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Republican Senatorial candidate for Pennsylvania Mehmet Oz speaks during a get out the vote rally ahead of the US midterm elections, in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, on November 7, 2022. (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf attends a hearing of U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 28, 2022. (Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation — sometimes with fuzzy facts

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 20: (Editors Note: Image has been converted to black and white) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks on stage at "Keep It Clean" To Benefit Waterkeeper Alliance at Avalon on April 20, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Waterkeeper Alliance )

Tech luminaries give RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine message a boost

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Lady on smartphone in bed (Getty Images/Sergey Mironov)

Social media is fueling enthusiasm for new weight loss drugs. Are regulators watching?

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Cost of Healthcare (Getty Images/erdikocak)

The biggest, buzziest conference for health care investors convenes amid fears the bubble will burst

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Two prescription bottles with pain pills spilling out of them (Getty Images)

Behavioral telehealth loses momentum without a regulatory boost

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A new use for dating apps: Chasing STDs

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Prescription medication is strewn about, with pill bottles in the deep background. (Getty Images)

Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else

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The exterior of the Veterans Affairs Hospital in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Blind to problems: How VA’s electronic record system shuts out visually impaired patients

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Woman Filing Medical Records (Getty Images/Sean Justice)

Embedded bias: How medical records sow discrimination

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Dentist working with patient while dental assistant is helping around, both wearing a protective gowns, face masks and gloves during COVID-19 pandemic (Getty Images/Kosamtu)

Why the war in Ukraine might make root canals more difficult

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