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Ultra-processed food consumption is down a bit

More than half of the calories US kids and adults consume are from ultraprocessed foods

Most of the American diet is comprised of calories from ultraprocessed foods, which have been linked to a myriad of poor health outcomes and are a key target in health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda to Make America Health Again.

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Americans get 55% of their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says

More than half of Americans' calorie intake is from ultra-processed foods, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Ultra-processed food consumption is down a bit, but still more than 50% of U.S. diet

Americans get about 55% of our calories from tasty, cheap — and unhealthy — manufactured foods, the latest data from CDC says. For kids, the percentage is even higher.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Halts Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts, Sparking Broad Concerns Among Public Health Experts

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Tuesday that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled nearly $500 million in grants and contracts for the development of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines.

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Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research

The Trump administration cancelled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.

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US health agency to wind down mRNA vaccine development

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday it would wind down mRNA vaccine development activities under its biomedical research unit.

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United States Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Homeland Security headquarters, several of its agencies and the Department of Health and Human Services have been hacked as part of a wider breach of Microsoft SharePoint. Jul ...

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U of M Infectious Disease Expert speaks out against cuts to vaccine development

MINNEAPOLIS (MNN/KFGO) – Development of vaccines to fight respiratory viruses is expected to slow down in the United States ...

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Federal Government Funds Program for Hepatitis C Care and Cure

A new $100 million pilot program launched by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offers state and ...

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Definition

The Department also promotes research in social services, medicine, and public health. It has 12 operating divisions and over 100 programs across its various agencies.

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Department of Health and Human Services - C-SPAN.org

Department of Health and Human Services has hosted 173 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1957 Vignette. The year with the most events was 1993 with 18 events.

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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - National Law Review

The Department’s programs are administered by 11 operating divisions, including eight agencies in the U.S. Public Health Service and three human services agencies.

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Local health officials call HHS decision to pull vaccine funding ‘unethical’; say it will affect research, employment

Clinical research centers across the US, including the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research, are being impacted by the Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement to cancel contracts ...

Officials predict only 5% of North Dakota Medicaid recipients will be impacted by program changes

North Dakota is well positioned to deal with changes to the Medicaid program, but the Department of Health and Human Services ...

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