Public Health

Health coverage, drug costs, and community well-being.

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November 2025

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Public HealthEconomyPublic Policy

Nov. 26

Medicare drug price cuts: Ozempic list
CMS Delivers Savings to Seniors on 15 Major Drugs
H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Public HealthGovernmentEthics

Nov. 25

Office of the Surgeon General
What to know about the new CDC deputy director who has been critical of COVID vaccines
Dr. Abraham, a Skeptic of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tapped to Serve as Second in Command at the CDC
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launches "be nice" airline civility campaign after years as Fox partisan attack host

GovernmentEthicsPublic Health

Nov. 20

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RFK Jr. personally orders CDC to promote debunked vaccine-autism link, breaking Sen. Cassidy confirmation promise

RFK Jr. personally orders CDC to promote debunked vaccine-autism link, breaking Sen. Cassidy confirmation promise

Public HealthEthicsGovernment

Nov. 19

ABC: Doctor in ethics row
Biology Insights: Wakefield Study Fraud
Crooks and Liars: RFK Jr. changes CDC page
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Sen. Rick Scott introduces bill to replace Obamacare subsidies with Trump Health Freedom Accounts

Public HealthGovernmentEconomy

Nov. 16

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US contraceptives worth $9.7 million spoil in Belgium warehouses as Trump blocks distribution

US contraceptives worth $9.7 million spoil in Belgium warehouses as Trump blocks distribution

Public HealthForeign PolicyEthics

Nov. 15

U.S. plans to destroy $9.7 million in contraceptives rather than send them overseas, sources say
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
MSI statement on stranded USAID contraceptives
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Defense Secretary Hegseth announces "Operation Southern Spear" targeting "narco-terrorists" across hemisphere

Public HealthForeign PolicyVeterans

Nov. 14

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Trump administration directs visa officers to consider diabetes and obesity when screening immigrants

Public HealthImmigrationGovernment

Nov. 14

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NIH scientist Jenna Norton placed on leave after criticizing Trump's funding cuts and mass firings

Public HealthLaborTechnology

Nov. 14

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SNAP restoration creates chaos as some states get full benefits while others get nothing

Public HealthPublic PolicyGovernment

Nov. 13

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