Scientists at the University of Florida in Gainesville are developing a universal cancer vaccine designed to target cancer cells already forming in the body. The vaccine could be especially effective against some of the deadliest cancers, including pancreatic and ovarian cancer.
The problem in the past has been that because cancers tend to be specific to each person, a cancer vaccine would have to be tailored for that specific individual rather than a one-size-fits-all vaccine, and in the time spent to create a personal vaccine, the cancer could mutate.
“It can be months from the time you get a patient&#8217;s specimen to when they actually have a personalized therapy,” study senior author and pediatric oncologist Dr. Elias Sayour said, as Live Science <a href="https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/universal-cancer-vaccine-heading-to-human-trials-could-be-useful-for-all-forms-of-cancer">reports</a>. “The idea that something could be available immediately, albeit in a nonspecific way … could be revolutionary for how we bridge therapy and how we manage patients.”
The experimental vaccine was discussed in the journal <a style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1590019&amp;xcust=livescience_us_1632594187414033690&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41551-025-01380-1&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2Fhealth%2Fcancer%2Funiversal-cancer-vaccine-heading-to-human-trials-could-be-useful-for-all-forms-of-cancer" data-analytics-id="inline-link" data-url="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01380-1" data-hl-processed="skimlinks" data-placeholder-url="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1590019&amp;xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41551-025-01380-1&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2Fhealth%2Fcancer%2Funiversal-cancer-vaccine-heading-to-human-trials-could-be-useful-for-all-forms-of-cancer" data-google-interstitial="false" data-merchant-name="nature.com" data-merchant-network="SkimLinks" data-mrf-recirculation="[Livescience] Article - Inline Link" data-mrf-link="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1590019&amp;xcust=livescience_us_4664427368791827916&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41551-025-01380-1&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2Fhealth%2Fcancer%2Funiversal-cancer-vaccine-heading-to-human-trials-could-be-useful-for-all-forms-of-cancer" data-custom-tracking-id="1632594187414033690" data-hawk-tracked="hawklinks" data-label="Nature Biomedical Engineering">Nature Biomedical Engineering</a>; the abstract stated, “Our findings show that the resistance of tumors to immunotherapy is dictated by the absence of a damage response, which can be restored by boosting early type-I interferon responses to enable epitope spreading and self-amplifying responses in treatment-refractory tumors.”
The experimental vaccine is built on mRNA that triggers cells to produce new proteins, and hopes to strengthen the body to create more type-I interferons, which can locate cancerous tumors.
Sayour explained that cancer can impede interferon signals and block anti-cancer immune responses, so the experimental vaccine could catalyze an immune “reset.”
“I personally think this can be used for all forms of cancer,” Sayour stated. “I believe this is a universal paradigm that can be used to treat cancer,” adding that the vaccine could stop a relapse of the cancer after remission.
“This exciting and novel paper shows promising evidence that giving the immune system a short, targeted boost at just the right time can help previously unresponsive tumors respond to immunotherapy,&#8221; Diana Azzam, from the Center for Advancing Personalized Cancer Treatments at Florida International University, said. “This approach could be especially helpful for ‘cold’ tumors — types of cancer that usually don&#8217;t trigger a strong immune response, like pancreatic, ovarian, and some types of breast cancer.”
“Sayour and his colleagues have <a style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05660408" data-analytics-id="inline-link" data-url="https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05660408" data-hl-processed="none" data-mrf-recirculation="[Livescience] Article - Inline Link" data-mrf-link="https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05660408" data-custom-tracking-id="3743527965317849267" data-hawk-tracked="hawklinks" data-google-interstitial="false" data-label="launched a human trial testing a two-hit approach">launched a human trial testing a two-hit approach</a>: an off-the-shelf cancer vaccine followed by a personalized one,” Live Science noted. “This approach saves valuable time needed for personalized vaccinations and may induce rapid immunity that can be further seized upon by personalized therapy,&#8221; Sayour asserted.

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The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine and gene therapy regulator has reportedly been ousted from his position.
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, recently came under scrutiny for a request to <a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-requests-sarepta-therapeutics-suspend-distribution-elevidys-and-places-clinical-trials-hold">pause</a> shipments of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), claiming the genetic treatment is linked to three potential deaths. Earlier this week, the FDA lifted the pause for DMD patients who are still able to walk.
Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for Health and Human Services, confirmed Prasad is no longer with the FDA but did not share details about his departure.
“Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the FDA in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family,” Nixon said in a statement. “We thank him for his service and the many important reforms he was able to achieve in his time at FDA.”
