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Kennedy, a vicious opponent of vaccines and public health more broadly, is rapidly fulfilling his campaign promise to “give ...

Eko Health developed an AI algorithm that, combined with noninvasive heart tests, may be able to accurately identify pulmonary hypertension.

The HEARTS Act directs the NIH to provide incentives to researchers to use non-animal methods whenever feasible and applicable, and establishes a dedicated center within the NIH devoted to advancing ...

Private investment in pharmaceutical research can't replace the NIH. Both public investment and the private sector are needed ...

The confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Trump’s Health Secretary marks a critical milestone in the deepening war on ...

The vote puts a longtime critic of vaccines and the medical establishment in charge of the nation’s vast and powerful health ...

( The Hill) — Efforts by the Trump administration to drastically cut federal investments in medical research are threatening ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the ...

The No. 2 in command at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, who served as acting director of the agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, has abruptly resigned.  Read More ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic and the newly-appointed US health secretary, thanked "MAHA moms" before senators voted ...