Mehmet Oz, current administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said the administration is "cracking down on abuse that drives up costs."
BBC News – On Thursday, the White House announced that US President Donald Trump has a medical condition in his veins called chronic venous insufficiency.
Here are the some of the key things to know about the US president's diagnosis.
What is chronic venous insufficiency?
Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when leg veins don't allow blood to flow back up to the heart, causing it to pool in the lower limbs.
Normal blood flow from the legs back up...
LAWANDCRIME.COM – A Florida woman was thrown behind bars after she allegedly used bear spray to attack a driver and "teach her a lesson" for not "waiting to let a chicken cross the road" while stopped at an intersection — instead running the bird over and killing it, cops say.
Cynthia Sosa, 38, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of burglary with assault or battery in connection with the July...
NY POST – Najee Harris injured his eye in a Fourth of July fireworks accident, and fans are still searching for clarity on just how serious the situation might be.
The Chargers running back will likely start training camp on the team’s non-football injury/illness list, general manager Joe Hortiz told reporters.
Veterans reported to Chargers training camp Wednesday, but Harris had remained in the Bay Area at Stanford, where he has been working with doctors since the...
Her song “Pretty Little Baby” had an unlikely resurgence this year, trending for weeks on the TikTok and soaring to top spots in Spotify’s Viral 50 global and U.S. lists.
MedPage Today – After President Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" into law on July 4, the question remained: How would it impact doctors?
Here are the top ways physicians will be impacted by the law.
Swamped Emergency Departments
Between a decrease in the Medicaid rolls -- largely due to the law's imposition of a federal work requirement -- and the expected expiration of the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits, an estimated 17 million...
AXIOS – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s super PAC co-hosted an organizing call for supporters and influencers last week, stirring speculation that he's positioning for a run at the White House in 2028.
Why it matters: Last Wednesday's Zoom call involving hundreds of RFK Jr. supporters was aimed at energizing his grassroots "Make America Healthy Again" movement and discussing ways to build enthusiasm for the Health and Human Services secretary.
A 2028 presidential campaign wasn't explicitly...
CNN – US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two of his top aides in an abrupt shakeup of the leadership at the nation’s sprawling health department, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.
Kennedy this week ousted chief of staff Heather Flick Melanson and deputy chief of staff for policy Hannah Anderson, dismissing them after only a handful of months on the job.
The decision came after Kennedy lost...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Doctors are sharing a warning of a high-risk community susceptible to drowning.
Dr. Stephanie Radu with Grand Strand Medical Center said that kids with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than children who are not on the spectrum.
Radu said all three drowning deaths documented in their emergency department this summer have been non-verbal children with autism.
“We have seen a significant reduction overall, but the kiddos that we have...
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts. source
FDA Commissioner: ‘We want to focus on food’
THE HILL – As part of the “Make...
Valdelucio de Oliveira Goncalves
Two hours after being declared dead of respiratory failure and multiple-organ failure in August 2014, 54-year-old Goncalves, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, was spotted moving inside a body bag.
His brother, who came to the morgue with other family members, to dress Goncalves, discovered that the supposedly dead man was breathing.
His feet were tied, and his nose and ears were plugged with cotton. The Menandro de Farias Hospital initiated an...
SIMPLY RECIPES – Sunday morning bacon was a huge part of my childhood. My mom would lug out her ancient griddle and make the whole family crisp bacon and her famous egg sandwiches.
It was a special way to spend weekends together. To this day, when I smell bacon cooking, I get a pang of nostalgia for those lazy Sunday mornings I got to experience as a kid.
Now that I’m a mom of three, I...