In a statement issued on July 18, Prasad said the gene therapy &#8212; called Elevidys and made by Sarepta Therapeutics &#8212; needed to be paused for patient safety.
“Protecting patient safety is our highest priority, and the FDA will not allow products whose harms are greater than benefits,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The FDA will halt any clinical trial of an investigational product if clinical trial participants would be exposed to an unreasonable and significant risk of illness or injury,”
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary gave his support to Prasad, seeming to praise the &#8220;swift action.&#8221;
“Today, we’ve shown that this FDA takes swift action when patient safety is at risk,” Makary said. “We believe in access to drugs for unmet medical needs but are not afraid to take immediate action when a serious safety signal emerges.”
Some conservatives criticized Prasad for pausing the therapy. A piece published by RealClearHealth said Prasad was standing with &#8220;progressive health policies,&#8221; and not the president.
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More on the man destroying <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> legacy for helping patients. FDA’s Vinay Prasad Stands with Progressive Health Policies <a href="https://t.co/4wQ3mRuA6U">https://t.co/4wQ3mRuA6U</a>
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) <a href="https://twitter.com/RickSantorum/status/1948769526776025597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Prasad’s hostility toward breakthrough therapies is not confined to policy memos. He has dismissed Elevidys as &#8216;disgusting&#8217; because of its $3.2 million price tag, decried its &#8216;unclear benefit,&#8217; and labeled it a &#8216;useless drug,'&#8221; the piece said. &#8220;He lumped it together with Sarepta’s earlier exon-skipping therapy Exondys 51, calling its approval the result of &#8216;shenanigans&#8217; and &#8216;FDA politics&#8217; overriding science.&#8221;
In the past, Prasad expressed publicly his skepticism of President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;right to try&#8221; policy.
However, Emily Kopp, an investigative journalist from The Daily Caller, suggested Big Pharma was playing a role in the controversy. &#8220;Hit pieces on FDA’s Vinay Prasad are being fed to the right by pharma company Sarepta, the maker of an experimental drug that just killed an eight year old boy,&#8221; she wrote.
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Hit pieces on FDA’s Vinay Prasad are being fed to the right by pharma company Sarepta, the maker of an experimental drug that just killed an eight year old boy. <a href="https://t.co/1wCq3ksXWZ">https://t.co/1wCq3ksXWZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/Y8aeRtqBU9">pic.twitter.com/Y8aeRtqBU9</a>
— Emily Kopp (@emilyakopp) <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyakopp/status/1948867147855212627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
Though Prasad was a critic of COVID vaccine protocols and other pandemic-related approaches, his personal politics have also become <a href="https://loomered.com/2025/07/28/exclusive-trump-fda-official-vinay-prasad-once-said-he-stabbed-a-trump-voodoo-doll-to-curse-him/">a topic</a> for some on the Right. Makary, however, recently defended Prasad from attacks. “There’s not a political bone to his body,” Makary <a href="https://www.politico.com/video/2025/07/26/commissioner-marty-makary-defends-fdas-vinay-prasad-1690337">said</a> of Prasad last weekend. “He’s an impeccable scientist, I think one of the greatest scientific minds of our generation.”

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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is eyeing another key health panel to reform, apparently due to members&#8217; past &#8220;woke&#8221; comments and recommendations.
The panel in question is called the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which has 16 members. The task force helps determine which cancer screenings and other preventative measures should be covered by insurance.
Sources <a href="https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/rfk-health-screening-panel-members-c308cbb0?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAj7wH3sv3WoEdu4VAgkX6dfrc6WdD03ZsDFxQbqvweBFhTgu_F4bYLFku3VqJA%3D&amp;gaa_ts=6887e303&amp;gaa_sig=oN9e3u89wwsyjVVX6d5R9XbyL7iYRTsaUIR4FqoqZCoezMLzPT0cDFBgyVzWY0YgrMPHCREJbHmJtRje3S_OQw%3D%3D">told</a> The Wall Street Journal that Kennedy is looking to oust all 16 members and replace them with his own appointments, as he did with a recent vaccine panel. RFK Jr. is reportedly motivated by past &#8220;woke&#8221; comments from the task force members.
The Journal highlighted recent commentary from The American Conservative, which detailed the panel&#8217;s “left-wing ideological orthodoxy.&#8221;
For example, the task force highlighted &#8220;racial discrimination&#8221; when discussing risk factors for anxiety in some children and teenagers. They also referred to pregnant women as “pregnant persons.&#8221; And in a publication on breastfeeding, the panel spoke about the “lasting psychological impact and stigma&#8221; of &#8220;enslaved Black women being forced to act as wet nurses.&#8221;
HHS said in a statement that Kennedy &#8220;looks forward to working with the USPSTF to improve public health.&#8221;
The apparent upcoming move follows RFK Jr. firing all 17 panelists on a highly influential vaccine panel called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, known as ACIP. His explanation of the removals was to restore public trust, citing conflicts of interest.
