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The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday. According to the Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, the death rate in 2025 was 689.2 per 100,000 people, representing a 4.6 percent drop from 2024 as well as the lowest recorded death rate in the country's history. ...

Democrats across both chambers of Congress are demanding the Trump administration reinstate tens of millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) grants that were suddenly cancelled last week.  In the House, 79 Democrats, led by members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, sent a letter Thursday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning to temporarily ban products containing certain synthetic versions of kratom, placing them in the same category as heroin and LSD.  The agency on Wednesday said it plans to classify a psychoactive compound called 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and three related substances as Schedule I, meaning they have no accepted medical...

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While cases are common this time of year, the number of cases is causing concern.