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What are the Senate hearing controversies surrounding Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior is appearing before a Senate finance committee where disagreements over his public health policies cross party lines. He's defending layoffs and budget cuts at the agent states. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, whose support was pivotal in Kennedy's confirmation, flagged this concern.
Email from uh physician friend of mine. Hey, Bill, I'm not even sure what I'm asking you, but we're all confused and concerned about who can get the covet vaccine. We are having our attorney try and render an opinion. But there's no firm guidance and concern about liability if vaccines are given to a patient requested, but not on the current CDC list.
How are pharmacists and physicians handling COVID‑19 vaccine prescriptions and liability?
Pharmacists are requiring a prescription now even for patients over sixty-five, creating a huge headache. I submit these for the record. Without objection. I would say effectively we're denying people vaccine.
Kennedy has raised concerns about the effectiveness of vaccines, a position which critics focused on during his Senate confirmation hearing. The District of Columbia suing to stop the President's deployment of the National Guard in DC, and Maryland's governor and the mayor of Baltimore say they also oppose the idea of President Trump deploying National Guard troops to the city to combat crime. Scott Massiani with membership are says some Baltimore residents took to the streets yesterday.
Baltimore residents pulled together an overnight protest after President Trump once again threatened to send the National Guard into the city, claiming it would lower crime. Karen MacDonald was one of the protesters in the crowd.
Why are the District of Columbia and Maryland officials opposing the deployment of the National Guard?
We all see the stats in the news about how crime has been um decreasing over the past thirty years here in Baltimore. I think there are real strategies that are working. I don't think the National Guard is going to solve anything that um the city isn't already solving for itself.
Trump's comments come as the city records historic decreases in violent crimes, including homicides. Last month the city saw seven homicides, the lowest for that month in half a century. For NPR News, I'm Scott Massioni in Baltimore.
Hamas says it's willing to release all remaining Israeli hostages if Israel ends the war in Gaza.
After President Trump called on Hamas to release all hostages, Hamas reiterated its longstanding offer to do so. Israeli leaders called Hamas's statement spin and demanded it disarm.
What sparked the overnight Baltimore protest against the proposed National Guard deployment?
Israel is vowing to launch a major offensive in Gaza City. On Wednesday, Israelis protested near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home. They called to end the war. Protester Yael Agmon.
The lives of the hostages are way and far more important than continuing to destroy Gaza and kill innocent civilians and risk the lives of the Israeli soldiers.
After protesters lit a fire and a nearby car was burned, Netanyahu compared the protesters to fascist gangs. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
It's NPR. A new study finds that a majority of preschool age children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
What is Hamas’s latest offer regarding Israeli hostages and how did Israeli leaders react?
Were prescribed medications. N PR's Reto Chatterjee reports experts say medications should not be the first line of treatment. For young children with ADHD.
Researchers looked at the electronic health records at pediatric clinics affiliated with eight academic institutions across the country. Of the more than seven hundred thousand three to five year olds seen at these clinics between twenty sixteen and twenty twenty three. 1.4% were diagnosed with ADHD. Nearly 70% of those kids were prescribed medications before they turned seven, and more than forty percent got their prescriptions within thirty days of their diagnosis. Preschool age children with symptoms of ADHD are at risk of social and emotional problems as well as failure in academics. And the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends then the first line of treatment for such young children is to give parents the tools to manage behavior in kids.
What does the new ADHD study reveal about medication use in preschool‑age children?
The findings appear in JAMA Network Open. Read the Chatterjee and PR News.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the Senate hearing controversies surrounding Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
0:01–0:45
2
How are pharmacists and physicians handling COVID‑19 vaccine prescriptions and liability?
0:45–1:40
3
Why are the District of Columbia and Maryland officials opposing the deployment of the National Guard?
1:40–2:25
4
What sparked the overnight Baltimore protest against the proposed National Guard deployment?
2:25–3:10
5
What is Hamas’s latest offer regarding Israeli hostages and how did Israeli leaders react?
3:10–4:06
6
What does the new ADHD study reveal about medication use in preschool‑age children?
4:06–4:38