The Trump administration late Tuesday announced new lower Medicare prices for 15 drugs that were part of the latest round of the program’s price negotiations, touting a total of $12 billion saved compared to last year’s spending. The medications include widely used cancer and diabetes drugs, inhalers, and GLP-1 medications Ozempic and Wegovy — the […]
The Congressional Progressive Caucus said Wednesday it opposes the addition of language to an annual defense bill that would preempt state laws regulating AI. The bloc of nearly 100 Democratic lawmakers voted Tuesday by a “super-majority margin” to approve the position opposing the inclusion of a preemption provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), according to a […]
The new pesticide would be sprayed on crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat.
The findings come after Utah and Florida’s ban on fluoride in public drinking water went into effect during the summer.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Trump on Tuesday said he would prefer not to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, but he acknowledged it may be necessary to reach an agreement on health care legislation. Trump, in response to a question from The Hill,…
A former Louisiana health official who ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations was quietly appointed as the top deputy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Ralph Abraham’s appointment was not announced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the agency did not return a request for comment. However, it confirmed his hiring to…
An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials said Monday. The infant and their mother were not vaccinated against the illness, officials from the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) noted in a release. In June, KDPH officials said two infants in…
The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden-era rule tightening limits was procedurally flawed and therefore should be vacated. It said that the Biden administration took a “shortcut,” making the rule stricter […]