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Trump Will Nominate Cancer Doc as FDA Head

President Donald Trump announced on November 1 that he will nominate Stephen Hahn, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, as the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, will serve as interim FDA head during Hahn’s confirmation process. The… Read More »

Trump Administration’s Controversial Cuts In Food Stamps Program

Blank food stamp application on a desktop Getty In July of this year, the Trump Administration proposed a change to the rules that govern who is eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, commonly known as food stamps. The new rules would prohibit states from expanding who is eligible for the program beyond the… Read More »

Trump Signs Executive Order On Medicare, Critiques ‘Medicare For All’ : Shots – Health News – NPR

Enlarge this image President Trump greets supporters after arriving at Florida’s Ocala International Airport on Thursday to give a speech on health care at The Villages retirement community. In his speech, Trump gave seniors a pep talk about what he wants to do for Medicare, contrasting it with plans of his Democratic rivals. Evan Vucci/AP… Read More »

The Trump administration puts a stop to the UN’s pro-choice propaganda

The purpose of the United Nations, as it defines it, is the “maintenance of international peace and security.” But the U.N. has interpreted this mission statement in a way that justifies all sorts of international intrusions, whether that means forcing developing countries to use less energy, launching its own kind of social justice campaign across… Read More »

‘We can’t let these people be on the streets’: Trump stresses necessity of mental institutions

President Trump expressed interest in rebuilding mental institutions while responding to questions about the recent mass shootings on Thursday. “We can’t let these people be on the streets,” Trump said on his way to a campaign rally in New Hampshire. Answering questions about various topics including gun control legislation, the president asserted, “We’re looking at… Read More »