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President-elect Donald Trump has said he will give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a senior role in his incoming administration to advance his "Make America Healthy Again" agenda. Trading in pharmaceutical stocks is shaky this week and the details are few surrounding a possible appointment. What To Know:...

Robert Kennedy Jr. has disclosed President-Elect Donald Trump’s three-fold directive to him, aimed at transforming the nation’s health landscape. What Happened: On Wednesday, Kennedy Jr. took to X to share the tasks Trump has assigned to him. He wrote that Trump asked him to do three...

Former President Donald Trump has pledged to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. full authority over health, food, and medicine issues if he secures a second term. What Happened: Trump revealed his plans on Sunday, expressing his intent to allow Kennedy to have free reign over health, food, and medicine-...

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) shares dropped after Tuesday's closing bell following a U.S. Centers for Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) report stated an E. coli outbreak was linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. The Details: CDC said it is conducting a "fast-moving outbreak...

Antivaccine advocate and former independent presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stated that he might be appointed by former President Donald Trump to select leaders for key public health agencies, should the former president win a second term. What Happened: Kennedy Jr. disclosed this...

The World Health Organization issued an international public health emergency Wednesday over mpox, leading to increased concern around travel to Africa and causing mpox stocks to trade higher once again. What Happened: A rise in mpox cases in Africa prompted the WHO to issue a public health...

In a recent revelation, the marriage rate in the United States has bounced back to the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes after a year of delayed engagements due to the pandemic. What Happened: The National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the Centers for Disease...

For the last few years, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that individuals with COVID-19 isolate for at least five days before returning to school or work. Now, the CDC has new guidelines. What Happened: The agency announced on Friday that people infected with COVID-19...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended a second annual COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 65 and above. This decision comes in the wake of a significant increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans. What Happened: The CDC’s Advisory Committee...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved and authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines by Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) and partners Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) aimed at better countering circulating viral strains, including the omicron variant XBB.1.5....

In the midst of a seemingly constant hum of summer activity, something from the past is looming large again: COVID-19. What Happened: New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed hospitalizations shot up by 12.5% between July 23 and July 29. In fact, they have been...

Another summer surge of COVID-19 cases is likely threatening the U.S., data shared by the Centers for Disease Control And Prevention showed. What Happened: Many metrics, including COVID-19 hospital admissions, emergency department visits and test positivity, have all increased in the week that...

A potentially life-threatening food allergy known as Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS), triggered by a tick bite, could be affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals in the U.S., Fox News reports. The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Threat: The condition, also referred to as the “red-meat allergy” or the...

In certain parts of the U.S., purchasing an automatic weapon is easier than buying marijuana, despite the deadly potential of the former. In 2021, the CDC reported that 48,830 individuals died from gun-related injuries and mass shootings. Some 72,000 gun sellers across the U.S....

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned against a very uncommon and fatal fungal infection called Candida auris, or C. auris. What Happened: The national public health agency said the fungal infection is spreading rapidly throughout the country. See Also: Large Vaccine...