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Supreme Court weighs FDA block on kid-friendly flavored vapes

Monday, December 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With e-cigarettes and flavored vapes booming in popularity, the Supreme Court on Monday will examine whether the Food and Drug Administration unlawfully blocked the marketing and sale of more than a million new sweet and candy-flavored nicotine products in recent years.The case... Read More.

Transgender teen implores Supreme Court to strike Tennessee gender-affirming care ban

Monday, December 2 by ABC News

(NASHVILLE) -- The transgender Tennessee teenager behind a historic hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court this week doesn't want to show her face on television but is eager to speak about a case she says has the potential to make thousands of American kids... Read More.

Trump names COVID lockdown critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as pick for NIH director

Wednesday, November 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President-elect Donald Trump is nominating a critic of COVID-19 lockdown policies to serve as the head of the National Institutes of Health.In a statement, Trump said he has picked Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to serve as NIH director to work in cooperation with... Read More.

What policies could RFK Jr. actually change at HHS?

Wednesday, November 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Named to lead the nation's sprawling Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has big ideas for busting public health policy norms.His Senate confirmation hearings -- should they happen -- will come with lots of questions about what Kennedy's... Read More.

Bird flu found in sample of California raw milk: Officials

Monday, November 25 by ABC News

(FRESNO, CA) -- After bird flu was detected in a retail sample of raw milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm, LLC, the California Department of Public Health warned consumers on Sunday to avoid consuming any from the same lot.At the state's request, the... Read More.

Could bird flu strain the US public health system as seasonal influenza ramps up?

Saturday, November 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As seasonal influenza ramps up, and with bird flu continuing to circulate, some public health experts are worried there may be a strain on the public health system.Since the bird flu outbreak began earlier this year connected to dairy cows and... Read More.

Some hospitals seeing increase in RSV, walking pneumonia. Heres what to know

Friday, November 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall respiratory illness activity remaining low nationally.Cook Children's Medical Centers in Texas reported a "steep increase" in children visiting... Read More.

What to know about Dr. Oz as Trump picks him to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Wednesday, November 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that heart surgeon-turned-TV-host Dr. Mehmet Oz would lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)."America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy... Read More.

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Escaped primates open can of worms for South Carolinas Alpha Genesis research lab

Tuesday, November 19 by ABC News

(YEMASSEE, SC) -- With four primates still on the loose after 43 of them escaped on Nov. 6 from the Alpha Genesis Inc. research laboratory in South Carolina, the Low Country facility has come under intense scrutiny.Animal rights groups have cited the company's history... Read More.

California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain — but risk to public remains low

Saturday, November 16 by ABC News

(SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif.) -- Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain of mpox in a traveler from Eastern Africa, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The risk to the public remains low,... Read More.

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Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary

Saturday, November 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- With the recent pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the environmental attorney's views on vaccines have been thrust back into the spotlight.Kennedy has been a prominent vaccine skeptic, arguing that more research... Read More.

Patients are stockpiling birth control over fears Trump could limit access to contraception

Thursday, November 14 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Women are stocking up on birth control and asking for long-term contraception methods following President Donald Trump being elected to a second term last week, doctors say.Searches for "birth control" and "Plan B" doubled between Nov. 2 and the two days... Read More.

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