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Food and Drug Administration scientists and some medical experts have raised alarms about increasing access to certain peptides.
Author: Rachel Roubein
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Trump’s nominee to be nation’s top doctor clears key hurdle in Senate committee
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Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is the third person the president has nominated to be surgeon general in his second term.
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This Senate Democratic candidate is making a play for RFK Jr.’s MAHA supporters
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Abdul El-Sayed unveils a health-focused agenda to persuade Michigan supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement to back his campaign.
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White House has not acted on RFK Jr.’s push for proof ultra-processed foods are safe
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A draft letter obtained by The Post shows Kennedy’s favorable response to a petition that food experts said could lead to significant changes for the industry.
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Trump’s FDA pick to face scrutiny on vaccines, abortion pill
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At Heidi Overton’s confirmation hearing, Bill Cassidy and other skeptical senators are expected to ask about two of the most controversial topics before the agency.
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Trump says he will demand drug companies split up vaccines into more doses
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Those comments came a day after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told attendees of a conference for the anti-vaccine group he founded that they have a “friend at the White House.”
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Trump’s third surgeon general nominee, Nicole Saphier, to face Senate
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The health department’s No. 2 pick and the choice for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will also face questioning.
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Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says
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The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner.
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In a first, FDA authorizes fruit-flavored vapes for adults
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The move marks a shift after the FDA for years worked aggressively to regulate flavored vapes. The move came after President Donald Trump reportedly pressed the FDA commissioner to authorize the products.