Trump's pick for NIH director clears committee, heads to full Senate vote
A Senate committee voted Thursday morning to advance Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump's pick to head the National ...
Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya’s nomination to be NIH director ...
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Dr. Marty Makary advances out of key committee in bid for FDA confirmation
Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again agenda. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted in favor of Makary's confirmation following his committee hearing one ...
Senate bill on vaccine exemptions faces overhaul in House, only medical exemptions propose
After passing in the Senate with a 20-12 count, the bill relating to vaccine requirements moved to the House of Delegates ...
Mehmet Oz testifies before Senate committee, won’t commit to opposing cuts to the Medicaid program he would run
Oz’s testimony was the first step in securing the votes to become head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS ...
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West Virginia House Health Committee removes religious, philosophical exemptions from vaccine bill
After weeks since its first hearing in the House Health and Human Services Committee, lawmakers removed a proposed religious ...
SC health chief nominee responds to ‘outrageously false allegations’ in hearing
The man tapped to lead South Carolina’s public health agency says he won’t back down after facing threats, harassment and ...
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Bill to regulate hemp products in Alabama fails in Senate Health Committee
The bill looks to regulate various products containing hemp derivatives including beverages and "psychoactive hemp products." ...
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Trump’s health picks face Senate test
Kennedy Jr. on his planned overhaul of the health care system. Weldon will appear before the Senate HELP Committee on Thursday, POLITICO’s Sophie Gardner reports. It will be the first time a CDC ...
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Senate committee advances Makary to become new head of the FDA
Marty Makary is one step closer to becoming the head of the Food and Drug Administration. On March 13, the Senate Health, ...
Dr. Oz vows to combat national health crisis during Senate confirmation hearing
Trump selected the former television talk show host and prominent physician in November to fill the role on his Cabinet.
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Senate Finance Committee holds confirmation hearing for CMS administrator nominee Mehmet Oz
The Senate Finance Committee March 14 held a confirmation hearing on Mehmet Oz's nomination for administrator of the Centers ...