Kennedy said ACIP had “never recommended against a vaccine—even those which were later withdrawn for safety reasons,&#8221; adding that the panel “failed to scrutinize vaccine products given to babies and pregnant women.”
ACIP held its first vote with 8 new members appointed by Kennedy last month, and they voted to recommend a shot that protects infants against RSV, a respiratory virus that can be deadly for babies. The panel has also recommended flu shots without a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal. Kennedy has already moved to cement the recommendation. 
ACIP is expected to tackle the childhood vaccination schedule, which is riling up critics.
The Daily Wire has reached out to HHS for further comment on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rfk-jr-targets-ultra-processed-foods-in-latest-move-to-maha?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=RFK+Jr.+Targets+Ultra-Processed+Foods+In+Latest+Move+To+MAHA">RFK Jr. Targets Ultra-Processed Foods In Latest Move To MAHA</a>

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University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders announced on Monday that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer — and that he had undergone a successful surgery to remove the tumor.
Sanders gave a <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45843439/colorado-coach-deion-sanders-said-battled-bladder-cancer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a> at the Touchdown Club in the Dal Ward Athletic Center on Monday to update the public on his health, and urged everyone to &#8220;get checked out.&#8221; Sanders appeared alongside Dr. Janet Kukreja, director of urological oncology at University of Colorado Cancer Center, to make the announcement and take questions.
Kukreja began by touting the success of the surgery, saying that Sanders had been declared &#8220;cancer free&#8221; after the surgery was completed. &#8220;The results from the surgery are that he is cured from the cancer.&#8221;
After a brief pause, Sanders quipped, &#8220;You can clap, it&#8217;s ok.&#8221;
The audience laughed and applauded.
WATCH:
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&#8220;You have no idea how good God has been to me.&#8221;
Deion Sanders got emotional after revealing he is cured from cancer. <a href="https://t.co/3VDTX0HMFH">pic.twitter.com/3VDTX0HMFH</a>
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&#8220;It was dynamic. It was tough. It wasn&#8217;t a cakewalk. It wasn&#8217;t easy. That was a fight, but we made it,&#8221; Sanders said, adding, &#8220;You have no idea how good God has been to me.&#8221;
Questions have swirled about Sanders and his health since his son, Deion Sanders Jr., posted a video over the summer in which he could be heard talking about a &#8220;health issue&#8221; he was dealing with: &#8220;I ain&#8217;t all the way recovered.&#8221;
He opted not to address any health-related questions at Big 12 Media Days, further fueling speculation about his condition.
Sanders said on Monday that throughout the ordeal, he has also lost 25 pounds — but that he was ready to return to coaching for the 2025-2026 season.
He followed with a message to the crowd, calling on them to &#8220;get checked out.&#8221;
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“Please get yourself checked out… because it could have been a whole other gathering if I hadn’t.”<a href="https://twitter.com/DeionSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeionSanders</a> shares a message to everyone during his health update press conference ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/QBi2v8Ri2L">pic.twitter.com/QBi2v8Ri2L</a>
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1949882650745065622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Please get yourself checked out, especially African American men, we don&#8217;t like going to the doctors, we don&#8217;t like nothing to do with the doctor, you know that — so I&#8217;m not just talking to the brothers, I&#8217;m talking to my caucasian brothers, my hispanic brothers, my Asian brothers, everybody and my sisters. And that&#8217;s all ya&#8217;ll. Get checked out, because it could have been a whole &#8216;nother gathering if I hadn’t.&#8221;
Watch the full press conference here:
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Deion Sanders Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Recovery: ‘You Have No Idea How Good God Has Been To Me’

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A child born in Iowa is celebrating his first birthday and was declared the youngest premature baby ever by Guinness World Records. 
Nash Keen weighed just 10 ounces, about the same as a bar of soap, when he entered the world at 21 weeks of gestation on July 5, 2024. The formerly tiny newborn, nicknamed “Nash Potato,” is now thriving and hitting milestones after spending six months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, per the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/premature-birth-guinness-world-record-22d4092b92af131a3efeea96aeb120e3">Associated Press</a>. 
“Nash is so full of personality,” his mom Mollie Keen told the outlet. “He’s a happy baby.” 
