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Large study finds no link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer
FOR SUBSCRIBERS A study followed more than 450,000 older people over a 23-year period and found that those who ate more ultra-processed food did not have a higher risk of colorectal cancer. Sasirin Pamai / Getty Oct. 15, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT A large study released Thursday found no link between colorectal cancer and ultra-processed food, raising questions about what role these foods play, if any, in rising rates of the cancer among younger people. Just a moment. We are getting your experience ready.
Large study finds no link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer
The Foundational Strength Workout Cyclists Need to Feel Better on Climbs and Build Fitness for Next Season Ease back into strength training with moves that build climbing power and stability. If you want to become a better climber on the bike, strength training should make a regular appearance in your fitness routine. If it’s been a while since you’ve gotten worked out off the bike, then consider easing …
Abortion isn’t top of mind for voters, but Democrats are betting it could motivate their base
FOR SUBSCRIBERS Abortion Rights Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson. Jackson has highlighted Collins' pivotal 2018 vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was part of the majority that overturned Roe v. Wade.Getty Oct. 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Abortion was a dominant theme in the 2022 midterm elections, which took place just months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
MAHA loyalists accuse Trump administration of ‘broken promises’ Original
Oct. 8, 2026, 12:43 PM EDT Some supporters of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement have begun to publicly turn against their leader, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the Trump administration as a whole as they demand tougher crackdowns on food dyes and pesticides.
MAHA loyalists accuse Trump administration of ‘broken promises’
2 hours ago President Donald Trump on Wednesday revisited his argument that he deserves to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year, telling reporters in the Oval Office that he has done “far more” than any other U.S. President. “I don't know what their decision is going to be. They have a reputation for …
FDA says it will complete safety review of abortion pill in March Original
Oct. 7, 2026, 9:29 PM EDT The Food and Drug Administration expects to complete its safety review of theabortion pill mifepristone in March, according to a court document the Justice Department filed Wednesday. In the filing, the FDA said it plans to compare mifepristone’s safety to that of surgical abortions through 10 weeks’ gestation. Its review will measure the frequency of side effects among roughly 100,000 women who took mifepristone, it said.
The FDA may soon approve its first psychedelic drug. But how to regulate it?
As the Trump administration seeks to fast-track psychedelic drugs, the FDA could approve one for the first time early next year. But that possibility has brought up complicated questions about who should be allowed to administer the treatments and under what conditions.
Two dead, 35 wounded in shooting at Georgia block party Original
Oct. 4, 2026, 2:55 PM EDT Two people were killed and 35 others were wounded in a shooting at a block party early Sunday in south-central Georgia. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a press release that shots were fired at about 1:25 a.m. in Vienna, a rural community about two hours south of Atlanta. Local station WALB News 10 described the event as a homecoming party. Dooly County Sheriff’s Office deputies were patrolling the party at the time, the bureau said.
Search for 6 aboard medical jet enters second day after crash near Nantucket Original
Oct. 4, 2026, 12:38 PM EDT Authorities on Sunday declined to speculate on what caused a medical evacuation jet to crash off the coast of Nantucket on Saturday morning, as crews continue to search for the six missing passengers. Rear Adm. Matt Lake, commander of the Coast Guard’s Northeast District, said at a news conference Sunday that Coast Guard crews, Massachusetts authorities and the New York National Guard’s air rescue wing have searched roughly 2,840 square miles over more than 53 hours.
RFK Jr. to roll out $10 million challenge to encourage Presidential Fitness Test in schools
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Kennedy to roll out $10 million challenge to encourage Presidential Fitness Test in schools
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce a new nationwide competition for schools aimed at expanding participation in the Presidential Fitness Test, which President Donald Trump revived last year. The challenge will offer $7 million in prizes to schools, districts and youth organizations that demonstrate effective ways to implement the test, the Health and Human Services Department told NBC News.
Abdul El-Sayed tries to woo MAHA voters as Democrats seek inroads with RFK’s supporters
Abdul El-Sayed tries to woo MAHA voters as Democrats seek inroads with RFK’s supporters “We need to own this lane,” Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee said in an interview, “but we have to be bold.”
At MAHA summit, industry CEOs the movement once vilified take the stage
FOR SUBSCRIBERS Vice President JD Vance, right, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Make America Healthy Again summit at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington last year. Rod Lamkey / AP file Sept.
