Washington Times - Health

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  CEO of Novo Nordisk, maker of weight loss drug Wegovy, to step down in wake of share price drop

  17-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 31

  Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk A/S, maker of blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy, said Friday its CEO was stepping down by "mutual...

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  Gaza children are sent back to war zone following medical care after Jordan rejects requests to stay

  17-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 50

  When Haitham Abu Daqa's 5-month-old daughter developed a heart problem that could not be addressed near their home in Gaza, the family sought...

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  New York Senate leader signals vote on assisted suicide bill, setting up historic showdown

  16-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 48

  New York Senate's majority leader plans to bring an assisted suicide bill to the floor, marking the clearest sign yet that the long-stalled...

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  South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program

  16-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 41

  The Trump administration's dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa's national HIV program out of work, the...

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  Workers are saying 'no' to toxic environments. Here's how to set limits or know it's time to leave

  16-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 100

  One week into a new job, Lisa Grouette discovered something missing come Sunday night: the sinking feeling of dread she used to experience before...

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  Planned Parenthood under fire for loose rules on gender-affirming care as defunding push grows

  15-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 73

  Planned Parenthood is best known as the nation's largest abortion provider, but the organization is no slouch in the "gender-affirming care"...

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  Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

  15-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 28

  Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that...

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  Overdose deaths fell nearly 27% last year to the lowest level since 2019

  15-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 43

  Drug overdose deaths plunged by 26.9% last year to the lowest level since 2019 as opioids claimed fewer lives, the Centers for Disease Control and...

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  RFK Jr. demands Democrats give him credit for making HHS healthy again

  15-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 37

  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday slapped back at Democrats who heaped withering criticism on his spending...

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  U.S. overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

  15-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 58

  There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before - the largest one-year decline ever recorded.

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  Fentanyl is 'U.S.'s problem,' China says, underscoring ongoing tariff tension

  15-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 100

  The trade truce between the U.S. and China took effect on Wednesday, but tensions remain over fentanyl, with Beijing insisting the drug crisis...

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  EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water

  15-5-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 45

  The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were...