Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story  Pennsylvania warns of congenital measles risk as cases rise Pennsylvania officials warned doctors this week about an increase in congenital measles as the state continues to battle the worst outbreak in the disease it has seen in decades.  © Matt…

Most adults remain confident in the safety of long-standing childhood vaccines, though people’s views of the COVID-19 vaccine are heavily polarized, according to a new poll from health research organization KFF.   More than 80 percent of American respondents said they’re “very” or “somewhat” confident that the polio vaccine and the measles, mumps and rubella…

The Pennsylvania health department issued a warning to doctors Monday about an increase in measles cases during pregnancy, along with rising concern about congenital measles, a disease rarely seen in the U.S.  The department’s alert said congenital measles — a measles infection in a newborn contracted from the mother — was identified “for the first…

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story  Trump launches national kidney care plan The Trump administration launched the Kidney Care National Plan Tuesday, aiming to improve structural kidney care deficiencies the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department says lead to higher costs and lower quality. © Rich Pedroncelli,…

Presented by Coalition to Strengthen Americas Healthcare {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story  Senate Democrats unveil new plans for strengthening Medicare Led by Sen. Ron Wyden (R-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Democrats on Friday published their aims of revamping the long-term care system in the U.S., encompassing both home care and…

Presented by Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story  RFK Jr. advances peptide push The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week submitted a peptide “interim access policy” to the White House for review, according to a government filing, which would reportedly allow compounding pharmacies to temporarily produce and sell previously restricted…

A political action committee associated with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement announced Thursday it is investing more than $1 million in the Iowa governor’s race — the group’s largest contribution to date. MAHA Action PAC, a federal super PAC run by Kennedy ally and…

Senate Democrats demanded answers Thursday from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin about an agency study to detect the abortion pill mifepristone in drinking water.  Led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the entire Senate Democratic Conference signed a letter to Zeldin calling on him to remove mifepristone, misoprostol and their metabolites from the list of emerging…