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Two Democratic senators launched a probe into Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week after financial reports revealed he received over $250,000 in gifts last year from a former donor to his presidential campaign. In a letter addressed to the HHS secretary on Tuesday, Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (Md.) and Robert...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday he is seeking the top GOP spot on the powerful Senate health committee next Congress, a move that would likely signal a major shift for the focus of Republicans on the panel.  Paul, an ophthalmologist, is the most senior Republican on the panel. He is currently the chair of the...

The Senate health committee scheduled a key vote next week for Dr. Heidi Overton to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even as her path forward is not assured.  According to a committee press release, the vote on Overton’s nomination is scheduled for Nov. 18. The committee will also vote on...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be changing its response to the ongoing measles outbreaks if the country loses its measles elimination status this month. “Let's say we did lose our measles elimination status. ​We're going to be doing the same exact thing that we've been doing today, which is working...

Former President Biden said in an interview published Wednesday he did not hide his aggressive stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis while he was in the White House, adding he would not have sought a second term had he been diagnosed early. People magazine released an interview with the 46th president ahead of the release of...