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HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr said nutrition science will now comprise approximately 15 percent of the United States Medical Licensing Examination test content.

The agriculture secretary said the U.S. will depend on the same strategy as it did in the late 1950s, which involves releasing sterile insects to suppress the pest’s population.

A federal lawsuit against cannabis companies could reshape how marijuana products are regulated and marketed in the United States.

The President’s Cancer Panel, made up of advisers to the president on the national cancer program, holds a meeting to explore lifestyle and environmental risk factors for cancers, including early-onset cancers, and identify potential approaches to reduce cancer risk.

Nurse Kate Johnson, founder of the "15 Minute Movement," shares practical strategies for building healthier habits through small, achievable daily actions.

More than 1.5 million people died due to foodborne hazards in 2021.

The president said the program now covers four out of five U.S. prescriptions and has saved consumers more than $400 million.

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century.

The contamination could lead to gastrointestinal illness, according to a June 4 announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

There is no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, and treatment is limited to supportive care.

The new case in Zavala County was detected on a ranch 5.6 miles from the first positive case of screwworm in Texas, which the USDA confirmed on Wednesday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces the deployment of state resources to combat the New World screwworm during a briefing at the Texas Emergency Operations Center.

Doctors testified at a Senate hearing about their experiences.

New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been found in a calf in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday evening.

Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on June 2 that 160 additional medications have been added to TrumpRx.gov, totaling over 750 medications.

The species involved is Culex quinquefasciatus, known as the southern house mosquito, and the specific strain is referred to as the DQB strain.

Hospitals that fail to comply could face civil penalties of up to $2 million a year, as well as enforcement measures including corrective action plans and increased oversight for repeat violations.

Dr. John Powers III is serving as acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

The President’s Cancer Panel holds the second day of a public meeting on June 9 to explore lifestyle and environmental risk factors for cancers.

Multiple lots of Gas-X, an over-the-counter medication sold nationwide, were recalled over a 'propylene glycol-based coolant' contamination.

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr said nutrition science will now comprise approximately 15 percent of the United States Medical Licensing Examination test content.

The agriculture secretary said the U.S. will depend on the same strategy as it did in the late 1950s, which involves releasing sterile insects to suppress the pest’s population.

A federal lawsuit against cannabis companies could reshape how marijuana products are regulated and marketed in the United States.

The President’s Cancer Panel, made up of advisers to the president on the national cancer program, holds a meeting to explore lifestyle and environmental risk factors for cancers, including early-onset cancers, and identify potential approaches to reduce cancer risk.

Nurse Kate Johnson, founder of the "15 Minute Movement," shares practical strategies for building healthier habits through small, achievable daily actions.

More than 1.5 million people died due to foodborne hazards in 2021.

The president said the program now covers four out of five U.S. prescriptions and has saved consumers more than $400 million.

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century.

The contamination could lead to gastrointestinal illness, according to a June 4 announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

There is no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, and treatment is limited to supportive care.

The new case in Zavala County was detected on a ranch 5.6 miles from the first positive case of screwworm in Texas, which the USDA confirmed on Wednesday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces the deployment of state resources to combat the New World screwworm during a briefing at the Texas Emergency Operations Center.

Doctors testified at a Senate hearing about their experiences.

New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been found in a calf in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday evening.

Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on June 2 that 160 additional medications have been added to TrumpRx.gov, totaling over 750 medications.

The species involved is Culex quinquefasciatus, known as the southern house mosquito, and the specific strain is referred to as the DQB strain.