Biden’s plan for Medicare coverage of weight-loss drugs would drive up costs by billions of dollars
President Joe Biden’s proposal to have GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro covered by ...
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Bird flu: First paediatric case in US is confirmed in California
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the country’s first paediatric H5N1 infection, in a child in Alameda County, California. The patient, who had only mild symptoms ...
‘Drastic and terrible impact’: What Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary could mean for global health
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services sent a shudder through the global health community. If confirmed as HHS secretary, ...
Bird Flu Was Detected in Raw Milk Sold in California — Here's What You Need to Know
The CDPH added in its notice that either drinking or "accidentally inhaling raw milk containing bird flu virus may lead to ...
Is bird flu a risk to people yet?
The term "bird flu" refers to a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, classified as H5N1. Wild birds carry and transmit ...
Bat is the prime suspect in ultra-rare human rabies fatality in Central California
An unidentified Fresno County individual died of rabies despite treatment after probably being bitten by a bat, the first ...