Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks are advancing legislation designed to bring down the soaring cost of inhalers, nebulizers and other essential respiratory treatments. Their proposal would cap monthly expenses for insured and uninsured patients alike, expanding Medicare coverage and easing the financial strain on families managing asthma. The lawmakers say the measure is urgently needed as hospitalizations and racial disparities in respiratory illness continue to climb.
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Georgia officer David Rose killed in shooting at CDC campus in Atlanta
DeKalb County police officer David Rose, 33, was killed in the line of duty after confronting a gunman who fired more than 500 rounds near the CDC campus in Atlanta. The gunman had previously expressed anger over the COVID-19 vaccine.
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RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, drawing sharp criticism from public health experts who warn the move threatens decades of scientific integrity and public trust in vaccines.
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Robert Kennedy and healthcare. Is there trust?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaxxer, was confirmed as the new secretary of health and Human Services by the Senate in a vote split along party lines, 52-48.
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Trump survives alleged assassination attempt at rally
Former President Donald Trump was injured in an apparent assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, with one attendee and the suspected shooter both confirmed dead.
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No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after trying to recruit a centrist presidential candidate
The No Labels group has announced that it will not field a presidential candidate in November after failing to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump.