President Donald Trump on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order that calls on the nation’s health department to negotiate lower prices for U.S. medications with drugmakers.
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At least 10 people sickened in US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods
At least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several products, federal officials said.
House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care
House Republicans unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “ big, beautiful bill ” late Sunday, at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.
Donald Trump promises to order that the US pay only the price other nations do for some drugs
President Donald Trump says he’ll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, could bring down the costs of some medications — reviving a failed effort from his first term on an issue he’s talked up since even before becoming president.
Experts call Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to find autism’s cause unrealistic
For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.
First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says
U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company.
Braun focuses on business issues at Munster chamber lunch
Gov. Mike Braun participated in a question and answer session Thursday during a Munster Camber of Commerce luncheon that focused on small businesses, local school referendums, and tolling, while protesters lined Ridge Road outside the event to express criticism with much of the legislation Braun has signed into law.
Who is Dr. Casey Means?
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would nominate Casey Means, a Stanford-educated doctor turned critic of corporate influence on medicine and health, as surgeon general.
GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in President Donald Trump’s tax breaks bill
When it comes to Medicaid, Rep. Juan Ciscomani is telling fellow Republicans he won’t support steep cuts that could hit thousands of residents in his Arizona district — “my neighbors, people my kids go to school with” — who depend on it.
President Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general
President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general.