Washington Times - Health
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NYC, San Francisco and other U.S. cities capping LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reaches its rainbow-laden crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world host major...
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Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars
A record heat wave that spread across the East Coast of the United States during the first week of summer has child advocates warning parents and...
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Supreme Court upholds HHS task force that sets insurance coverage standards, including HIV meds
The Supreme Court upheld the structure of a task force within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for deciding what vaccines,...
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J.M. Smucker plans to remove artificial colors from its jams and other products by the end of 2027
J.M. Smucker Co. plans to remove artificial colors from its products by the end of 2027.
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Tick varieties are creeping into new parts of the U.S., spreading disease
Ticks that were previously confined to specific regions in the U.S. are growing in population and spreading into new areas, exposing residents to...
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Republicans rewriting Medicaid overhaul to get Trump's agenda bill past Senate parliamentarian
Senate Republicans are rewriting changes to Medicaid after the chamber's rules referee flagged them as out of bounds for the filibuster-proof "big,...
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New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility
Five people who are incarcerated at a New Mexico county detention facility have measles, the state health department said Thursday.
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Duncan Hines parent Conagra Brands says it will phase out artificial colors
Conagra Brands, the parent company of Duncan Hines, Slim Jim and other brands, is the latest big food company to say it's discontinuing the use of...
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Kennedy's advisers endorse flu vaccines -- except for a few targeted by antivaccine activists
The Trump administration's new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall's flu vaccinations for just about every American but threw in a...
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Kennedy says U.S. is pulling funding from global vaccine group Gavi
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying the organization has...
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Senate rules referee deals blow to GOP Medicaid reforms in Trump agenda bill
Senate Republicans' planned changes to Medicaid to save the federal government hundreds of billions of dollars are in question Thursday after the...
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Supreme Court rules states can cut Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court ruled against Planned Parenthood on Thursday, shooting down a lawsuit that challenged South Carolina's law banning state Medicaid...