“Being in the NICU as long as he was, you’d think that he would be, you know, more fragile and stuff,” she added. “And he’s not. He’s a very determined, curious little boy, and he’s just all smiles all the time.”
Upon reaching his first birthday, Guinness World Records declared Nash the world’s most premature baby, beating out the organization’s previous record holder, born in 2020 in Alabama, by a single day.
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Guinness World Records named Nash the world’s most premature baby after he reached his first birthday. The previous record holder was born in Alabama and was older than Nash by just one day. 
These incredible stories help to turn the pro-abortion argument for “personhood” being linked to viability on its head as increasingly younger premature babies are able not just to survive, but to thrive, even when they are born very early. This is thanks to advancing technology and a commitment to delivering exceptional medical care to fragile newborns.
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Mollie reportedly said that she had a previous miscarriage and was concerned she would also lose Nash when she went into preterm labor. However, she and her husband, Randall, discovered that the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital was capable of caring for extremely premature babies.
“One of the things I noticed about the medical team is that they were very calm,” she told AP of the staff there. “You never really saw them, like, get anxious or anything. And so we kind of just learned to, like, watch them. If the doctors and the nurses weren’t freaking out, there was no reason for us to freak out.”
“We wanted to give Nash a chance,” Molly told Guinness World Records during an interview.
Despite being born so early and therefore being at risk for a slew of medical complications, Nash is developing in what his doctor says is the best outcome possible for him.
Although he is still on oxygen and using a feeding tube, his parents plan to introduce solid food soon. He is rolling over, and they hope he’ll crawl soon, too. 
“He’s truly the best thing to ever happen to us,” Mollie said.
The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion organization, “<a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/node/26263/printable/print">updated</a>” its definition of viability in August 2022, stating, “A fetus generally reaches viability between 24 and 28 weeks LMP (gestational age).”
This definition is out of date, considering the increasing number of cases like Nash’s, where very premature newborns survive and thrive. These kinds of cases prove that viability is not a fixed gestational point in time, and more broadly, does not determine the humanity of an unborn baby.

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Here’s something you won’t hear often in mainstream media — but the data keeps backing it up:
Conservative men are, on average, healthier, happier, and more optimistic about the future than their progressive counterparts.
In 2023, The Wall Street Journal and NORC at the University of Chicago <a href="https://www.norc.org/content/dam/norc-org/pdf2024/wsj-norc-topline-march2023.pdf">reported</a> a striking divide: self-identified conservatives were significantly more likely to report high levels of happiness, purpose, and personal satisfaction. Meanwhile, progressive men under 40 showed the lowest mental health scores of any demographic group.
And it&#8217;s not just psychological.
<a href="https://equityresearch.tufts.edu/why-being-conservative-is-correlated-with-higher-happiness/">Multiple studies</a> show conservative men are more likely to exercise, less likely to abuse substances, and more likely to have strong support systems through marriage, faith, and community. That trifecta — physical discipline, mental resilience, and social grounding — turns out to be a major health advantage.
So what does that tell us?
At a cultural level, mindset matters.
It turns out that believing in personal responsibility, discipline, and building something greater than yourself doesn’t just make you feel good — it’s tied to how you actually live. And in a world constantly pulling men toward comfort, numbing, and passivity, those who resist are standing taller, living longer, and staying stronger.
That strength doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built one decision at a time. From hitting the gym to staying grounded in your values, daily disciplines are the edge. And one of the most overlooked? Getting your body the nutrients it actually needs.
Even men who eat fairly well <a href="https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/micronutrient-inadequacies/overview">often fall short on key vitamins and minerals</a> that support energy, focus, and long-term health. And with most modern diets leaning heavy on convenience and low on substance, it&#8217;s no wonder many guys feel tired, foggy, or off their game.
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rfk-jr-nixes-u-s-funding-for-vaccine-alliance-until-it-re-earns-the-publics-trust?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=RFK+Jr.+Nixes+U.S.+Funding+For+Vaccine+Alliance+Until+It+‘Re-Earns+The+Public’s+Trust’">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a> is demanding reform to the organ transplant system after a shocking investigation found organs were nearly harvested from dozens of patients who showed signs of life. 
An <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hrsa-to-reform-organ-transplant-system.html">investigation</a> conducted by HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration reviewed 351 cases out of Kentucky where organ donation was approved, but not completed. More than 100 of those cases – about 30% – showed what HHS called “concerning features,” including 73 patients who showed neurological signs “incompatible with organ donation.” At least 28 patients may not have been dead at the time the organ procurement was started.
