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How Can Key Federal Health Agencies Affect Vaccine Policies?

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How RFK Jr.'s HHS could shape U.S. vaccine policy. View in browser NEW & NOTEWORTHY How Can Key Federal Health Agencies Affect Vaccine Policies? In light of President-Elect Trump's announcement that he will nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), KFF explores how HHS, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can shape U.S. vaccine policy and examines the role agency leadership can play in vaccine policy dec

Sitting more than 10 hours a day may increase heart failure, death risk

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Sitting for over 10 hours or more a day is significantly linked to future heart failure and cardiovascular death risk, a new study suggests.     Today's News Updated on November 20, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. PST     Sitting more than 10 hours a day may increase heart failure, death risk READ ON   Could an innovative nasal spray delay Alzheimer's by 10 years or more? READ ON   5 big changes to Medicare 2025 plans you should know during open enrollment READ ON