By Aria Bendix and Erika Edwards President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday that aims to reduce the number of universally recommended vaccines for children — a move that reaffirms the dramatic overhaul Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this year, which has been blocked in
By Lauren Mascarenhas More women than men skipped health care services during the pandemic, and a disproportionate share of those with prior health or economic issues have experienced worsening health conditions as a result, according to a report released Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report authors say the gaps in care could result
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former first lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly in an interview published Wednesday about her struggles with low-grade depression during the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges of 2020, encouraging Americans to speak more openly about their mental health. “Depression is understandable in these circumstances, during these times,” she said in an interview
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By Maggie Fox, CNN A once-a-week injected diabetes drug helped overweight and obese people lose an average of 15% of their body weight over 16 months, researchers reported Wednesday. The maker of the drug, called semaglutide, has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to approve it for chronic weight management. If approved, it would
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Â Let’s face it: Even as more people get vaccinated against Covid-19, everyone but small children will still need to wear a face mask for the foreseeable future. Sure, everyone is tired of wearing them. But as studies have shown, and as Dr. Anthony Fauci has pointed out many times, masks are
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN If nothing else, 2020 has shown just how important health care workers and public health experts are. So, in an effort to show their support, TikTok is donating $10 million to 10 colleges serving underrepresented students. The video social network website made the announcement Wednesday, saying that each school would receive
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Gateway Health Introduces Playbook To Address Racial Inequality Includes $1MM in Scholarships and Targeted Charitable Giving to Black Communities Gateway Health Plan, Inc. (“Gateway Health”), a leading managed care organization dedicated to caring for the “total health” of its members, today announced its new playbook to address inequality in the Black community. According to the
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