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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A group of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees is fighting to get their jobs back after being abruptly laid off last month.In a letter sent Monday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply, a key component of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.On March 10, Kennedy directed the U.S. Food …

Nearly half the population polled think funding should either increase or be kept about the same

Survey reveals many Americans worry they will incur medical debt if they experience a major medical event

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a sweeping effort to downsize the federal workforce, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has offered buyouts of up to $25,000 to many of its 80,000 employees.The offer, announced in an email sent to a …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government program that provides free at-home COVID tests is no longer accepting orders.The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has not said whether the program will ever restart.“The free at-home COVID-19 test distribution program is not …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40 grants focused on vaccine hesitancy and ways to increase vaccine acceptance, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.The message — sent Monday by Michelle …

Findings seen among U.S. adults, with trend driven by adults younger than 44 years

Review looks at data regarding barriers to and facilitators of breast and cervical cancer screening among people with disabilities

Decline in mortality rates seen from 1990 to 2022 for women aged 40 to 74 years for all cohorts except Asian women