Health Care
House COVID panel leader threatens to subpoena HHS for lack of cooperation
The chair of the House panel investigating the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to subpoena Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
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Maternal syphilis rates tripled between 2016 and 2022: CDC
The number of expecting mothers with syphilis in the United States more than tripled between 2016 and 2022, according to...
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Biden campaign accuses Trump of trying to hide his abortion views
President Biden on Friday accused former President Trump of trying to hide his views on abortion, as the Biden campaign jumped...
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Doulas improve health outcomes for pregnant women with Medicaid: Report
Story at a glance A new report from the public policy institute Elevance Health found that pregnant women who received...
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Lyme disease cases up 70 percent due to reporting change: CDC
Cases of Lyme disease were up about 70 percent nationwide in 2022 compared to years prior, according to data from...
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Tensions run high in House hearing on COVID vaccine safety, efficacy
House lawmakers on Thursday exchanged pointed barbs in what ended up being a rather "political" hearing held by the House...
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More overdose deaths now linked to smoking drugs instead of injections: Research
More deaths caused by overdosing have now been linked to people smoking drugs, as opposed to injections, according to a...
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Watchdog report finds failures in US vetting of adults to take in unaccompanied migrant kids
A government watchdog found serious lapses in how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) vetted sponsors for a...
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Almost half of health-care workers witness racism toward patients: Survey
Story at a glance A new survey from The Commonwealth Fund found 47 percent of healthcare workers have observed discrimination...
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COVID patients 4 times more likely to develop chronic fatigue: CDC research
COVID-19 patients are at least four times more likely to develop chronic fatigue than those who have not been infected,...
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