 Some of these patients died within hours, but others lived for multiple days, and some became well enough to actually leave the hospital. 
Outside of the HHS investigation, a recent report from The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/organ-transplants-donors-alive.html">highlighted</a> a number of disturbing cases where the push for organs threatened potential donors. In one case, a 42-year-old Alabama woman had her chest cut into and her breastbone sawed before the doctors realized her heart was still beating and she was breathing. 
“Our findings show that hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin when patients showed signs of life, and this is horrifying,” Kennedy said in a statement, and his department said it found a “systemic disregard for the sanctity of life.” 
The secretary singled out organ procurement organizations (OPOs), nonprofits that coordinate access to these transplants, and said they will be &#8220;held accountable.&#8221;
&#8220;The entire system must be fixed to ensure that every potential donor’s life is treated with the sanctity it deserves,&#8221; RFK added. 
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Our findings show that hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin when patients showed signs of life, and this is horrifying. The organ procurement organizations that coordinate access to transplants will be held accountable. The entire system must be fixed to… <a href="https://t.co/DeiFa2FlEJ">https://t.co/DeiFa2FlEJ</a>
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecKennedy/status/1947723786641346605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
The federal inquiry into the organ transplant system was sparked by a Kentucky man who overdosed in 2021. The OPO involved, which is now called Network for Hope after a merger, was at the center of the investigation. 
The Times, which had access to HHS&#8217;s findings, said hospital staffers were uncomfortable moving forward with the organ procurement, fearing they were committing euthanasia. However, an OPO coordinator assured the staffers that everything was fine. Eventually, a doctor said he wouldn&#8217;t move forward, and the Kentucky man “cried, pulled his knees to his chest and shook his head.” 
The patient became well enough to leave the hospital and is still alive today. 
Two former employees of the OPO told the Times the organ harvesting would have “1000% moved forward” if not for the doctor putting a stop to the OPO. Three other former employees said they witnessed similar cases. 
Barry Massa, the CEO of Network of Hope, testified before Congress on Wednesday and stated that the nonprofit is conducting its own internal investigations and has implemented new standards to protect organ donors. 
“We have devised a checklist for every nurse that is on a DCD (donation after circulatory death) case,&#8221; Massa said. &#8220;We did the same thing with every attending physician.&#8221;
&#8220;We’ve implemented &#8216;hard stops,&#8217; so that during any part of the process, we have huddles with everyone involved in the care and the treatment of that DCD donor so that if any concerns are raised, they can raise those concerns at that time, or any time in the process,&#8221; he added. 
HHS has outlined several procedures for OPOs to follow and requires them to adopt a formal method that allows any staff member to halt a donation process if patient safety concerns arise.
Kennedy has also threatened to decertify OPOs if they fail to comply with corrective actions outlined by HHS. 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mws-ep-1628">WALSH: The Dark Truth About Becoming An Organ Donor</a>

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WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt celebrated news Thursday that multiple hospitals have halted their transgender procedures for children, telling reporters that President Donald Trump &#8220;wants to protect the innocence of children.&#8221;
Leavitt highlighted news that the largest provider of so-called &#8220;gender-affirming care,&#8221; the Center for Trans Youth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/la-trans-youth-center-closing-34d27684692c95b4f7c3266c55a71d38">is closing in response</a> to the Trump administration&#8217;s promise to cut federal funding for institutions that are transitioning children.
That program is one of a number that are shutting down or halting the irreversible treatments for children — Chicago&#8217;s Rush University Medical Center &#8220;paused&#8221; puberty blocker and hormone replacement therapy for children, according to policy documents <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/15/rush-medical-center-rolls-back-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-as-pressure-from-trump-mounts/">covered by a local outlet</a>.
Asked by The Daily Wire during the White House press briefing on Thursday if the nation should expect to see more closures, Leavitt responded: &#8220;The president spoke a lot about this issue, which is a political issue, but also really a cultural issue that impacts children and families. He talked about it a lot on the campaign, and I think he was quite surprised by the uptick we were seeing in the embracement by the Democrat Party when it comes to the chemical castration and mutilation of young, innocent bodies.&#8221;
<div id="attachment_948775" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karoline-leavitt-celebrates-closure-of-transgender-hospital-programs-for-kids-barbaric-procedures/media-briefing-held-by-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-2" rel="attachment wp-att-948775"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-948775" class="wp-image-948775 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/GettyImages-2225641414-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/GettyImages-2225641414-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/GettyImages-2225641414-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/GettyImages-2225641414-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/07/GettyImages-2225641414.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; JULY 17: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt calls on reporters during a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)</div>
&#8220;The president made it a very early priority to sign very strong executive orders to cut off the funding for any hospital or any medical facility in this country that provides such barbaric procedures,&#8221; Leavitt stressed. &#8220;And, as a result of that strong policy and the president&#8217;s strong common sense position on this issue, we&#8217;ve had such an overwhelming response, which is great for children &#8230;&#8221;
The White House press secretary then listed off a number of these hospitals that have halted their transgender programs for children.
