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Although congressionally mandated inspections lagged during the administrations of both political parties, FDA staffing cuts made by the Trump administration have squeezed the agency even further, with foreign food safety inspections falling by 29% from 2024, CBS News reported. The 2019 inspection at Taylor Farms de Mexico found no violations, records show.
The herbicide has been linked to thyroid disease and birth defects. California follows Vermont, as well as 60 countries, in banning the weedkiller. The Los Angeles Times says millions of pounds of paraquat pesticide are sprayed annually on almonds, grapes, cotton, and other crops.
Health and Human Services is looking for panelists who are "physicians, scientists, members of parent organizations concerned with immunizations," and other public health officials to fill the committee that advises on vaccine policy issues. Plus, news outlets unpack the latest backlash from President Trump's executive order to revamp the childhood vaccine schedule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the final rule Tuesday. The rule also blocks the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, from paying for transgender procedures for people younger than 19. In a statement on Truth Social, President Donald Trump wrote, “We are not going to pay for our innocent children to undergo these barbaric surgeries."
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The insurance arm of the health system will instead partner with Oscar Health to maintain coverage in eight Missouri counties. Plus: the healthcare sector's job market; nurses' fears about AI in the clinical setting; inroads to in-home physical therapy businesses; and more.
The blood going to hospitals is being rationed as the country continues to see critical depletion in the available supply, New Hampshire Public Radio reported. Type O is the universal blood type, and is often used in emergencies.
Social media is affecting the way they view their body size and health, Bloomberg reported. Experts worry that being exposed to this at such a formative age will cause long-lasting damage.
The Bay State joined nine states and Washington, D.C., in allowing abortion procedures at any point in pregnancy, The 19th reported. Other reproductive health news is about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision to freeze her eggs, maternal care deserts for Black mothers, the testosterone craze, and more.
As Stat reported, companies that want to add a new substance to human or animal foods will need to notify the FDA and explain how they deemed the additive “generally recognized as safe," or GRAS. Also, manufacturers with GRAS substances already on the market will need to let the FDA know how the additive is used, and that information will be made public in a database.
The president's executive order recommends that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine be administered across three appointments. As Roll Call notes, his order split vaccines into recommended categories: those for children, for children at high risk of infection, or after consultation with a physician. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor from Louisiana, was quick to pan the order: "The president does not have the expertise to make these changes. Vaccines are overwhelmingly safe. Vaccines are effective. Vaccines DO NOT cause autism.”
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Suisun City in Northern California declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack on its emergency services system. Emergency calls were being routed through the Solano County dispatch center, CBS News reported.
The shortages came shortly after the FDA warned Sanofi over manufacturing issues at the Irish facility where the drugs are made, Stat reported. Other industry news is on pancreatic cancer treatment, heart donation, radiopharmaceuticals, and more.
In urging senators to support the delay, CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz before the vote promised, “You each have my commitment to continue to work with you on meeting our shared goals of ensuring patient access and protection of the public health.” Hemp industry groups are hopeful this will give them more time to persuade lawmakers to regulate their products rather than ban them, The Hill reported.
“Scientists need to know if they do something wrong, they will get caught," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the closed-door fireside chat with staffers and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya. Kennedy also said that the U.S. would have "done better" if he and other critics of the covid pandemic response had been listened to more, Bloomberg reported.
The federal government offered states a grace period that would allow people to stay on Medicaid through 2027 by declaring themselves too sick to work, without verification, until 2028. Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, and Utah instead are implementing stricter work requirement rules than the administration required, Politico reported.
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