A study identified racial and ethnic disparities in survival among newly diagnosed patients with childhood cancers in the U.S., with area-level socioeconomic status and health insurance contributing to these disparities.
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health to defend the HHS fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, and faced criticism from several Democratic lawmakers on what they described as a lack of transparency and scientific rigor in the agency’s recent decisions.
