The two women received injections of peptides, a controversial treatment supported by RFK Jr.
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A Las Vegas Conference Hawked Life Extension Tech — Then 2 Attendees Nearly Died Read Post »
“What does it mean? What is it, exactly? Is it real?” That’s what Joe Rogan asked Dr. Gabor Maté about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder when he hosted the Canadian family physician and bestselling author on his podcast in 2022. A health and wellness influencer known for his nurturing approach to healing from trauma and addiction, as well […]
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No, Moms Are Not to Blame for ADHD Read Post »
This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a Friday evening this July, the Trump administration announced it would lay off all of the health research scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency. Hundreds of investigators who try to understand how toxic pollution affects the human body would be gone. That […]
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RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Is on a Collision Course with Trump’s EPA Read Post »
The Trump administration has gutted rules and programs meant to protect people from ever-increasing health care costs.
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Medical Debt Expected to Grow as Premiums Rise and Trump Slashes Regulations Read Post »
The Trump administration has gutted rules and programs meant to protect people from ever-increasing health care costs.
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Medical Debt Expected to Grow as Premiums Rise and Trump Slashes Regulations Read Post »
The seeds of a court case that has lasted for more than 20 years were planted in February 2001, when the parents of 11-month-old Yates Hazlehurst took him to the doctor for a routine measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Soon after, his family would allege in a court hearing, Yates became “wild,” “very hyperactive,” […]
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The Plot Against Vaccines Read Post »
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long railed against antidepressants, and now he has very practical ways to attack them. As my colleague Kiera Butler has written, Kennedy has claimed, without evidence, that they can cause addiction and school shootings. He even proposed sending people who take them to “wellness farms,” […]
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The FDA Held a Misinformation Fest About Antidepressants in Pregnancy Read Post »
More than 100 million Americans are obese, 38 million are diabetic, 116 million are hypertensive, and 26 million suffer from asthma. Whether or not you’re among the 60 percent of Americans whose medical chart lists a chronic illness, everyone suffers from them: They keep people out of work and in pain and contribute to skyrocketing […]
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Unpacking the MAHA Mirage: Trump Guts Healthcare While Preaching Wellness Read Post »
“Are you sure you’re going to be able to do this?” a doctor asked Heather Watkins shortly after she gave birth to her daughter. Watkins, who has muscular dystrophy, had developed preeclampsia and had to be induced at 39 weeks—exhausted after 26 hours of labor, she didn’t give the remark much thought. Years later, a […]
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Pregnancy Is a Minefield When You’re Disabled Read Post »
Just in time for the nation’s birthday, House Republicans have passed the most regressive legislation in recent memory, a bill that’s expected to cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and boot some 12 million Americans off their health insurance, even as it explodes the federal deficit—all to extend and expand tax cuts that favor the rich. […]
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Republicans Just Passed “the Worst Bill in Modern American History” Read Post »
The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which cleared the Senate Tuesday afternoon and is returning to the House, is generally terrible for families. But women and babies who live in areas that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump are likely to suffer some of its most sweeping and damaging effects. The historically brutal Medicaid cuts—a staggering $930 […]
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The Senate’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Will Create a Disaster for Rural Mothers and Babies Read Post »
On Tuesday, Senate Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s intensely contested budget bill for the coming fiscal year, returning it to the House in a form that would slash $93 billion from annual federal Medicaid spending across the next decade, require states to implement Medicaid work requirements for adults (with limited exemptions), and strip health insurance […]
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Senate Votes to Cut $930 Billion From Medicaid Read Post »
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