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Doctors are criticizing a recent expert panel organized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that questioned the safety of taking antidepressants during pregnancy. Mykola Sosiukin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mykola Sosiukin/Getty Images Nearly one in five pregnant women and new moms in this country suffers from anxiety and depression. And 6-8% of pregnant women are prescribed a group …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Former senior Biden adviser Mike Donilon told the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that he was paid $4 million working on the former president’s 2024 campaign and was set to receive an additional $4 million if he was reelected, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. While Donilon’s $4 million salary was first detailed in …

The American Medical Association is expressing “deep concern” after a report that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy may be planning to remove all members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force, also known as the USPSTF, is a panel of independent medical experts whose recommendations help guide insurance companies and doctors’ decisions about a range of …

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during a news conference at the USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on July 14. Top medical groups are alarmed by a report that Kennedy may remove another advisory panel. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary …

Obstetricians and psychiatrists are concerned about a recent FDA panel spreading misinformation about the potential harms of using SSRIs during pregnancy and postpartum. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Should pregnant women and new mothers take antidepressants? A recent Food and Drug Administration panel raised questions about the safety of these drugs. An estimated 6% to 8% of pregnant women take antidepressants known …

ByWill McDuffie Sunday, July 27, 2025 12:18AM Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to oust all members of a preventive health and cancer screenings advisory panel, ABC News sources said. WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to oust all 16 members of a task force that recommends which preventive health services, such as …

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Comic-Con got a lot of Ryan and a little bit of Rocky at a panel on “Project: Hail Mary,” the forthcoming film that’s equal parts space adventure, real-science deep-dive, broad comedy and relationship drama. “What’s up Hall H!” a giddy Ryan Gosling in a trucker hat and flannel shirt shouted to the crowd of more than …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to remove all 16 members of a cancer screening and HIV medication task force because he believes they’re too “woke.” The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the Health and Human Services Secretary is planning to completely overhaul the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an organization comprised of volunteer doctors, nurses and public …

Intrusive thoughts and panic attacks plagued Tinelle Windham throughout her first three pregnancies. During her second, a doctor recommended she start taking Zoloft, a type of antidepressant called a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI. But she was wary. What about side effects? What if it harmed her baby?  “I really was leery of getting it treated that way, and …

Facebook Tweet Email Link US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to remove the expert advisers who make up a federal panel on preventive health care, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The future of the US Preventive Services Task Force has been in doubt since HHS called off this month’s meeting of the nonpolitical advisory …