Health

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration…

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Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home

An older woman in southeast Wyoming is hospitalized with bird flu, state health department officials said Friday. It's the state's…

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Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers…

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Quaker Oats recalls 10,000 boxes of pancake mix for milk allergy risk

The Quaker Oats Co. has recalled 10,000 boxes of pancake mix because it contains milk not declared on the label…

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CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration probationary job cuts

NEW YORK -- Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the…

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Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growth

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After surviving teen homelessness and domestic violence in West Virginia, 23-year-old Ireland Daugherty was finally feeling stable:…

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Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state’s top health official says

NEW ORLEANS -- The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination” according to a Thursday memo written…

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Trump’s aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close

SARMADA, Syria -- In the town of Sarmada in northern Syria, Dr. Mohammad Fares unlocked a clinic that once bustled…

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This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people

A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths — agonizing, from diseases the…

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Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons

PHOENIX -- Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in…

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