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Trump administration fires staff of program that helps low-income households pay for heat

Trump administration fires staff of program that helps low-income households pay for heat

The Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion program that helps low-income households nationwide pay for heat

April 03, 2025 at 8:13 pm EDT

Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states

Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states

April 03, 2025 at 5:56 pm EDT

Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency

Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency

April 03, 2025 at 4:45 pm EDT

Measles spreads to central Texas; 5 states have active outbreaks

April 03, 2025 at 4:26 pm EDT

What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

April 03, 2025 at 3:03 pm EDT

Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

April 03, 2025 at 2:08 pm EDT

Community, mentors and skill-building: Experts weigh the role of employee resource groups

Community, mentors and skill-building: Experts weigh the role of employee resource groups

April 03, 2025 at 9:48 am EDT

Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding

Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding

April 02, 2025 at 8:39 pm EDT

Georgia Democrats' frustration with anti-transgender bills boils over into a walkout

Georgia Democrats' frustration with anti-transgender bills boils over into a walkout

April 02, 2025 at 7:30 pm EDT

Shingles is awful, but here's another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia

Shingles is awful, but here's another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia

April 02, 2025 at 7:05 pm EDT

Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused

Scientists sue NIH, saying politics cut their research funding

Supreme Court sides with the FDA in its dispute over sweet-flavored vaping products

Truck driver can seek triple damages in lawsuit over THC content in CBD product, Supreme Court says

Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies

Trump administration pauses some family planning grants as it investigates compliance with laws

States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding

There's a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here's what you should know

Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies

With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs

UN agency closes its remaining Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade

FDA tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership

Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs

A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant

Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less

Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?

Mexico bans junk food sales in schools in its latest salvo against child obesity

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'

Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat

New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions

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2025 hurricane season prediction warns there will be several named storms this year

Egg costs start to come down

Recall alert: 200K window hinge tracks recalled

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