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RFK Jr. 'wanted blanket approval' for changes at CDC, fired director testifies

Will Stone

Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.

Environment

‘Break the cycle’: National City planners block proposal for controversial biofuel depot
Health

The U.S. said it would burn $9.7 million of birth control. Its fate is still unclear
Health

RFK Jr. wants to end mental health screenings in schools. Experts say it's a bad idea

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Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported

Brian Mann

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found U.S. deaths involving xylazine, known on the street as Tranq, had already risen 35-fold by 2021.
Health

He was diagnosed with ALS. Then they changed the face of medical advocacy

Juana Summers

Courtney Dorning

Elena Burnett

After Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS, he and his wife Sandra Abrevaya threw themselves into advocating for patients. Everyone up to President Biden took notice.
Health

Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't more people getting treatment?

Pien Huang

A new CDC report finds that just a third of those diagnosed with hepatitis C have cleared the virus — a decade after a cure was made available.
Health

Is gun violence an epidemic in the U.S.? Experts and history say it is

Destinee Adams

Deaths and injuries from guns in the U.S. have increased for years, mirroring the 1990s - the last time gun violence was considered an epidemic.
Local

Have you been denied reimbursement for COVID tests, vaccines or treatment since May?

Matt Hoffman

California law requires health plans to continue providing COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatment with no out-of-pocket costs through Nov. 11.
Health

Opioids are overrated for some common back pain, a study suggests

Will Stone

New research calls into question prescribing the drugs even for short-term pain relief – especially given the risk of addiction.
Politics

Biden's sleep apnea has led him to use a CPAP machine at night

Deepa Shivaram

After reporters noticed marks on the president's face Wednesday morning, the White House disclosed that the president started using a CPAP machine a few weeks ago.
Health

This Lebanese optimist lost his home and restaurants. He just laughed: 'I start again'

Ari Daniel

Nassim Haddad has seen his share of woe. At 79, he says of his philosophy: "I start again from the beginning. I [am not] afraid from anything." It also helps that he believes he was "born laughing."
Health

They set sail with dreams and met disaster: Stories from the ill-fated migrant ship

Betsy Joles

Hundreds of illegal migrants from Pakistan and other nations were aboard, hoping to land lucrative jobs in Europe. We talk to family members, some still awaiting news of the fate of their loved ones.
Health

The hospital bills didn't find her, but a lawsuit did — plus interest

Bram Sable-Smith

After emergency gallbladder surgery, a Tennessee woman said she spent months without a permanent mailing address and never got a bill from the hospital. She ended up in court a few years later.