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Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump’s biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, an effort he has credited with saving tens of millions of lives. During a Cabinet meeting last week, he likened it to “one of the greatest achievements ...
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Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced pointed bipartisan questioning during a contentious three-hour Senate hearing Thursday addressing his efforts to pull back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and the turmoil he has created at federal health agencies. ___ This is a photo gallery ...
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Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — A contentious three-hour hearing between U.S. senators and Robert Kennedy Jr. devolved into multiple screaming matches on Thursday as the nation’s health secretary fended off accusations about sweeping changes he’s made to vaccines, health care policy and leadership. The oversight hearing in ...
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made myriad false and misleading claims on Thursday as he fielded questions examining his seven-month tenure leading the nation’s health agencies at a contentious three-hour hearing. Kennedy ignored government data, twisted legislation and pointed to unsubstantiated treatments ...
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Massachusetts state health insurers to be required to cover vaccines, regardless of CDC guidance

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts insurance carriers will be required to cover vaccinations recommended by the state’s department of public health, whether or not those vaccines continue to be recommended by the federal government, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday. The Democratic governor issued a bulletin saying ...
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Florida pediatrician warns vaccine mandate removal could harm vulnerable residents

(FLORIDA) -- A top Florida pediatrician warned Thursday that the state's plan to eliminate all vaccine mandates could lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases and put vulnerable populations at risk.Dr. Lisa Gwynn, a former president of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Florida chapter, told ABC News ...
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Massachusetts orders insurers to cover state-backed vaccines, even without CDC support

(Reuters) -Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey said Thursday the state had ordered insurers to cover vaccines backed by its health department, even if the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issue narrower recommendations. Insurers would no longer rely solely on CDC recommendations, Healey said, making ...
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The US will buy 2 million doses of an HIV prevention drug for low-income countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is purchasing enough doses of a new twice-a-year HIV prevention shot to share with up to 2 million people in poor countries by 2028, the State Department announced Thursday. Gilead Sciences had already announced it would sell that supply of ...
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Florida’s vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health

As the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to make Florida the first state to remove school vaccine mandates, deep concern is spreading among doctors, parents and public health workers for the safety of children, their families and others who might be vulnerable in ...
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Using your phone on the toilet raises your risk of hemorrhoids, study suggests

(NEW YORK) -- People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are at higher risk for painful, itchy hemorrhoids, according to new research published in the journal PLOS One.Researchers investigated the bathroom habits of 125 adults undergoing screening colonoscopies at Beth ...
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US plans to bring Gilead HIV drug to market in high-burden HIV countries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department announced a plan on Thursday to bring Gilead Sciences Inc’s drug lenacapavir to market “at cost” in high-burden HIV countries in an effort to reach two million people over three years.  The company will offer the long-acting HIV prevention ...
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EU recognizes Brazil as bird flu free, says Brazil’s ag minister

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Thursday that the European Union has recognized Brazil as bird-flu free. The recognition “will allow the resumption of chicken meat exports to the bloc,” Favaro wrote in a post on X. Brazil reported a bird ...
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