&#8220;Phoenix Children&#8217;s Hospital has stopped providing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to minors,&#8221; she said. &#8220;In California, Stanford Medicine ended sex change surgeries for minors. Children&#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles is closing its center for Trans Youth Health and Development surgical program. In Illinois, Lurie Children&#8217;s Hospital of Chicago stopped sex change surgeries.&#8221;
&#8220;Again, let&#8217;s think about what we&#8217;re talking about here,&#8221; Leavitt told the assembled reporters. &#8220;Sex change surgeries for minors. These are barbaric practices that no children, no child, innocent child should have to endure.&#8221;
&#8220;The president wants to protect the innocence of children, and I know the vast majority of Americans support him in that effort,&#8221; she added. &#8220;This is a wildly popular and common sense endeavor this administration has taken, and we&#8217;ve seen many of these medical institutions have followed through with the president&#8217;s executive orders, but we’ll continue to take further action on this important issue.”
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President Trump’s bold executive actions are protecting American children from irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation and the facilities that offer these barbaric services are shutting down as a result.
Thanks to President Trump, gender ideology insanity is over. <a href="https://t.co/ZvXALDaQae">pic.twitter.com/ZvXALDaQae</a>
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1945965076789305807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
In an X post following the briefing, Leavitt again celebrated the news, tweeting: &#8220;President Trump’s bold executive actions are protecting American children from irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation and the facilities that offer these barbaric services are shutting down as a result.&#8221;
&#8220;Thanks to President Trump,&#8221; she added, &#8220;gender ideology insanity is over.&#8221;

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The White House addressed speculation around President Donald Trump&#8217;s swollen legs and bruised right hand on Thursday.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump underwent medical testing and received a diagnosis of &#8220;chronic venous insufficiency&#8221; in his legs, but remains in good health.
&#8220;I know that many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president&#8217;s hand and also swelling in the president&#8217;s legs,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at Thursday&#8217;s press briefing.
&#8220;So in the effort of transparency, the president wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today,&#8221; she said.
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🚨 JUST IN: President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, following reports of swelling in the President&#39;s legs, per Karoline Leavitt
Luckily, it&#39;s nothing serious.
THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE HANDLED. NOT covered up like Joe Biden&#39;s illnesses!
&quot;An… <a href="https://t.co/Kw2tSxxAWK">pic.twitter.com/Kw2tSxxAWK</a>
&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1945905371023020269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Leavitt read a memo from Dr. Sean Barbabella, a Navy doctor who serves as physician to the president
Barbabella wrote that in recent weeks, Trump noted &#8220;mild swelling in his lower legs,&#8221; and the president&#8217;s concern was &#8220;thoroughly evaluated by the White House medical unit&#8221; out of an &#8220;abundance of caution.&#8221;
Ultrasounds to assess blood flow in both of his legs found &#8220;chronic venous insufficiency,&#8221; which the president&#8217;s physician called a &#8220;benign, common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.&#8221;
Chronic venous insufficiency involves blood pooling in the legs, sometimes causing varicose veins, and can be caused by prolonged standing.
Trump also got bloodwork done, including a comprehensive metabolic panel, a complete blood count, a coagulation profile, a blood clot test, a heart failure test, and testing for cardiac biomarkers, his doctor said.
&#8220;All results were within normal limits,&#8221; Barbabella wrote.
An echocardiogram also showed &#8220;normal cardiac structure and function,&#8221; the president&#8217;s physician said.
&#8220;Importantly, there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease,&#8221; Barbabella wrote. &#8220;No signs of heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic illness were identified.&#8221;
Trump&#8217;s doctor also addressed recent photos of Trump showing bruising on the back of his right hand and said the culprits are aspirin and the president frequently shaking hands with people.
&#8220;This is consistent with minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard, cardiovascular prevention regimen. This is a well-known and benign side effect of aspirin therapy,&#8221; Barbabella wrote.
&#8220;The president remains in excellent health, which I think all of you witness on a daily basis here,&#8221; Leavitt said.
The White House&#8217;s detailed report on Trump&#8217;s health comes after the last administration was not as forthcoming about President Joe Biden&#8217;s health.
