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What You Should Know About ALS, Also Known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease
SATURDAY, May 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease based on the ...
CDC allegedly cancels Emory's HIV self-testing program after not enough workers left to oversee it
On April 22, the CDC allegedly informed Emory University in Atlanta that its large HIV self-testing program was being ...
Trump’s Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on ...
Trump’s Budget Calls for Deep Cuts to Public Health Programs and Research
A budget blueprint released on Friday advances, in hard numbers and biting words, President Trump’s assault on the nation’s ...
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective ...
What BMI does and doesn't say about your health, according to doctors
BMI (body mass index) has long been thought of as an indicator of how healthy someone is. The truth is a little more ...
Trump budget proposes $1 trillion for defense, slashes education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance
The White House unveiled a budget blueprint Friday that would pump more money into defense and homeland security, while ...
Trump's 2026 budget proposal calls for $163B in cuts to federal spending
The White House on Friday released President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which calls for $163 ...
More children died this past flu season than they have in 15 years, CDC reports
More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.
Trump budget proposes drastic cuts for US scientific research
The White House wants to reduce U.S. health spending by more than a quarter next year, with the National Institutes of Health ...
A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. But no one knows how it turned out
At least 216 U.S. children died of flu this season, the worst pediatric toll in 15 years, according to the Centers for ...
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. requests new guidance from the CDC on measles treatments, including using drugs and vitamins rather ...