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Native American leaders thank RFK Jr. on jobs issue but criticize cuts in programs

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Tribal leaders thank Kennedy for halting IHS layoffs but say HHS cuts will worsen Native American health The health of Native American communities is under threat because of massive cuts to federal health services, tribal leaders told senators Usha Lee McFarling STAT

 

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US government to withdraw prescription fluoride for children

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US to withdraw prescription fluoride for children US President Donald Trump's administration has announced plans to withdraw prescription fluoride drugs for children, part of a growing movement reexamining public exposure to fluoride. Science X Medical Xpress

... controversy has grown around the mineral's potential neurotoxic effects, while new US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has long been a vocal critic of fluoridated water.

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RFK Jr. clashed with Congressional committee in hearing focusing on vaccines

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US health chief Kennedy clashes with lawmakers over vaccine commentshttps://

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Some of the most heated exchanges centered on his remarks on vaccines. Kennedy has for years sown doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines, but pledged to maintain the country's existing vaccine standards to secure his appointment in the Trump administration.

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U.S. Ag department, facing law suits, says it will restore climate change-related websites.

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Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore webpages related to climate change after it was sued earlier this year over the deletions. AP News
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Trump administration's medcal research cuts reached $2.7 billion--Senate report

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Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain scientific data from government websites. Jacqueline Howard CNN
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Trump budget cuts are hurting efforts to counter HIV, especially in southern states.

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Trump Once Vowed To End HIV in America. His Funding Cuts Are Rolling Back Progress. - KFF Health News Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET. kffhnamym KFF Health News

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Health care groups across the South are scaling back HIV testing and outreach because of the Trump administration’s budget cuts and layoffs.

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Measles: North Dakota quarantines unvaccinated children

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Measles outbreak in North Dakota prompts local health officials to quarantine unvaccinated schoolchildren Measles cases continue to accumulate in the United States in what is already the second-worst year since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, and a recent outbreak in one North Dakota county led local health officials to quarantine nearly 200 unvaccinated students. Yahoo News

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Medicaid: House Republican committtee proposes new restrictions in program

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Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill

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U.S. NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database, citing budget cuts

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NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday it will archive its database of billion-dollar climate disasters, as the Trump administration cuts resource at the agency. Evan Thomas Scripps News
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