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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said he has confidence that new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz will stand up for science and won’t enforce President Trump’s executive order calling for major changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. “I anticipate Erica Schwartz will do the right thing,” Cassidy, chair of the Senate…
The Hill
Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’ The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, insisted a wave of reports describing deteriorating conditions and mental health struggles onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln “completely misrepresented” the situation, pushing back against growing congressional pressure over the ship’s record-breaking, nearly nine-month deployment. “We make sure every ship, every crew,…
The Guardian
Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City two years ago, is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges on Friday, according to the New York Times.
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José Chajón-Raxón experienced ‘seizure-like activity’ at Delaney Hall and later died after being hospitalized A Guatemalan immigrant detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Newark, New Jersey , facility suffered a medical emergency and later died after being hospitalized, according to the Trump administration. José Chajón-Raxón is the third immigrant to die after being held at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center that reopened in May 2025 amid the Trump administration’s…
The Guardian
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, former Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiologist, wrote Wednesday that President Trump “has not looked well” during his second term. Reiner, who is also a professor of medicine and surgery at George Washington University, penned an op-ed in The New York Times noting past presidents who have hidden the state of their health,…
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Move blocking funds through Medicaid and Chip to make it harder for vulnerable children to get healthcare, experts say The Trump administration finalized a rule on Tuesday to end gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip), a move that will make it harder for vulnerable children to access healthcare and that eschews evidence to advance an anti-transgender ideology, opponents say. The rule is set to take effect on 13 October – but legal challenges…
The Guardian
These patients deserve a medical system that recognizes them, because recognition is the first step to ensuring they get the right care.
The Hill
A Texas court ruled a surrogate from Alaska must receive medical care after the baby’s intended parents demanded an abortion due to health defects. The court issued a temporary restraining order for McKenna West, the surrogate, that stated that she could not refuse medical care in Dallas and could not remove the child from the…
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