El aumento de casos de dengue en Florida muestra la creciente amenaza del virus en Estados Unidos
Sept. 29, 2026, 8:53 PM EDT Por Aria Bendix - NBC News Tres condados de la costa del Golfo de Florida declararon estados de emergencia ante un aumento sin precedentes de casos de dengue adquiridos localmente. Según expertos, era solo cuestión de tiempo antes de que el área de la bahía de Tampa registrara un brote de esta magnitud.
Dengue fever surge in Florida shows the virus’ growing threat in the U.S.
Three counties along Florida’s Gulf Coast have declared states of emergency as locally acquired cases of dengue fever surge to unprecedented levels. It was only a matter of time before the Tampa Bay area had a dengue outbreak of this magnitude, experts say.
CDC’s teen behavior report focuses on nutrition, downplays sex and substance use Original
Sept. 21, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT A biennial report on teen health from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused this year on high schoolers playing sports and making healthier food choices — priority areas for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The CDC on Monday published the results of its latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which queried high school students nationwide in 2025.
The escalating standoff between the CDC and Pennsylvania over measles deaths
The escalating standoff between the CDC and Pennsylvania over measles deaths Pennsylvania has reported fourth deaths associated with measles, but the CDC has not included them in its national total — a conflict rarely seen in public health.
In speech to anti-vaccine group, Kennedy promises a ‘friend at the White House’ Original
In speech to anti-vaccine group, Kennedy promises a ‘friend at the White House’ As health secretary, Kennedy had distanced himself from Children’s Health Defense, which he founded a decade ago. The speech was his first public association with the group in years.
Kennedy to give speech to anti-vaccine group he founded, after distancing himself for years
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have a homecoming of sorts Thursday when he delivers the keynote address at a conference hosted by an anti-vaccine group he co-founded a decade ago.
Pennsylvania teen dies from measles complications, health officials report Original
Sept. 15, 2026, 2:41 PM EDT A fourth death has been linked to measles in Pennsylvania, the state health department said Tuesday. All four deaths have been reported in the last month, as Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak continues to grow. They are the first deaths associated with measles in the state in 35 years. In all of last year, the U.S. recorded three measles deaths.
Pennsylvania teen dies from measles complications, health officials report
A fourth death has been linked to measles in Pennsylvania, the state Health Department said Tuesday. All four deaths have been reported in the last month as Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak continues to grow. They are the first deaths associated with measles in the state in 35 years. In all of last year, the U.S. recorded three measles deaths. The Health Department said in a news release Tuesday that the two people who died most recently were from Jefferson and Mifflin counties.
CDC warns of a summer spike in rabies exposures
A spike in rabies cases among animals this summer has led to a rise in human exposures across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. In a new health advisory, the CDC urged doctors to be on the lookout for possible exposures and to administer vaccines and treatments as needed. The agency also warned the public to avoid contact with wildlife and sick mammals, and to seek medical care if someone is bitten or scratched.
CDC warns of a summer spike in rabies exposures
In North Carolina, Franklin County Animal Control sets a trap in an area where a rabid skunk was found last summer. (Marina Kopf / NBC News) A spike in rabies cases among animals this summer has led to a rise in human exposures across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. In a new health advisory, the CDC urged doctors to be on the lookout for possible exposures and to administer vaccines and treatments as needed.
Ebola epidemic outpaces containment despite influx of money and supplies
FOR SUBSCRIBERS The U.S. has scrambled to ramp up aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, allocating $512 million to the outbreak response and $350 million to humanitarian assistance in the region, but the response to the outbreak has been a game of catch-up from the beginning.Benediction Murhabazi / AFP via Getty Images file Sept. 8, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Personal protective equipment is no longer in short supply. Humanitarian funding has poured in.
Two people with measles died in Pennsylvania. Then misinformation and politics erupted.
FOR SUBSCRIBERS Measles Outbreak A medical assistant draws a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in Coral Gables, Fla., on Aug. 13.Joe Raedle / Getty Images file Aug. 27, 2026, 7:14 PM EDT The two deaths linked to measles that Pennsylvania health officials announced this week set off a flurry of political sparring, misinformation and confusion that only added to the tension over the country’s highest measles burden in 35 years. Just a moment. We are getting your experience ready.
