How HHS Impacts Our Health, Our Economy And Our Security
The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Here's a look at the ...
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The FDA’s New Definition of ‘Healthy’: A Step Forward, or a Step Too Far?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a final rule updating the definition of the term “healthy” for use on food labels. This ...
Food and Drug Administration wants to put nutrition labels front and center on food products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to put nutrition information front and center on food products to give consumers ...
Kennedy Says Ultraprocessed Foods Are Driving Chronic Disease. Here’s What the Science Shows.
In a Senate hearing, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said that efforts to address the high rates of chronic disease need to start with ...
The Health Risks and Benefits of Weight-Loss Drugs
T he newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ...
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Americans might finally have to face what’s in their food
(Scott Olson/Getty Images) In the final days of the Biden administration, the Food and Drug Administration proposed ... As Christina Roberto, a health policy professor at the University of ...
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Trump administration pauses communication from CDC, other health agencies
A senior official with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday instructed agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration and Centers ... to discuss emerging public health threats.
FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain
The drug, Journavx, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, reduced pain after surgery in clinical trials. Experts hope it can lead to fewer opioid prescriptions.
Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and online posts
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the ...