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FDA Expands Heart Risk Warning Labels on COVID-19 Shots; Moderna Pauses Combo Vaccine Request
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FDA Expands Heart Risk Warning Labels on COVID-19 Shots; Moderna Pauses Combo Vaccine Request

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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA: The FDA updated labels for Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to include more detailed myocarditis and...

May 24, 2025 09:21 AM Neutral
House GOP Bill Proposes Sweeping Changes to Medicaid, SNAP, and Health Savings Accounts
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House GOP Bill Proposes Sweeping Changes to Medicaid, SNAP, and Health Savings Accounts

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Washington, D.C., USA: The new “One Big Beautiful Bill” affects key health and nutrition programs, moving up Medicaid work requirements to...

May 24, 2025 09:21 AM Neutral
States Expand Obesity Drug Coverage Despite Federal Inaction
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States Expand Obesity Drug Coverage Despite Federal Inaction

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Columbia, South Carolina, USA: With the Trump administration declining to mandate Medicaid coverage for costly new anti-obesity medications,...

May 22, 2025 12:12 AM Neutral
FDA Shifts COVID Booster Policy, Mandates New Trials for Younger Adults
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FDA Shifts COVID Booster Policy, Mandates New Trials for Younger Adults

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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA: The FDA announced it will recommend further COVID-19 boosters primarily for older adults and high-risk groups,...

May 22, 2025 12:12 AM Neutral
Are Food Additives Messing with Our Guts?
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Are Food Additives Messing with Our Guts?

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Washington, D.C., USA: A new exposé from KFF Health News warns that common food additives—like polysorbate 80—may disrupt the gut microbiome and...

May 21, 2025 12:29 AM Negative
Multistate Cucumber Recall in Salmonella Outbreak
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Multistate Cucumber Recall in Salmonella Outbreak

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Florida, USA: A salmonella outbreak traced to fresh cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers has sickened at least 26 people across 15 states. Federal...

May 21, 2025 12:29 AM Negative
FDA Limits COVID Boosters to Seniors and High-Risk
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FDA Limits COVID Boosters to Seniors and High-Risk

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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA: Citing a shift in pandemic conditions, the FDA will reserve COVID-19 booster shots primarily for seniors over 65 and...

May 21, 2025 12:29 AM Neutral
Surgeons Announce World’s First Successful Human Bladder Transplant
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Surgeons Announce World’s First Successful Human Bladder Transplant

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Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Doctors revealed a groundbreaking surgery performed two weeks ago—a human bladder transplant that restored normal...

May 20, 2025 12:14 AM Positive
FDA Clears First Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Detection
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FDA Clears First Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Detection

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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA: The FDA approved a blood test that identifies amyloid plaque markers associated with Alzheimer’s, offering a...

May 20, 2025 12:14 AM Positive

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