Erika Edwards

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Erika Edwards

New polling about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and elements of his policy agenda shows how his "Make America Healthy Again" push doesn't break down along the same neat partisan lines as some other issues, creating some political vulnerability and some opportunity.

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Brandy Zadrozny |Aria Bendix |Erika Edwards

Tuesday’s scheduled all-hands meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would have been the first during the new Trump administration. Instead, after it was canceled at the last minute, dozens of current and former employees at the country’s leading public health agency rallied outside CDC headquarters in Atlanta to protest what they described as a wave of unlawful firings, the dismantling of lifesaving programs and the censorship of science.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Erika Edwards

Tuesday's scheduled all-hands meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would have been the first during the new Trump administration. Instead, after it was canceled at the last minute, dozens of current and former employees at the country's leading public health agency rallied outside CDC headquarters in Atlanta to protest what they described as a wave of unlawful firings, the dismantling of lifesaving programs and the censorship of science.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Brandy Zadrozny |Aria Bendix |Erika Edwards

2 hours agoTrump warns 'any' protesters at military parade will be 'met with heavy force'Nine small protests are planned in Washington on Saturday, officials said. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to use "heavy force" against …1 hour agoTrump orders names restored to Army bases honoring Confederate leadersPresident Trump announced on Tuesday that he will restore the original names of seven military bases honoring Confederate officers.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Erika Edwards

Boise, Idaho, pharmacist Matt Murray has no choice but to disappoint the handful of people who call him every day asking for a drug used to treat parasitic worms. He could give them the medication, called ivermectin, but only with a doctor's note. The callers aren't in the throes of an active intestinal worm infestation, Murray said. They simply want access to the pills without having to see a doctor first. "A lot of people are calling, asking, 'Do you guys have it for sale? Can I buy it?