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NEW - Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s views on vaccines loomed over Susan Monarez’s Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. w/ @erikaedwards.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces questioning about his overhaul of the CDC vaccine panel, saying he never agreed to keep it unchanged.

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RFK Jr. says he never promised Sen. Bill Cassidy to keep the CDC’s vaccine panel unchanged ahead of his confirmation www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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NEW - A once-a-month weight loss drug from Amgen helped people lose about 20% of their body weight, according to the results of a phase 2 clinical trial. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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I report: FDA approves powerful HIV drug that nearly eliminated spread in clinical trials The twice-yearly injectable drug’s potential could be compromised by the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts to HIV-prevention infrastructure in the U.S. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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NEW - What is the provider tax? How the Senate’s proposed Medicaid cuts could deepen the rural hospital crisis www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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STORY —> GOP bill for Trump's agenda would add $2.4 trillion to the debt, budget office says The nonpartisan CBO also found that the House-passed legislation would increase the number of people without health insurance by 10.9 million by 2034. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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The tool — which is still in beta testing — is buggy, doesn’t yet connect to the FDA’s internal systems and has issues when it comes to uploading documents or allowing users to submit questions. great reporting from @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

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NEW - A new FDA AI tool that could speed up reviews of medical devices is struggling with simple tasks, like uploading documents, according to two people familiar. A separate tool, called Elsa, which was rolled out to FDA employees Monday is also having issues. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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NEW - A combination drug treatment from Pfizer doubled survival time for patients with an aggressive form of colorectal cancer, according to late-stage trial data presented at a major cancer conference. www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

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NEW - The CDC will no longer recommend routine Covid shots for healthy children and pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on X. Reporting w/ @erikaedwards.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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The FDA picked a new strain for the fall Covid shots, a move that will likely require clinical trials for kids and adults under 65 without medical conditions. @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

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Earlier this week, the FDA said that new clinical trials would be needed to give updated Covid vaccines to healthy kids and adults. An FDA advisory panel today recommended keeping the next round of shots the same - so will new clinical trials still be needed? It is unclear! @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

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Dr. Jesse Goodman, a former FDA chief scientist, agreed that people can understand age and risk based information on their own, but questioned the agency’s new approach, saying it limits people’s “freedom to choose.”

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The FDA said Tuesday that Covid vaccines musto undergo additional placebo-controlled studies before they can be given to healthy kids and adults. @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

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NEW - The rollout of updated Covid vaccines for healthy children and adults this fall is likely to be delayed after the FDA suggested Tuesday it will require another clinical trial before signing off on the shots. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Amid the ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas that's killed two kids and one adult — all unvaccinated — Kennedy has pushed unproven remedies, including the steroid budesonide, the antibiotic clarithromycin and cod liver oil. @berkeleyjr.bsky.social @nbcnews.com

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sidestepped vaccine questions during his testimony before Congress: "I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me" Story w/ @berkeleyjr.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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NEW: 'Thicket of red tape' for Medicaid in GOP bill sparks fears of coverage losses Doctors and critics warn that the work req’ts and stricter screenings that Republicans are rallying around will adversely impact rightful beneficiaries. w/ @berkeleyjr.bsky.social: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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As we reported last week, Trump tomorrow is expected to sign an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. prescription drug costs by tying the amount the government pays for some medications to prices paid abroad. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Autism experts and advocates expressed alarm after the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it intends to create a database of enrolled Medicare and Medicaid patients to support a study aimed at identifying the “root causes” of autism.

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New: Moderna’s combined Covid and flu mRNA shot outperformed the existing standalone vaccines in a phase 3 trial, per JAMA. But will the FDA — under Kennedy and Makary — allow it to move forward? www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Kennedy wants all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials. It sounds like Covid vaccines, which are updated yearly to match the circulating strain, may fall into that category. If that's the case, it's highly unlikely updated Covid shots will be avail by fall. @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

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The anticipated rollout of updated Covid vaccines this fall might be at risk after a change by HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in how vaccines are tested, experts say.

