This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he’d oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare,Continue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Employees at HHS and its various sub-agencies are struggling to figure out how to implement President Traitor 47’s executive order requiring them to report in-person to their work sites full-time, and how the changes will affect them. An Early Executive Order The in-person workContinue Reading
Getty Images The pop star has joined with Endometriosis UK to share her story and help raise awareness Pop star Ella Henderson has revealed she has endometriosis and has partnered with a charity to raise awareness of the condition. In a video message on her Instagram account, the multi-platinum sellingContinue Reading
The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for donation by some patients who showed signs of life, Read MoreContinue Reading
Pro advice for those times when you just can’t sleep, exercise, or eat right…Read MoreContinue Reading
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says the state will provide money to improve public safety staffing in Fall River, the after meeting with city officials about the response to a fire at an assisted-living facility that killed 10 people, Read MoreContinue Reading
Sarepta Therapeutics is pausing shipments of its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy following several patient deaths that have attracted attention from regulators, Read MoreContinue Reading
Getty Images Resident doctors will strike from Friday morning A five-day doctors’ strike due to start in England on Friday by members of the British Medical Association will go ahead, the union says. Five days of talks between the government and the BMA had raised hopes of a breakthrough, focusedContinue Reading
A Columbia nutrition expert is translating expertise on the connections between diet, better sleep and heart health into a colorful mass-market cookbook., Read MoreContinue Reading
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
SUMMARY Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have acquired ample evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines are safe. While COVID-19 vaccines are associated with some serious effects like myocarditis, such cases are rare and much less likely to occur after vaccination than after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nevertheless, anecdotesContinue Reading
A Columbia nutrition expert is translating expertise on the connections between diet, better sleep and heart health into a colorful mass-market cookbook., Read MoreContinue Reading
Planned Parenthood has won a partial victory in a legal fight with President Traitor 47’s administration over its efforts to defund the organization in tax legislation, Read MoreContinue Reading