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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday released a hodgepodge of health care policies that would create new price-control power over pharmaceutical companies, but that otherwise wouldn’t fundamentally overhaul America’s existing system, as

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Even in this starkly divided country, Americans can agree on one thing: They want the U.S. to be a global leader in the sciences. But while Democrats fear the country’s position at the

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WASHINGTON — Last week, the Trump administration unilaterally cut the number of recommended pediatric vaccines, removing shots for diseases like rotavirus, influenza, and hepatitis A from the schedule. Health secretary Robert F.

The Justice Department won its biggest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement yet on Wednesday, notching a $556 million deal with Kaiser Permanente.  The settlement resolves the government’s long-running allegations that Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser,

NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the Trump administration reversed the grant cancellations late on Wednesday. The Trump administration on Wednesday reversed course on major funding cuts to

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WASHINGTON — At least one member of a committee that advises the federal government on its vaccine injury compensation program has had her term prematurely ended, potentially foreshadowing further changes to the