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HHS, FDA move to phase out 8 artificial food dyes in the US
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday a series of measures to phase out eight artificial food ...
Apr 22, 2025
Supreme Court hears challenge to Obamacare no-cost preventive health benefits
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Preventive care health benefits provided at no cost to tens of millions of Americans since 2010 under a popular provision of the Affordable Care Act are in...
Apr 21, 2025
White House changes COVID.gov web page to page supporting lab leak theory
Web page for https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/ on April 18, 2025. Via The White House(WASHINGTON) -- The White House has redirected COVID.gov to a new landing page called "...
Apr 19, 2025
Michigan reports first confirmed measles outbreak since 2019
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich.) -- Michigan is reporting the state’s first measles outbreak since 2019, defined as at least three or more related cases, according to the Michig...
Apr 17, 2025
RFK Jr. lays out new studies on autism, shuts down 'better diagnoses' as a cause
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- On the heels of a new report showing that rates of autism diagnoses have again increased, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was de...
Apr 17, 2025
4 states aim to prevent food stamps recipients from using program to buy candy, soda
Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Governors in several states have recently announced plans to eliminate some unhealthy foods from their food stamps programs, creating momentum fo...
Apr 17, 2025
Measles cases linked to Texas outbreak reach 561, with 20 new infections confirmed
Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The measles outbreak in western Texas continues to grow, with 561 confirmed cases, according to new data published Tuesday.This ...
Apr 15, 2025
US reports highest number of measles cases since 2019: CDC
Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. has recorded the highest number of measles cases since 2019, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dat...
Apr 11, 2025
RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak. Does the data agree?
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images(AUSTIN, TX) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seemed to imply in recent days that the measles outbreak in western Texas was slowing down.In a pos...
Apr 09, 2025
Measles cases in Texas outbreak surpass 500 with 24 new infections confirmed over last 5 days
Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) -- The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow, with 24 new cases confirmed over the last five days, according to data publishe...
Apr 08, 2025