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Tick bites snag Congress’ attention as red meat allergies rise

Rep. Morgan Griffith would love to eat an all-beef hot dog. But the eight-term Virginia Republican from one of the biggest cattle-producing districts in Congress doesn’t eat red meat — against his will. Griffith is one of the at least 450,000 Americans who have been diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a…

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Brain Immune Cells, Not Amyloid Plaques, Are the True Cause of Sleep Loss in Alzheimer's Disease, New Study Finds

A University of Kentucky study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia found that overactive microglia, not amyloid plaques, drive sleep loss in Alzheimer's. Depleting them restored 2+ hours of sleep.

Medical Daily

‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack

OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees

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'Now I Can't Say Anything': Federal Employees Fear Retaliation After Trump Strips Civil Service Protections

Thousands of US federal employees express concern over job security after the Trump administration removes civil service protections, reclassifying nearly 8,000 workers under a new policy.

International Business Times UK

Infant Formula Makers Were Required to Tell the FDA When Babies Died — Records Show They Never Did

KFF Health News found the FDA received zero formula maker death notifications going back to 2000. Abbott's expert testified it never reported a single death for preterm formula.

Medical Daily

What It Actually Means for a Wellness Brand to Have a Scientific Advisory Board

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is composed of 20 nationally recognized nutrition and public health experts appointed by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture. All systematic reviews for this committee undergo external peer review coordinated by staff from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Medical Daily

Mpox smuggling case prompts congressional scrutiny of National Institutes of Health

House committee seeks records after two agency scientists were charged over undeclared samples

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RFK Jr.’s moves on animal testing spur Capitol Hill action

In his first two years on the job, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become a polarizing figure on Capitol Hill, largely because of his vaccine skepticism and distrust of the status quo. But one of his quieter pushes — ending animal testing in medical research —…

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‘A matter of life or death’: the activists confronting Congress about slashing HIV funding

Original organizers, joined by new wave, are demanding the government not undo four decades of progress

The Guardian - US

Tulsi Gabbard Spends Her Final Hours as Spy Chief Accusing Fauci of Funding the Leak That Started Covid

Tulsi Gabbard, in her final act as Director of National Intelligence, accuses Dr Anthony Fauci of funding Wuhan lab research linked to COVID-19, sparking controversy and debate over the pandemic's origins.

International Business Times UK

‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts

Stand Up for Science founder says proposal to control how grants are spent would ‘dismantle US science ecosystem’

The Guardian - US

Estrogen levels in both the male and female brain may shape memory's resilience in face of stress

Traumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against such stressors, a mouse study finds.

LiveScience

GLP-1 Users Walk 560 Fewer Steps Per Day After Starting Ozempic or Wegovy, Fitbit Study Presented at ENDO 2026 Finds

ENDO 2026 study of 753 GLP-1 users found steps dropped 560/day and exercise fell 6 min/day after starting Ozempic or Wegovy. Muscle loss risk is the concern.

Medical Daily

Intensive Lifestyle Changes Reduce Risk of Multimorbidity by 25 Percent in Adults with Prediabetes, 20-Year JAMA Study Reveals

A 20-year NIH study published in JAMA June 15, 2026 found intensive lifestyle changes cut multimorbidity risk by 25% in adults with prediabetes.

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Emory gets $15M to establish first center to research toxic Superfund sites’ health effects

Emory University has received a five-year, $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Environmental Health to establish a center to research how contaminants from Georgia Superfund sites affect human health

International Business Times UK

'I Was Chest-Bumped by Police': Lead Journal Editor Thrown Out of Diabetes Conference for Criticising Trump's Research Cuts

Five scientists were removed from a diabetes conference for distributing an editorial criticising the Trump administration's biomedical science policies, leading to a ban from the event.

International Business Times UK

Federal Scientists Charged After Attempt to Secretly Bring 113 Virus Vials, Including Mpox Samples, to the US

Two US scientists are charged with illegally smuggling 113 virus vials, including Mpox, from Africa, breaching strict biosafety and customs rules.

International Business Times UK

Vials Found in Large Case at Detroit Airport: 2 Researchers Accused of Smuggling Mpox, Chickenpox, DNA Into US

Two NIH researchers face charges for allegedly smuggling viral samples, including mpox and chickenpox, into the US from Congo, raising public safety concerns.

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‘A rude awakening’: more doctors running for office in rebuke to Trump’s health policies

Medical professionals are entering the political arena as funding cuts, layoffs and RFK Jr’s vaccine skepticism spur them to action

The Conversation

Flavored vapes led to a major shake-up at the FDA – 3 health policy analysts explain the science behind the controversial products

The resignation of Marty Makary, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on May 12, 2026, brought to the forefront a heated controversy over fruit-flavored nicotine vapes.

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'The name was inaccurate': PCOS gets a new name after years-long effort

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, has just been given a new name that experts say better reflects the nature of the condition.

Reason

How a Scientific Cartel Protects Fraudsters and Rakes in Billions of Taxpayer Dollars

Corrupt scientists rarely face accountability. The real victims are everyone else.

International Business Times UK

Lawmakers Confront Witness Over Claims Aborted Baby Parts Were Implanted Into Lab Animals Via Fauci's NIAID Grants

A resurfaced House oversight hearing clip reveals NIH's extensive funding of animal experiments using human foetal tissue, sparking renewed debate amid a recent funding ban.

LiveScience

Estrogen in both the male and female brain shapes responses to trauma, study suggests

Traumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against such stressors, a mouse study finds.

The Independent UK

Nearly 13% of Americans use drugs or marijuana to fall asleep

Some 50-70 million Americans suffer from a sleep disorder

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