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News Articles: Public Health

A woman smokes a cigarette at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 30. The country is banning smoking in many public places.

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In effort to protect children, France bans smoking at parks and beaches

Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or "anywhere children may be present," said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
New committee members Dr. Robert Malone, left, and Dr. Joseph Hibbeln during the first meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga.

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  • Health

RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers raise disproven fears about the preservative thimerosal

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will "sow distrust" in vaccines.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Pien Huang
A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet this week to discuss vaccine policy.

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  • Health

RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy

For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.

June 25, 2025
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Martin Kulldorff, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said it was time to "rebuild public trust" in federal health institutions during a meeting Wednesday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  • Health

Panel picked by RFK Jr. will scrutinize the vaccine schedule for kids

The advisory committee makes recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the nation's vaccine schedule. Any changes could affect vaccinations for millions of children.

June 25, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone
When the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched in 2022 it included a pilot to offer specialized support to LGBTQ+ kids. The Trump administration is ending that.

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  • Health

Trump administration cuts specialized suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.

June 19, 2025
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee and
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s  Make America Healthy Again agenda proposes to get rid of toxins in the environment and food supply. But the Trump administration is cutting back resources and regulations needed to achieve that.

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  • Health

Trump administration actions contradict MAHA rhetoric on toxic chemicals

Trump says he backs the MAHA agenda, which includes eliminating toxins linked to human health problems. But his administration continues to cut funds, grants and regulations that support that goal.

June 18, 2025
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  • Will Stone
A group of medical experts that advise the CDC largely determine which vaccines people should receive, what gets covered by insurance and which shots are made available free of charge to millions of low-income children.

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  • Health

RFK Jr. overhauled the CDC's vaccine panel. Here's what it does and why it matters

It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.

June 13, 2025
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  • Maria Godoy
A mix of former and current CDC employees rallied across the street from the CDC main campus Tuesday to call for the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the afternoon following Kennedy's disbanding on the CDC advisory panel on immunizations.

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  • Health

Outrage in Atlanta over 'embarrassing and heartbreaking' changes made to CDC by federal government

Current and former employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are angered by a recent decision by Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to upend an advisory committee that makes vaccine recommendations. 

June 11, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson holds a gun lock at an event about safe storage of firearms. North Carolina is among 30 states with the most permissive gun laws, according to a new study.

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  • Health

Guns are the leading cause of death of kids and teens, and state laws matter

A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.

June 11, 2025
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
COVID vaccine access will be more limited for some groups, after federal health officials changed recommendations.

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  • Health

COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families

Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared.

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Federal agencies identified listeria contamination in some Boar's Head deli meats last year.  Since Trump's cuts to federal agencies, experts worry inspectors can't keep up with demand.

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  • Health

How safe is the food supply after federal cutbacks? Experts are worried

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts say cuts to the USDA, FDA and CDC have left the food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness.

May 29, 2025
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  • Yuki Noguchi
The CDC is removing recommendations that children and pregnant people get the COVID vaccine.

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  • Health

RFK Jr. says COVID shots no longer recommended for kids, pregnant women

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. announced that CDC recommendations for COVID vaccines will no longer include healthy pregnant women and healthy children.

May 27, 2025
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  • Rob Stein
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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  • Health

MAHA Commission report paints a dark picture of U.S. children's health

The Health Secretary's report blames environmental toxins, ultraprocessed foods and more for the poor state of kids' health in the U.S.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to recommend a formula for COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025-2026 season.

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  • Health

Vaccine advisers to the FDA recommended changes to COVID vaccines

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to help decide which variant of the virus that causes COVID should be targeted by updated versions of the vaccines.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, May 20 in Washington, DC.

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  • Health

'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators about a lead poisoning crisis in public schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

May 21, 2025
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
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