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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Cassidy’s hepatitis C bill delayed over CBO score

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 6, 2026 at 7:20pm
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to reporters after a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Don’t underestimate ultraliberal Dems, some GOP senators warn Trump

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 6, 2026 at 2:19pm
Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., left, and ranking member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee vote to hold former NIH official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.

Fauci could face criminal contempt charge following panel vote

By Ariel Cohen
Posted August 6, 2026 at 12:32pm
Lanouer Haboubi, 54, a peer worker who has had hepatitis C, works in a mobile clinic that locates and reconnects people who have fallen out of care.

Opt-out testing for hepatitis C seen as key to fighting disease

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted August 5, 2026 at 12:15pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., shown speaking May 21 at a rally supporting government action on health care, was the only Democrat to vote Thursday to advance Erica Schwartz's nomination to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

CDC, public health preparedness nominees advance in Senate

By Lia DeGroot
Posted July 30, 2026 at 7:28pm
Health care professionals and medical students attend the “Healthcare Is Human” rally in Upper Senate Park on May 21. The rally was held to call on Congress to increase resources for health care.

Proposals to lower health costs get broad support in battlegrounds

By Lia DeGroot
Posted July 30, 2026 at 7:00am
A turkey dog is "just not the same," Rep. Morgan Griffith says.

Tick bites snag Congress’ attention as red meat allergies rise

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 22, 2026 at 11:20am
Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Competing bills aim for elusive changes to drug discount program

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted July 21, 2026 at 12:17pm
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. The Office of Management and Budget late last week told the CDC that it will not renew $46 million in funding for the 96 community-based organizations to provide HIV testing, linkage to care, referrals for pre- and post-exposure drug treatment and outbreak response.

Trump administration puts kibosh on HIV prevention funding

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 20, 2026 at 12:00pm, Updated at 1:53pm
A patient is wheeled to surgery on the opening day of UCI Health - Irvine in Irvine, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2025. Many of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grants terminated this week had supported junior researchers and innovative studies focused on patient care.

HHS research agency ends funding for dozens of health studies

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted July 17, 2026 at 4:14pm