Biden&#8217;s behavior during the last years of his presidency sparked concerns among the public that he might already be senile. His disastrous debate performance in June of last year solidified those concerns and led to Biden dropping out of the 2o24 presidential race.
Last week, Biden&#8217;s former doctor pled the Fifth before the House Oversight Committee, which subpoenaed him to testify in an investigation into the alleged cover-up of Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline.
Invoking the Fifth Amendment means someone is using their right not to be &#8220;compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.&#8221;
Then on Wednesday, a Jill Biden aide also pled the Fifth in the same investigation and declined to answer questions.
The Biden officials&#8217; refusal to testify has only fueled speculation about a cover-up and heightened concerns about the legitimacy of executive actions Biden took during his last years as president.

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Diet Coke consumer President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that after speaking to Coca-Cola, the soft drink giant has agreed to use &#8220;real cane sugar&#8221; in its beverages in the United States.
&#8220;I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114864763487869986">wrote</a> on Truth Social.
Coke, the leading soda brand in the world, has been using high-fructose corn syrup, a cheaper alternative to cane sugar, in its drinks since the mid-1980s. The use of high fructose corn syrup has been at the center of debate among dieticians and health experts for years, as some studies have <a href="https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(22)03883-7/fulltext">shown</a> a link between high-fructose corn syrup consumption and the obesity epidemic.
Trump&#8217;s Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been an outspoken critic of companies using corn syrup, calling it &#8220;<a href="https://investigatemidwest.org/2025/01/07/rfk-jr-wants-to-wean-america-off-corn-syrup-but-production-is-already-on-the-decline/">poison</a>.&#8221;
High-fructose corn syrup is “just a formula for making you obese and diabetic,” Kennedy said, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings/card/LFcU0Rto1gTjYKs7p5FF?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAiymd6lDpWTs-CDfMv5TvEAdNuFnFIgfsh2dgMYTNN39OI_h1e9NxjIJtEGYCA%3D&amp;gaa_ts=687810b5&amp;gaa_sig=ahA8s7ncINVCAw8d-7cv55iN2R8om0dHlDw_OOCnwgmPO2RNdOCKqIVPCMUXiXknNFOgoe_6B01vSspWqe9Abw%3D%3D">according</a> to The Wall Street Journal.
Mexican Coke, typically sold in glass bottles and imported to the United States, is sweetened with cane sugar, a difference that divides Coke drinkers on which version of the beverage tastes better.
Trump&#8217;s affinity for Diet Coke has been well-documented, with some <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/us/politics/donald-trump-president.html?_r=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> stating that the president can drink up to 12 cans of the beverage each day, a habit that Kennedy would surely have a few thoughts on. The president&#8217;s love for Diet Coke was also noticed by the soda brand. Before his second inauguration earlier this year, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/coca-cola-presents-trump-with-special-gift">presented</a> Trump with the &#8220;first-ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle.&#8221;
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Tonight, President Trump received the first ever Presidential Commemorative Inaugural Diet Coke bottle from the Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Company, James Quincey 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/IgV2pxHnxD">pic.twitter.com/IgV2pxHnxD</a>
&mdash; Margo Martin (@margomartin) <a href="https://twitter.com/margomartin/status/1879330618225676448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A top aide to former First Lady Jill Biden pleaded the Fifth Amendment at his deposition on Wednesday, opting not to answer any questions regarding former President Joe Biden&#8217;s health and cognitive state during his term in the White House.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) said that he&#8217;d only asked Anthony Bernal — Jill Biden&#8217;s chief of staff — two questions about the former president, and revealed that Bernal had pleaded the Fifth instead of offering an answer to either.
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Anthony Bernal — Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff — just invoked the Fifth Amendment during his congressional deposition.
This week new reporting confirms President Biden’s aides took unauthorized executive actions during his presidency amid his cognitive decline. It’s no…
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesComer/status/1945494393773080998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Anthony Bernal — Jill Biden’s Chief of Staff — just invoked the Fifth Amendment during his congressional deposition,&#8221; Comer said, referencing a New York Times report that revealed just how many of the pardons and sentence commutations allegedly signed off by then-President Biden had actually been signed using the autopen — and questions had been raised as to who had given the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admits-he-used-autopen-for-mass-criminal-pardons-says-he-didnt-review-every-case">final approval</a> for the autopen to be used. &#8220;This week new reporting confirms President Biden’s aides took unauthorized executive actions during his presidency amid his cognitive decline.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s no surprise that Anthony Bernal is pleading the Fifth Amendment to shield himself from criminal liability. During his deposition today, Mr. Bernal pleaded the Fifth when asked if any unelected official or family members executed the duties of the President and if Joe Biden ever instructed him to lie about his health,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This is a historic scandal and Americans demand transparency and accountability. We will continue to pursue the truth on their behalf and examine options to get the answers we need.&#8221;
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Watch the moment Anthony Bernal takes the 5th at our deposition today.