Coroner says baby with measles in Pennsylvania died of a ruptured spleen Original
Aug. 27, 2026, 6:24 PM EDT After the Pennsylvania Health Department announced Wednesday that one of the two people whose deaths in the state were associated with measles was an infant, the coroner involved in the case has said he does not consider measles to be the cause of death. The Lancaster County coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said in an interview Wednesday evening that the baby died shortly after birth from an internal hemorrhage and “traumatic rupture” of the spleen.
Infant in Pennsylvania Is One of Two People Reported To Die of Measles This Week
News The deaths were the first associated with measles in the state in 35 years. Aug.
Infant in Pennsylvania is one of two people reported to die of measles this week Original
Aug. 26, 2026, 5:27 PM EDT One of the two people who recently died of measles in Pennsylvania was an infant, the state Health Department said Wednesday. The department announced Tuesday that two unvaccinated residents had died of measles, the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year and the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years.
Trump, the ‘fertilization president,’ promised to make IVF free. What happened?
FOR SUBSCRIBERS Although the Trump administration has taken several steps to bring IVF costs down, it has not delivered on a campaign promise to make it free. Svitlana Hulko / Getty Images Aug. 24, 2026, 4:08 PM EDT President Donald Trump, who has referred to himself as the “father of IVF” and the “fertilization president,” promised on the campaign trail that he would make in vitro fertilization free. Advocates say they’re still waiting. Just a moment. We are getting your experience ready.
Why this year’s foodborne outbreaks have made more Americans sick
FOR SUBSCRIBERS Nearly 11,000 cyclospora infections since May have been linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce.Richard Hamilton Smith / Getty Images Aug. 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Outbreaks of foodborne illness keep stacking up: In just the last month, consumers have been warned about E. coli in blueberries, cyclospora in iceberg lettuce, salmonella in jalapeño peppers and, as of Friday, contaminated alfalfa sprouts. Just a moment. We are getting your experience ready.
Merck and Moderna Say Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Preventing Recurrence of Melanoma
Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said Wednesday that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients. The companies have not published their results in a peer-reviewed journal or released the new data, saying instead that they will be presented at an upcoming medical meeting and shared with regulators.
Merck and Moderna say cancer vaccine shows promise in preventing recurrence of melanoma
Aug. 19, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said Wednesday that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients. The companies have not published their results in a peer-reviewed journal or released the new data, saying instead that it will be presented at an upcoming medical meeting and shared with regulators.
Fauci’s texts, Trump’s executive order and the resurgence of anti-vaccine rhetoric
Dr. Anthony Fauci listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in 2020.Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images file Aug. 11, 2026, 8:55 PM EDT Vaccine skepticism has come roaring back into the political spotlight after months of relative silence on the subject from the Trump administration, which for a time seemed to be focusing on more mainstream health issues ahead of the midterm elections. Just a moment. We are getting your experience ready.
Trump Order Aims to Cut Number of Diseases All Children Should Be Vaccinated Against From 18 to 11
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday that aims to reducethe number of universally recommended vaccines for children — a move that reaffirms the dramatic overhaul Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this year, which has been blocked in court. Similar to that vaccine schedule change, the new order recommends dropping the list of diseases that all children should be vaccinated against from 18 to 11.
Orden de Trump busca reducir el número de enfermedades para las que se vacuna a los niños Original
El lunes, el presidente Donald Trump emitió una orden ejecutiva destinada a reducir el número de vacunas recomendadas universalmente para los niños; una medida que reafirma la drástica modificación del calendario de vacunación anunciada anteriormente este año por el secretario de Salud, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., la cual había sido bloqueada en los tribunales.
Trump order aims to cut number of diseases all children should be vaccinated against from 18 to 11 Original
President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order that aims to reducethe number of universally recommended vaccines for children — a move that reaffirms the dramatic overhaul Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced earlier this year that has been blocked in the courts. Similar to that vaccine schedule change, the new order recommends that the list of diseases that all children should be vaccinated against drop from 18 to 11, according to a fact sheet obtained by NBC News.
RFK Jr. proposes fix to loophole that allows additives into food. Critics say it doesn’t go far enough. Original
Aug. 10, 2026, 2:16 PM EDT The Trump administration said it’s taking first steps in strengthening rules over ingredients food companies have long added to their products with minimal oversight. Under a proposed rule announced Monday, manufacturers will have to notify the Food and Drug Administration when they deem additives as “generally recognized as safe,” also known as GRAS, as well as provide information on existing additives.
RFK Jr. proposes fix to loophole that allows additives into food. Critics say it doesn’t go far enough.
