On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...

Discussions about future care needs of U.S. older adults have frequently called attention to ongoing changes in families as the harbinger of a looming family care shortfall. To explore this premise,…

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The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...

Dr. Dan Edney, Mississippi’s State Health Officer and a proponent of vaccines, is no longer a candidate to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

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Childhood fluoride exposure is associated with higher academic achievement in high school.

One appointee has erroneously claimed COVID-19 vaccines cause miscarriages.

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After a quarter century where measles was considered eliminated in the U.S., 2025's continuous outbreaks have us back at ground zero.

Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 census and other federal government forms, a White House agency official says.

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