Sunday, November 16, 2025

HEALTH

Anti-Vax Gunman Opens Fire at CDC Headquarters, Killing a Cop

(Headline USA) A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer. The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had...

Trump Signs Order to Bring Back Presidential Fitness Test

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square)  President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test to American schools. The fitness test was introduced in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but was phased out in 2012 during the Obama administration. “I'm pleased to announce that...

Medical Examiner Reveals Cause of Hulk Hogan’s Death

(Headline USA) Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan's death last week was caused by a heart attack, according to a Florida medical examiner's report released Thursday. Hogan, 71, whose real name was Terry Bollea, previously had leukemia and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, the report from the District Six Medical Examiner said. To...

Report: 33% of American Adults Had Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder in 2024

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square)  New data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows that while some progress has been made in reducing mental illness and substance abuse, 86.6 million Americans aged 18 and older had either a mental illness or substance use disorder in 2024. SAMHSA’s 2024...

Horsefly Sends Congressman to the Hospital

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The office of Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., announced Tuesday that the congressman suffered a serious injury after being kicked by a horse that had been stung by a horsefly.  Burchett was working on his Tennessee farm over the weekend when one of his horses, spooked by a horsefly,...

Experts Call for Investigation into $86 Billion in Medicare Advantage ‘Ghost Benefits’

(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) As Congress debates how to rein in federal spending, some experts say aspects of Medicare Advantage should be on the chopping block, starting with $86 billion a year in taxpayer-funded supplemental benefits that often go unused or unverified. The federal government pays Medicare Advantage plans...

HHS Opens $100M Hepatitis Pilot Program Applications

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a $100 million pilot program on Monday to address Hepatitis C in homeless populations. The Hepatitis C elimination initiative, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will primarily be used to treat individuals...

U.S. Fertility Rate Reached a New Low in 2024

(Headline USA) The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself...

Hillary Clinton Was on Tranquilizers during 2016 Campaign, Gabbard Reveals

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard came forward Wednesday with explosive allegations against the Obama administration, including that it sat on evidence that Hillary Clinton was regularly using tranquilizers while serving as secretary of state.  Gabbard also reiterated that former President Barack Obama himself led the launch...

8 Children Have Seizures at Same Time at Harvard Square Concert

(Headline USA) Eight children at a church near Harvard University where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospitals, officials said. The symptoms were not life-threatening, the Cambridge Fire Department said in a news release. About 70 other people in attendance at the...

Fiscal Fallout: How Washington Medicaid Spending Quintupled Over a Decade

(TJ Martinell, The Center Square) Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to an analysis by The Center Square. Along with that increased spending, the number of those on Medicaid has climbed, though some health care experts note that despite this...

EXCLUSIVE: Medical Examiner Collected Trump Shooter’s Bile and Hair, but Omitted Results from Toxicology Report

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last October, Headline USA exclusively obtained the autopsy and toxicology reports for alleged Trump shooter Thomas Crooks after a months-long legal battle. At the time, the toxicology results didn’t seem to indicate much about Crooks’ state of mind—they showed that he had elevated levels of lead,...
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