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RFK Jr.’s cooking show has no appetite

Joyless salmon patties, cheap graphics and policy detours add up to a cooking show curiously uninterested in food

Salon

US plans up to $150 million legal support for unaccompanied migrant children

The US Department of Health and Human Services plans to award up to $150 million to Houston-based Burke Law Group to provide legal representation for unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody, as the Office of Refugee Resettlement continues to handle tens of thousands of such cases each year.

The Economic Times

GAO Says Fragmented Federal Surveillance Slows Detection of New Disease Threats

A GAO report finds no federal agency has authority to coordinate disease surveillance across the government, slowing early detection of emerging threats.

Medical Daily

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Health Secretary Brings Take Back Your Health Tour to Danville as Rural Virginia Faces Medicaid Reductions

HHS Secretary Kennedy toured a Danville agriculture research center and a Chatham rehab facility, defending rural health funding amid Medicaid cuts.

Medical Daily

OSF HealthCare Pays $552,250 in Federal Privacy Settlement Over 2021 Ransomware Breach Affecting 53,907 Patients

Federal regulators settled with OSF HealthCare for $552,250 over a 2021 ransomware breach. Here is what happened and what patients should check.

Medical Daily

Federal Officials Renew the Vaccine and Autism Question: What Decades of Research Already Show

Parents are asking about vaccines and autism again after new federal statements. Here is what the research shows and what to ask a pediatrician.

Medical Daily

Senator Says HHS Discussed Removing Vaccine and Autism Claims from the CDC Website Before Nominee Votes

Sen. Bill Cassidy said talks with HHS about removing vaccine-autism claims from the CDC website preceded his support for two health nominees.

Medical Daily

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‘Very different kind of problem – and a dangerous one’: Doctors’ dire warnings as RFK Jr’s agenda sees measles surge back

Measles is back with a vengeance in the U.S. Will America be able to fight off the virus this time? Julia Musto reports

The Independent UK

FTC Alleges a Telehealth Company Sent Users' Health Conditions to Ad Platforms After Promising Discretion

The FTC sued Hims and Hers over alleged sharing of sensitive health data with ad platforms. What the complaint alleges and how to check your own accounts.

Medical Daily

HHS Launched a Federal Cooking Show This Week, and the Research on Whether That Changes How People Eat Is Genuinely Mixed

HHS launched The Real Food Show on July 30. What nutrition education research shows about whether cooking media changes eating habits.

Medical Daily

Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively

White House has halted changing vaccine schedule as it is unpopular, but anti-vaxx Trump set on ‘alleviating autism’

The Guardian - US

Trump pressured RFK Jr to slash childhood vaccines over autism fears: report

During a lunch in May, Trump reportedly accused Kennedy of having the ‘yips’

The Independent UK

Defendant Allegedly Kept Billing Medicare While Free On Bond Before Fleeing, Justice Department Says In New Announcement

DOJ says a man indicted in a $547M Medicare genetic testing scheme kept billing through Houston labs while on bond. What it means for beneficiaries.

Medical Daily

Not ‘standard’ for Taylor Farms to seek White House intervention in ‘diarrhea lettuce’ recall, ex-FDA chief says

‘I dealt with outbreaks in romaine lettuce and spinach as well,’ former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said. ‘I never heard from the White House on those things’

The Independent UK

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Benzinga

GOP Congressman Slams JD Vance's Silence Over CDC's $1.24 Billion Pfizer COVID Vaccine Contracts: 'Why Isn’t He Speaking Out'

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) questioned Vice President JD Vance‘s silence after the Trump administration established billions for Pfizer Inc.‘s (NYSE:PFE) COVID-19 vaccine contracts for 2026 and 2027.

Medical Daily

DEA Could Ban Concentrated 7-OH Kratom Products Any Time After August 5 — What Consumers Need to Know

DEA's temporary Schedule I order for concentrated 7-OH kratom products can issue any time after August 5. What the threshold covers and who is affected.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr urges Alzheimer’s screening but blunts key panel that could drive research

Experts say evidence for cognitive screening desired by health secretary ‘not great’ as taskforce idle since last year

The Independent UK

RFK Jr’s team quietly updates CDC website to say science doesn’t know if vaccines cause autism

Changes appear to have been made to secure Senate confirmation vote for Trump’s pick to lead public health agency

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Trump Administration Freezes Over $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California and Minnesota Over Fraud Claims

HHS and CMS froze $867M in California Medicaid and $200M in Minnesota Medicaid on July 21, citing fraud. States dispute the move. Here's what enrollees need to know.

Medical Daily

Hundreds of Thousands Could Lose Home Care as Federal Government Freezes $867.5 Million in California Medicaid Payments

CMS froze $867.5M in Medicaid funds for California's home care program. Here's what it means for the 700,000+ elderly and disabled residents who depend on IHSS.

Saving Advice

FDA Peptide Advisory Panel Faces Questions About Members’ Potential Conflicts of Interest

Tomorrow and Friday, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) will vote on whether to recommend approval of seven peptides previously...

The Free Financial Advisor

HHS Seeks OMB Approval for Children and Families Program Monitoring Data Collection

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is asking for public input on a proposal to extend an existing information collection used to monitor federally funded programs that support children, families, and communities.

Roll Call

Tick bites snag Congress’ attention as red meat allergies rise

Rep. Morgan Griffith would love to eat an all-beef hot dog. But the eight-term Virginia Republican from one of the biggest cattle-producing districts in Congress doesn’t eat red meat — against his will. Griffith is one of the at least 450,000 Americans who have been diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a…

International Business Times UK

HHS Demands Proof Before Releasing Medicaid Payments: California and Minnesota Patients Left Waiting

Trump's HHS has frozen more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over suspected fraud, raising new questions about reimbursement delays, provider strain, and what comes next for patients and states.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr pauses $1bn Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota

Trump’s health secretary says AI used to identify potential fraud in Democratic-run states

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