New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration鈥檚 Health Program Cuts
From screwworm to flesh-eating bacteria, mounting public health risks are emerging in the wake of deep cuts to federal health agencies and programs.
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He Dreamed of Becoming a Physician Assistant. New Loan Rules May Thwart Him.
Starting in July, the government will cap what graduate students may borrow in federal loans, forcing many toward private lenders with higher interest rates. The borrowing limits will affect students pursuing healthcare degrees, and some clinicians and student loan experts worry they may impede efforts to diversify the healthcare workforce.
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Even in Blue States, Hospitals Have Continued To Drop Gender-Affirming Care for Youths
Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration鈥檚 threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care. Families are outraged.
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Medicare鈥檚 AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays
Medicare is testing the use of artificial intelligence to preapprove several healthcare services. Federal health officials say prior authorization can help reduce fraud and contain costs. But doctors and patients describe the trial as 鈥渉orrendous鈥 and full of red tape so far.
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Democrats Seek To Spotlight Rising Health Costs by Forcing Vote on Trump Regulation
Congressional Democrats are seeking to overturn a Trump administration rule they say will hamper Obamacare coverage. Whether they win or lose any floor vote, they鈥檒l likely use it in campaign messaging ahead of the midterms.
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Tennessee Pharmacies Sell Potent Ivermectin, Led by Anti-Vaccine Doctor Who鈥檚 Taken 鈥楤ucketloads鈥
Four years after the Volunteer State enacted the nation鈥檚 first law allowing drugstores to sell ivermectin without patient-specific prescriptions, dozens of pharmacies dispense the drug in highly concentrated pills 鈥 many with the help of one anti-vaccine physician.
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Backed by Threat of Clawbacks, Feds Wield Tight Grip on $50B Rural Health Fund
Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, framed the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program as 鈥渂old, creative plans鈥 led by states. But as states have started to roll out their plans, federal officials control where and how the money is spent.
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Long-Awaited Rule Aims To Boost ACA Choices While Embracing Higher Deductibles
The Trump administration finalized a rule that embraces new types of Obamacare coverage, including 30% higher out-of-pocket costs for some plans, and a more novel approach that allows insurers to offer coverage without set networks of doctors and hospitals.
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They鈥檙e Uninsured After Obamacare Became Too Costly. And They鈥檙e Far From Alone.
After congressional Republicans let expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expire at the end of last year, some families have decided the price is too great of a financial burden and canceled their coverage.
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Trump Bought Tobacco Stocks and Raked In Industry Donations as FDA Eased Standards
The Trump administration has pursued an extensive pro-tobacco agenda as the president and his political movement have been buoyed by a flood of tobacco industry money, federal records show.
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MAHA鈥檚 Treatments for Autism: Camel鈥檚 Milk, Stem Cell Injections 鈥 And Spelling Therapy
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 new autism panel is championing a controversial communication method popular among parents of severely autistic people. Critics warn of abuse 鈥 and fake 鈥渢elepathy.鈥
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Gounder Fills In Details Behind Ebola, GLP-1, and Trump Headlines
吃瓜不打烊' editor-at-large for public health discussed Ebola, GLP-1 drugs, ultraprocessed food, and more in TV appearances this week.
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Untreated Cancer, Festering Infections: Immigrant Detainees Detail Medical Care Lapses
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鈥榃e Live With Fear鈥: In Congo, Doctors Face Ebola With Little Protection
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
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RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans鈥 Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines
To collect and scrutinize millions of Americans鈥 health data, U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to work with state organizations that help health systems share medical records. In Nebraska, millions in federal dollars has flowed into one nonprofit cooperating with Kennedy鈥檚 project.
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Trump鈥檚 Medicaid Work Rules Force States To Scrap Plans and Rework Systems
Health experts and advocates for low-income people say federal rules implementing President Donald Trump鈥檚 new Medicaid work requirements upend months of work by state governments to prepare the computer systems that determine who鈥檚 eligible for benefits.
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Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US
Immigrant detainees have told courts across the nation that detention officials have failed to treat or stabilize their conditions, from pregnancy to prostate cancer, suggesting that systemic lapses in care extend well beyond record deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
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Telehealth Booms as Demand for GLP-1s Surges and Questions Mount About Safety, Oversight
Many telehealth companies have emerged in recent years offering easy access to GLP-1 weight loss drugs as demand has exploded. Meanwhile, researchers and doctors are concerned that some of these online companies aren't properly screening or monitoring patients. 鈥淚t gives a black eye to telemedicine,鈥 one researcher said.
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Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Outbreaks, Democrats Decry Trump鈥檚 Health Cuts
Infectious disease specialists say the viruses are unlikely to become pandemics, but some are still raising concerns about the federal health response and what it portends should a pandemic similar to or worse than covid occur.
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Budget-Strapped Montana Will Stress-Test Trump鈥檚 Medicaid Work Rules
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