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Congo reports record one-day increase in Ebola cases2:17 Congolese authorities report a significant daily increase in Ebola cases as the virus without a approved medicine or vaccine spreads rapidly RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing2:17 This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage, and appeared to mistakenly refer to the Affordable Care Act health exchanges. "Medicaid is not working for Americans, and it's specifica… Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician23:30 This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. -- For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an x-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner -- all owne… FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr.22:22 The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The agency posted meeting materials online Monday New Mexico opens criminal probe of DEA after agents allowed fentanyl shipments to hit streets27.června New Mexico's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into claims that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets Judge blocks Tennessee from reporting sick children to immigration authorities, for now26.června A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program Vermont is first state to ban paraquat, a weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease25.června Vermont is set to become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a commonly used herbicide that experts say is linked to Parkinson’s disease Dozens of states could face new costs because of high error rates in SNAP food aid25.června Several dozen states might need to pay millions for food aid if they don't reduce errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program In France's historic heat wave, Paris’ dreamy rooftops become a heat-trapping nightmare25.června Many of the attic apartments inside Paris' picturesque buildings are proving to be hostile during a historic heat wave New Mexico governor calls for criminal probe of DEA25.června New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for a criminal investigation into whether federal authorities broke state law by allowing fentanyl pills to reach the streets How a heat dome is formed and why experts blame one for Europe's baking temperatures23.června Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures |