FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings
Here, we explain the facts behind several more of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims during his two Senate hearings as nominee ...
About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds
More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...
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Decoding fat tissue
As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC. New research from the ...
UND med school's biennial report says residents generally healthy, but birth rates continue decline
The UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences' Eighth Biennial Report on Health Issues for the State of North Dakota revealed that North Dakotans are relatively healthier than residents of other ...
Prescriptions for weight loss drugs are skyrocketing, especially among young women. Experts think they know why.
The use of blockbuster weight loss drugs has surged among young women, for whom the treatments can often be "liberating." ...
Diabetes and other chronic conditions are becoming common. Here's how public health efforts can help bring rates down.
Dialysis Centers used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to examine the prevalence of chronic diseases ...
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RFK Jr.'s insistence that the government ignores chronic disease is misguided
In his testimony this week, Kennedy claimed that infectious diseases receive far more federal funding than chronic diseases.
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Revive Health Plan Rebrands as Rixa Health: Pioneering a New Era in Telehealth Innovation
Perrysburg, Ohio, Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...
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If confirmed, RFK Jr. has potential to be ‘extraordinarily influential’ as HHS Secretary
Kennedy would need 51 votes in the Senate to be confirmed, but several key Republican lawmakers expressed concerns over his vaccine stance.
Trump health aide's radical plan to bribe Americans into slimming down
Residents of America's most obese state may be able to skip out on their taxes if they lose weight, according to a bold new ...