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MANILA, Philippines —  The Office of the Ombudsman is conducting lifestyle checks on 107 government officials, particularly those in “income-generating” agencies such as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC)

Linda Henry poses for a photo in Long Beach, Calif., on July 16, 2026. /Jae C. Hong)

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26, that more officials may be subjected to lifestyle checks based on information his office is gathering

A US physicians’ group advocating for plant-based diets has sued the country’s government over the new dietary guideline recommendations

Officials have confirmed a case of mad cow diseaseon a farm in Dumfries and Galloway

D.C. — A “Secret Panel” of food-industry insiders handpicked by the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture illegally influenced the recommendations in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, argues a lawsuit the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia…

The U.S. State Department is continuing to urge residents to remain vigilant and be careful when traveling to the Bahamas

Nineteen people, including several home healthcare workers, have been indicted for allegedly billing the U.S. government over $4 million for thousands of hours that they did not actually work, federal authorities announced Tuesday. The people accused are charged with healthcare fraud and other offenses for alleged conspiracies to defraud Pennsylvania’s Medicare program

In a novel twist on public health outreach, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially launchedThe Real Food Show, a digital cooking series aimed at transforming how Americans prepare meals at home.Released across official government channels and Kennedy’s YouTube page, the initiative represents the latest effort under…

The U.S. Federal Government has released a new government-wide policy establishing an explicit prohibition on dangerous gain-of-function research that could pose significant risks to public health and national security