FDA Shuffles Top Drugs and Biologics Leaders in Latest Leadership Shakeup
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Journalists discuss the latest on vaccines, vaping and TrumpRx
KFF Health News Chief Washington Correspondent Julie Rovner analyzed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping and access to medicines in…
WHO sounds the alarm over nicotine pouches targeting young people
In a new report, the UN health agency described the “deceptive tactics” manufacturers use to normalize nicotine use among young…
CDC says there are currently no cases of hantavirus in the US, 41 people are being monitored
In this photo illustration, hantavirus samples are seen in Ankara, Turkiye, on May 6, 2026. Armán Onal | Anadolu |…
Hantavirus News Roundup: From Céline Gounder of KFF Health News
Following a recent outbreak of the deadly hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius, KFF Health News Editor-at-Large and infectious…
Recycled food-grade plastics require stricter safeguards, UN food safety experts warn
The UN food safety agency warns that recycled plastics and alternative packaging materials can help reduce waste, but only if…
Trump's FDA Commissioner Marty Makary Outside
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary speaks during an announcement at the Department of Health and Human Services on…
How worried should we be about hantavirus?
Our global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains that there is no indication that the hantavirus outbreak could become a pandemic,…
RFK Jr. Trades Vaccine Talk for Healthy Foods and Reading for Little Ones in Effort to Attract Voters
TOLEDO, Ohio — The boy, dressed in a Toy Story sweatshirt, hugged the nation's health secretary. “What do you want…
From childhood to college, economic inequality shapes life chances around the world
Independent studies by the agencies paint a picture of widening disparities that begin in childhood and continue into higher education,…