Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Health Care

Dr. Oz on the future of Medicaid, Trump’s megabill and AI avatar health care

The Conversation with Dasha Burns launches with Mehmet Oz as its first guest. The Conversation with Dasha Burns launches with Mehmet Oz as its first guest. ​Health Care

‘They are the backbone’: Trump’s targeting of legal immigrants threatens health sector

Federal policy changes are having spillover effects on everything from disease outbreak mitigation to long-term care Federal policy changes are having spillover effects on everything from disease outbreak mitigation...

New Covid shot recommendations appear to contradict Kennedy

An update to the CDC’s website shows that children “may” get the Covid vaccine if their parents and doctors want them to. An update to the CDC’s website shows...

Dr. Oz pushes back on criticism that GOP is cutting Medicaid

The CMS administrator says in a POLITICO podcast that most Americans agree with the White House push to enact work requirements. The CMS administrator says in a POLITICO podcast...

RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals

The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Lancet are in bed with pharma. The health secretary said...

The CDC is no longer recommending Covid vaccines for healthy children, pregnant women

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the decision without waiting for an agency advisory panel to vote. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the decision without waiting...

The pool’s open. Trump’s laid off the team that helps protect swimmers.

The loss of the CDC's drowning-prevention unit is one that water safety advocates fear will have a direct impact on children’s safety. The loss of the CDC's drowning-prevention unit...

RFK Jr.’s report had a surprise target: your doctor

The commission led by the health secretary says physicians often have the wrong prescription for America’s ills. The commission led by the health secretary says physicians often have the...

RFK Jr. says food and pharma are poisoning Americans. His big report says a fix is coming.

The Make America Healthy Again Commission that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leads will release a strategy to combat chronic disease by summer’s end. The Make America Healthy Again Commission...