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RFK Jr. eases access to unproven peptides despite opposition from FDA scientists
Food and Drug Administration staffers had little input on the Trump administration's decision that eases access to peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. That’s according to people familiar with the policy’s development who were interviewed by The Associated Press More »
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Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances More »
Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in eastern Congo
The World Health Organization reports that a nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo More »
First confirmed Ebola patient in Nigeria evacuated to Switzerland
A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria has been medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband More »
A cybersecurity issue forces a major New Mexico hospital to divert patients and close clinics
The University of New Mexico Health System is racing to fix a cybersecurity issue that forced it to divert ambulances and cancel patient appointments More »
Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health
Some campuses and workplaces are trying to foster more smiling and positivity, and experts say it can go a long way More »
With tighter checks for flesh-eating screwworm, a border crossing reopens
Stockyards in New Mexico that had closed due to the New World screwworm outbreak are bustling again More »
She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills
Cindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer More »
Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine
Uganda is reinforcing existing border controls requiring citizens returning from Congo to undergo 21 days of quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as investigators examine how a woman who traveled from Uganda to Nigeria contracted Ebola More »
A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning
A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is helping significantly reduce the chances that melanoma patients' tumors return More »
