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RFK Jr. to testify before House, Senate committees amid layoffs, overhaul at HHS
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify before two congressional committees on Wednesday to discuss, among many topics, th...
May 14, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. submerges in creek with high bacteria levels, including E. coli
Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared photos of himself submerged in Washington, D.C.'s Rock Creek with his grandchildren, despite longstandi...
May 13, 2025
Who is Dr. Casey Means? A look at Trump's pick for US surgeon general
( Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced he will be nominating Dr. Casey Means for U.S. surgeon general, replacing his former pick, ...
May 10, 2025
FDA approves, expands 3 natural color additives after RFK Jr.'s plan to remove artificial food dyes
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Friday additional color additives from natural sources in line with the Department of Healt...
May 09, 2025
US surpasses 1,000 measles cases for 1st time in 5 years: CDC
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. has surpassed 1,000 measles cases for the first time in five years, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prev...
May 09, 2025
Why it feels like allergy season is getting longer, more severe
Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Temperatures are beginning to warm up, indicating the arrival of spring -- and of allergy season for millions of Americans.Research show...
May 07, 2025
Milwaukee struggles through growing lead crisis -- with federal help nowhere to be found
Kat Cisar and her six-year-old twins, who attend a Milwaukee school that was found to have hazardous lead in the building. (ABC News)(MILWAUKEE) -- Kat Cisar, a mother of 6-year-old twins, found out i...
May 07, 2025
Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the US. Here's what you need to know
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected.Since then, at least 70 people...
May 06, 2025
RFK Jr. calls for 'new' vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials
(ER Productions Limited/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will require new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, marking what a department spokesper...
May 03, 2025
Measles cases surpass 900 in US as infections confirmed in 29 states, CDC data shows
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Measles cases in the U.S. have surpassed 900 as outbreaks continue to spread across the county, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&nbs...
May 02, 2025