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RFK Jr. and other top health officials have floated an idea for bringing down prescription drug costs: getting Americans to take fewer medications. Experts say the approach places too much blame on patients and overlooks key issues with drug pricing. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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The FDA’s decision to request that Novavax conduct another clinical trial for its Covid vaccine approval appears to be part of a broader strategy to slow-walk vaccine approvals. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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The FDA’s decision to request that Novavax conduct another clinical trial for its Covid vaccine approval appears to be part of a broader strategy to slow-walk vaccine approvals. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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15 years after the law was enacted, the lawsuits continue: Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Some non health policy news: A pill developed by GSK was found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in a late-stage clinical trial. If approved, it would become the first new class of antibiotic for the infection in more than two decades. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at one point saying that the agency “became a sock puppet” for the industries it was meant to regulate.

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In a statement, HHS spokes Andrew Nixon said Kennedy “is telling the truth that many Americans already know.” “For too long, the FDA has been captured by the very industries it is supposed to regulate. Calling this out and encouraging radical transparency is not controversial — it’s leadership.”

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at one point saying that the agency “became a sock puppet” for the industries it was meant to regulate. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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The FDA’s former top vaccine regulator Dr. Peter Marks says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “tepid endorsement” of the measles vaccine puts the U.S. at risk of losing its elimination status of the disease. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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The exodus of top talent at the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research could hobble the agency’s ability to approve new vaccines and a wide range of other drugs. The administration “has left us decapitated,' one former FDA official said. by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

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NEW - Following Dr. Peter Marks’ ouster, other top officials have left or have been pushed out of the FDA division that approves certain drugs, gene therapies and vaccines. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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NEW - A team that tracked how well IVF worked across the U.S. was abruptly cut Tuesday as part of the sweeping HHS layoffs — shocking experts who felt encouraged by Trump’s support of the treatment. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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One thing I heard repeatedly today: Workers said their performance scores — given annually by supervisors to rate overall performance — cited in their termination notices were incorrect or inaccurate. Some were given a rating of 3, when in fact they had a 4 or 5.

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NEW - Layoffs began widely Tuesday morning at HHS as the agency sets out to cut some 10,000 full-time jobs www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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NEW: Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA's top vaccine scientist, is out, forced by Kennedy to resign. Marks wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is “irresponsible, detrimental to public health, and a clear danger to our nation’s health, safety, and security.” by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

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BREAKING: Dr. Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator, has resigned! A person familiar with the matter told NBC News that Marks was forced out of his position. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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The HHS job cuts are starting to take shape: Employees were informed to expect significant cuts in divisions focused on HIV prevention and minority health. Others were told today to take their laptops home in case they're terminated over the weekend. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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NEW - Thousands of federal workers were bracing for pink slips Friday as HHS Secretary RFK Jr. began dismantling the sprawling federal agency responsible for protecting America's health. Reporting w/ @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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BREAKING: HHS announced it's planning to cut 10,000 jobs across the department. The move will shutter or downsize a number of divisions, including at CDC. by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

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NEW - The FDA has approved Blujepa, the first drug in a new class of antibiotics for treating UTIs — the first time that’s happened in nearly 30 years. The pill, from GSK, is for women and girls 12+ with uncomplicated UTIs. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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The Senate Finance Committee votes 14-13 to advance Dr. Oz’s nomination to head the CMS.

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Across the U.S., a longtime push to ban synthetic dyes in food is gaining renewed momentum, with critics of the dyes insisting it’s not a matter of if, but when.

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NEW - 🍬 A nationwide push to ban artificial food dyes is gaining steam. States like WV cite RFK Jr.‘s “Make America Healthy Again” movement and concerns that dyes may affect kids’ behavior — a link the FDA is monitoring but hasn’t confirmed. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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In a phase 1 clinical trial, 21 patients got CAR-T therapy for a rare and aggressive brain tumor. The median survival was about 20 months — nearly double the expected prognosis. Gavin has lived even longer: At 6 years old, he's lived four times longer than doctors initially predicted.

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