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Senators demand answers from RFK Jr on task force overhaul

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and a group of 16 other Senate Democrats are demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr about his recent overhaul of an influential panel of experts who determine which preventive services insurers must cover. In a letter sent to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...

Senators demand answers from RFK Jr on task force overhaul

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Extreme heat putting births in jeopardy, U.N. climate chief warns

Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems such as premature births or underweight babies, the U.N. climate chief is warning.

  • Extreme heat jeopardizes pregnancies and child health, warns U.N. climate chief
  • Over two-thirds of health professionals report complications from intense heat in past five years

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