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NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Florida-based pediatrician Mona Amin about Governor Ron DeSantis’ push to eliminate vaccine mandates in his state, and what that could mean for Floridians’ health. JUANA …

New recommendations for early treatment for millions of people with hypertension come at a time when a new experimental medication is shown to lower blood pressure in hard-to-treat patients. JUANA …

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4, 2025, in …

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A vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug that only needs to be administered twice yearly but provides almost complete protection. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption toggle caption Nardus …

States vary in their policies for COVID vaccines this fall, which could affect availability and put many at odds with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: …

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta vividly remembers the day he impaled himself on a wrought iron fence. He had just turned 12, and he was running through the neighborhood …

The Democratic governors of three Western states — California, Oregon and Washington — say they will form a new public health partnership to preserve access to vaccines.

NhuNgoc Pham with her family on the day she received her doctorate in public health from Tulane University. After living through Katrina as a teen, she now researches post-traumatic growth. …

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Dr. Elizabeth Soda, who is one of more than 1,000 federal health workers urging Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: …