COVID-19. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE TEENAGER WAS HOSPITALIZED IN MAY WITH A FEVER AND SORE THROAT, AND FATIGUE. THE BOY LIVES WITH ONE FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. THEY ARE NOT DISCLOSING WHERE THE BOY HAS TRAVELED OR EXACTLY WHERE HE LIVES. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THIS IS THE…
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KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to