US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed in public statements that most vaccines recommended for children in the US have not been tested against placebos, ...

Statement: “There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.” In picking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead ...

Federal health officials want new testing rules for vaccines. Vaccine experts are worried that these rules will make it harder for the public to get access to some shots, including the next versions ...

The Trump administration plans to impose a new testing requirement for new vaccines — a demand that could delay the availability of the next round of COVID-19 vaccines and complicate the approval of ...

Wegovy pill, the first oral GLP-1 for weight loss, is FDA-approved for reducing cardiovascular risks in adults. Phase III OASIS 4 trial showed 16.6% mean weight loss with oral semaglutide, ...

Individuals with a rare form of epilepsy treated with fenfluramine experienced significantly greater seizure reduction as ...

In picking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, President-elect Donald Trump is elevating a small but growing segment of the population that distrusts ...

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