• Did you advise President Biden to pardon Hunter? 
&#8211; FIFTH!
• Was President Biden fit to exercise the duties of President? 
&#8211; FIFTH!
• Did any unelected official or family member execute… <a href="https://t.co/NmPQLwXrnl">pic.twitter.com/NmPQLwXrnl</a>
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPoversight/status/1945568876647125121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) took his assessment a step further, noting that in addition to not answering any questions, Bernal would not even read his own statement before the committee.
&#8220;This morning, I attended the deposition of Anthony Bernal – Jill Biden&#8217;s &#8216;work husband.&#8217; These are my takeaways,&#8221; Donalds said. &#8220;He couldn&#8217;t answer A SINGLE QUESTION; He refused to read his own statement; This is corruption at the highest level; Joe was not in charge of his own admin; Every order, bill, &amp; memo is NULL &amp; VOID; The Democrats can&#8217;t hide from this; We must subpoena ALL BIDEN STAFF; @DrBiden must be called to testify; @KamalaHarris must be called to testify.&#8221;
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This morning, I attended the deposition of Anthony Bernal–Jill Biden&#8217;s &#8220;work husband.&#8221; These are my takeaways:
🚩He couldn&#8217;t answer A SINGLE QUESTION 
🚩He refused to read his own statement 
🚩This is corruption at the highest-level 
🚩Joe was not in charge of his own admin 
🚩Every… <a href="https://t.co/moix6gOcVu">pic.twitter.com/moix6gOcVu</a>
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepDonaldsPress/status/1945521276711575980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Just days earlier, the former president&#8217;s doctor, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-now-clear-there-was-a-conspiracy-bidens-doctor-pleads-the-fifth-as-gop-probes-cover-up">Kevin O&#8217;Connor</a>, also pleaded the Fifth Amendment, answering no questions about Biden&#8217;s health or cognitive abilities while in the White House.

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Former President Joe Biden did not personally review every person who was granted a pardon in mass clemency actions signed by an autopen in the final months of his term, according to a new report. 
According to a Sunday <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-pardon-autopen-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> by The New York Times, Biden “did not individually approve each name for the categorical pardons that applied to large numbers of people,&#8221; but &#8220;signed off on the standards he wanted to be used to determine which convicts would qualify for a reduction in sentence.”
One of Biden’s aides stated that the Bureau of Prisons would provide the administration with new information on inmates eligible for pardons, prompting updates to the list of those scheduled for release. Staff would not run those changes by Biden, according to the aide. 

​​&#8221;Rather than ask Mr. Biden to keep signing revised versions, his staff waited and then ran the final version through the autopen, which they saw as a routine procedure, the aide said,” the Times reported. 
In his final months in office, Biden issued a series of controversial pardons and clemency actions. He<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-announces-mass-commutations-after-criticism-over-hunter-pardon"> issued</a> clemency to 1,500 people placed in home confinement during the COVID pandemic, pardons for 2,500 drug offenders, and pardons for his son, Hunter Biden, and other family members, as well as for Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the January 6 Committee. 
Biden did not personally sign any of the pardons or clemency actions he authorized in either December 2024 or January, with the exception of his son&#8217;s pardon. For all other cases, his staff used the autopen to finalize the actions.
According to the Times report, Biden made decisions “orally” during staff meetings, and then the actions were carried out by the staff secretary, Stefanie Feldman, who managed Biden’s autopen. 
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have launched investigations into Biden over the use of the autopen, arguing that some of the pardons might have been made without the president’s assent. 
Biden <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-clemency-interview.html">claimed</a> that he made each one of the clemency decisions. 
“I made every single one of those. And — including the categories, when we set this up to begin with. And so — but I understand why Trump would think that, because obviously, I guess, he doesn’t focus much. Anyway, so — yes, I made every decision,” he said. 
Last week, Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s White House physician, repeatedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-now-clear-there-was-a-conspiracy-bidens-doctor-pleads-the-fifth-as-gop-probes-cover-up">declined</a> to answer questions during a deposition before Congress about Biden’s health status and the use of the autopen. O’Connor said he would not answer questions based on his Fifth Amendment rights and the physician-patient privilege.

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