Colorado Academy of Family Physicians

JANUARY 29, 2025

By Neal K. Walia In collaboration with the Colorado Health Policy Coalition (CHPC), the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) has joined a collective letter addressed to Colorado’s Congressional delegation. The letter emphasizes our shared commitment to ensuring access to affordable, comprehensive healthcare for all Coloradans, fortifying the healthcare safety net, and safeguarding Colorado’s economic and public.

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NPR Health

JANUARY 29, 2025

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.

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Colorado Academy of Family Physicians

JANUARY 29, 2025

By Chris Linares, MD I suppose I embarked on this path naively in my white, middle class high school when my chosen senior topic was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. Here I am, almost forty years later, still trying to educate myself, and realizing that educating myself quietly, alone, in. The post Health Equity – My Ongoing Journey appeared first on Colorado Academy of Family Physicians.

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NPR Health

JANUARY 29, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.

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Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

JANUARY 29, 2025

by Jen Lochner, MD; Valerie Gilchrist, MD; Sarina Schrager, MD, MS Research is purposeful curiosity. Every day, we encounter questions about our work, but turning those questions into formal investigations can feel like a leap.

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NPR Health

JANUARY 29, 2025

Spasmodic dysphonia is a rare neurological disorder that causes a strained voice. RFK Jr. says he has had the disorder for decades and treats it with Botox injections, a common treatment.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 29, 2025

By John W.M. Claud & JP Ellison The confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services promise to have a packed agenda. With oversight over FDA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kennedys portfolio will be vast.

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NPR Health

JANUARY 29, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, faces Senate confirmation hearings today. What can we expect? (Image credit: David L.

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NPR Health

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Trump administration's order to stop all foreign aid has immediately affected people with HIV/AIDS. Clinics around the world rely on U.S. funds to provide treatments to those battling the disease.

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NPR Health

JANUARY 29, 2025

President Trump signed an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under the age of 19.

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NPR Health

JANUARY 29, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced senators today in a contentious confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary under President Trump. He's a former Democrat turned independent presidential candidate turned Trump loyalist. He's also someone who has pushed vaccine misinformation, something he was repeatedly questioned about during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

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