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Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.
Gaza faces a severe risk of famine, with food consumption and nutrition indicators at their worst levels since the conflict began, according to a Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Alert.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing how federal agencies handle vaccine recommendations. Pediatricians say some parents worry about future access and want to get kids' shots early.
Texas Congressman Keith Self held one of the few GOP town halls planned while the House is on summer recess. Constituents asked about Social Security solvency as well as the Jeffrey Epstein files.