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CDC’s Acting Chief Promises a Return to Stability in a Tumultuous Moment

Jay Bhattacharya, head of the National Institutes of Health and interim leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the CDC staff, “I know that it has been such a difficult year.”

HealthQ

Taking a GLP-1? Doctors Say Not To Forget About Movement and Mental Health

So you’ve decided to go on a GLP-1 to lose weight. These medicines might seem like an easy way to drop unwanted pounds, but you’ll likely need to do a few other things to be successful long-term.

Demoralized CDC Workforce Reels From Year of Firings, Funding Cuts, and a Shooting

Thousands of employees are gone and last summer’s shooting resonates still at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters and among the large public health community in Atlanta.

An Arm and a Leg

An Arm and a Leg: Steep Health Care Costs Steer Americans to Tough Decisions

Two Americans explain how the skyrocketing cost of health insurance influenced their decision to buy — or skip — health insurance in 2026.

‘They Tricked Me’: A Father Was Chained After He Went to ICE To Reunite With His Kids

The administration has largely converted the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement into an arm of immigration enforcement, detaining children longer while helping immigration officers arrest their parents or other family members. One father was chained when he went to an ICE office to discuss being reunited with his son and daughter.

Weekly Podcast

What the Health? From KFF Health News: RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked — For Now

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‘The Very Sore Caterpillar?’

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