means? Sure, Americans know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz. But Marty Makary? Calley...

Trump’s budget hawk is still trying to slash medical research. Congress is saying no.

The NIH has proven a difficult target for the White House budget director, because lawmakers have a symbiotic relationship with the agency. The NIH has proven a difficult target...

RFK Jr. has turned corporate America’s name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds

Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now. Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now. ​Health Care

After loss in court, RFK Jr. amends guidelines for key vaccine panel to emphasize risks of shots

A federal judge put the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on ice last month. The changes could help Kennedy find a way around that decision. A federal judge put...

Top drug lobbyist to depart PhRMA at year end

The announcement of Steve Ubl’s departure, disclosed at a board call, caps a decade atop the brand drug lobby. The announcement of Steve Ubl’s departure, disclosed at a board...

Poll: Here’s what MAHA actually believes

A new POLITICO Poll finds that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy again supporters don’t align with him — or each other — on some key issues. A...

How the GOP’s fraud crackdown could impact the midterms

While many Republicans approve of tackling fraud, the Trump administration’s recent efforts may not be enough to overcome concerns about higher costs. While many Republicans approve of tackling fraud,...

Trump admin moves Title X family planning program away from contraception, towards conception

New guidance, and the promise of a new rule, are expected to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood starting in 2027. New guidance, and the promise of a new...

A slowdown in US visa processing is wreaking havoc on foreign doctors’ lives

Physicians from countries Trump deemed national security threats are reaching the end of their visas without responses to their renewal applications. Physicians from countries Trump deemed national security threats...

New factories and supersized Obamacare premiums: North Carolina considers what Trump has wrought

The president’s health care policies are on the ballot in a crucial Senate race. The president’s health care policies are on the ballot in a crucial Senate race. ​Health...