Politics 5 hours ago Trump demands major changes to childhood vaccine recommendations The Washington Post - Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein, Dan Diamond • 5h The president signed an order instructing states to revise their rules. He also called for narrowing which vaccines are administered to children and splitting shots into multiple appointments.
El Senado confirma a la doctora Erica Schwartz como directora de los CDC tras un año sin liderazgo fijo en la agencia
Ag. 5, 2026, 3:22 PM EDT Por Aria Bendix - NBC News El Senado confirmó este miércoles a la doctora Erica Schwartz como directora de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), convirtiéndola en la primera persona en ocupar de forma permanente el cargo al frente de la agencia de salud pública en aproximadamente un año. Schwartz fue subsecretaria de Salud Pública durante el primer mandato de Donald Trump.
New CDC director is confirmed, giving agency its first permanent leader in a year
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making her the health agency’s first permanent director in roughly a year. Schwartz served as deputy surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first term; before that, she was a Navy physician and chief medical officer in the Coast Guard. A series of acting directors have led the CDC since August 2025, when Health Secretary Robert F.
New CDC director is confirmed, giving agency its first permanent leader in a year
Liberal View 7 hours ago RFK Jr.’s cooking show has no appetite Salon - Ashlie D. Stevens • 7h At the end of the debut episode of “The Real Food Show,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spears a single bite of salmon cake and brings it to his lips. “Amazing,” he says, giving chef Andrew Gruel a slack thumbs-up. The salad on the plate — arugula, white beans and sliced apple — remains untouched.
Pesticide exposure linked to higher risk of ALS, research finds
Cases of the neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, have risen in the U.S. over the last decade.
Nueva York se suma a los estados que permiten la ayuda médica para morir
Ag. 3, 2026, 1:10 PM EDT Por Aria Bendix - NBC News Las personas con enfermedades terminales tendrán el derecho legal de poner fin a sus vidas en Nueva York a partir del 5 de agosto. Gracias a una nueva ley que permite la asistencia médica para morir, los pacientes a los que su médico les pronosticó menos de seis meses de vida podrán tomar un fármaco letal recetado que los haga dormir y, finalmente, detenga su corazón.
Renuevan el menú de alimentos del Ejército para que sea más saludable y RFK Jr. lo aprueba. ¿Lo comerán los soldados?
Ag. 1, 2026, 10:56 AM EDT Por Aria Bendix – NBC News FORT DRUM, Nueva York.– En la preinauguración de un nuevo y reluciente comedor en la base militar de Fort Drum, los soldados hacían sus pedidos de salmón a la parrilla, filete y panes sin levadura en quioscos con pantalla táctil. De fondo suenan las licuadoras que preparan batidos de proteínas con sabores que incluyen “tarta de manzana” y “galletas con crema”. Guarniciones de papas rojas y coliflor reposaban en elegantes recipientes negros.
A new option for terminally ill patients in New York: Medically assisted death
Jules Netherland, an advocate for medical aid in dying, said she wants the option available for herself if she eventually qualifies. A new option for terminally ill patients in New York: Medically assisted death A New York law allowing some sick patients to end their lives by taking lethal medication goes into effect Wednesday after a yearslong push from advocates.
Army food is getting an RFK Jr.-approved revamp. Will soldiers eat it?
Spc. Carson Gant eats salmon, potato wedges and a salad from Belvedere Bistro at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Tuesday.Ben Cleeton for NBC News July 30, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT FORT DRUM, N.Y. — At the soft opening of a shiny new dining hall on the Fort Drum Army base, soldiers placed orders for grilled salmon, steak and flatbreads on touchscreen kiosks.
RFK Jr. says cyclosporiasis outbreak is ‘under control’ as Mexico casts doubt on link to Taylor Farms facility
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday the cyclosporiasis outbreak was "under control" even as health authorities continue to search for answers about why thousands of people in the U.S. have gotten sick. The Food and Drug Administration has linked the outbreak, which mainly causes severe diarrhea, to shredded iceberg lettuce from a Taylor Farms facility in central Mexico.
RFK Jr.: brote de ciclosporiasis, "bajo control"; México cuestiona nexo con supuesta fuente
Getty Images Lechuga iceberg El secretario de Salud, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., declaró el martes que el brote de ciclosporiasis estaba "bajo control", aun cuando las autoridades sanitarias continúan buscando respuestas sobre por qué miles de personas en Estados Unidos han enfermado.
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