Drug Industry Seeks Stable, Flexible FDA Chief as Makary Departs

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s departure from the Trump administration is seen as a welcome reset for the pharmaceutical industry after concerns agency decisions lacked scientific rigor and consistency.

MAHA Challenge Threatens Shakeup on Powerful Health Committee

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R.-La.), chair of one of the most influential health committees in Congress, is trying to fend off a primary challenge from Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.), widely seen as the Make America Healthy Again movement’s signature candidate.

Trump Team Threatens to Withhold Medicaid Funds From All States

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold Medicaid funds from all fifty states if they fail to comply with federal anti-fraud statutes, marking the latest escalation in a battle over healthcare dollars.

RFK Jr.’s Communications Chief Exits as HHS Shakeup Widens

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s communications chief is departing the agency after a year, the second senior US health official to exit in two days.

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Health Panel Advances Bill to Reduce Animal Testing in Drugs

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee approved a bipartisan bill Wednesday by voice vote that would reduce animal testing studies for drugs, and ensure that other methods are developed.

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The respiratory virus behind a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship is showing no sign of mutating to become more contagious, European health officials said, as a US patient initially treated as a potential hantavirus case has been cleared of infection.

Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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