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Giant ’86 47′ Appears on National Mall Grass: What to Know

Giant ’86 47′ Appears on National Mall Grass: What to Know

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 · Health

The Interior Department called the latest incident at the National Mall “deranged vandalism,” adding that “any threat against the President is taken very seriously” and that U.S. Park…

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Why Thousands of Nurses Are Striking in NYC

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 · Health

Almost 15,000 nurses at several major New York hospitals are on strike, raising concerns about how staffing shortages could affect the city’s health care system. The strike, which…

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CDC Slashes Universal Vaccine Recommendations

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 · Health

As flu cases in the U.S. are rising dramatically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overseen by the Trump Administration’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert…

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How to Talk to Your Family About Politics Over the Holidays

December 24, 2025December 24, 2025 · Health

The holidays can be a stressful time—and if you’re planning to spend it with loved ones who have clashing political views, the prospect of getting into an argument…

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Congress Left Without a Health Care Deal. What Comes Next?

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 · Health

Congress has left for the year without reaching a health care deal, leaving Affordable Care Act subsidies that have helped lower insurance prices for roughly 22 million Americans…

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How Plasma Donations Help Pay the Bills—and Treat Patients

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 · Health

Catherine Rolfes was between jobs and starting to think about how to make some extra cash to put toward her bills when her sibling suggested they visit a…

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Blue Light-Maxxing? Using Your Phone At Night May Not Be So Bad

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 · Health

For many years, the advice from scientists and experts to people of all ages has been pretty universal: using your phone before bed will mess with your sleep. …

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The Rise, Fall, and Potential Return of the Food Pyramid

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 · Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and man on a mission to “Make America Healthy Again,” has made no secret of…

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Health Panelists Talk Vaccines, Weight Loss, and the Importance of Respectful Discussion

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 · Health

Three panelists engaged in a spirited discussion about longevity and disease prevention at a TIME100 Talks event moderated by TIME senior health correspondent Alice Park in New York…

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Trump Pledges to Intervene in Cartoonist Scott Adams’ Cancer Treatment

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 · Health

President Donald Trump said he would personally intervene to try to help a prominent supporter with his cancer treatment. Scott Adams, who created the workplace-set comic strip ‘Dilbert’…

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Texas Sues Tylenol Makers Over Claims of Links to Autism

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 · Health

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the pharmaceutical companies behind Tylenol for “deceptively marketing” the medication as a safe option for pregnant mothers. The lawsuit against Johnson…

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Measles Outbreak in South Carolina Sparks Concern

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 · Health

More than 130 unvaccinated students at two schools in South Carolina are being quarantined after they were exposed to measles, amid an ongoing outbreak in the state—a sign,…

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CDC ‘Not Functional’ After Trump Administration Orders Mass Firings

October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 · Health

Dozens of employees were fired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late on Friday, as the Trump Administration made good on its promise to begin…

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Abortions Appear to Be Decreasing, a Post-Roe First

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 · Health

For many Americans, getting an abortion has become far more difficult since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. But even in the face of states…

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Why Syphilis Cases in Newborns Are Rising

September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 · Health

The number of babies being born with syphilis in the U.S. kept increasing last year, even as the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the…

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A Brief History of Trump’s False Health and Science Claims

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 · Health

President Donald Trump on Monday repeatedly urged pregnant women not to take acetaminophen, claiming that doing so is linked to a “very increased risk of autism.” His remarks—which…

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What You Need to Know About Changes to Childhood Vaccines

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 · Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee voted to stop recommending the combination vaccine protecting against measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox for children under the age of 4,…

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Susan Monarez Testifies About ‘Tense’ Exchanges With RFK Jr.

September 17, 2025September 17, 2025 · Health

Susan Monarez, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), addressed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Wednesday to testify on…

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What States Are Doing to Ensure COVID-19 Vaccine Access

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 · Health

States across the U.S. have taken steps to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are widely accessible after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated shots with new restrictions.…

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What You Should Know About the ‘Kissing Bug’ Disease

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 · Health

Millions of people around the world are estimated to have Chagas disease, a potentially fatal, parasitic illness that can lie dormant for years after the initial infection. Some…

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