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US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines
This week, the CDC began to publish long-awaited data that will reveal the extent of measles鈥 comeback. While applauding the science, researchers say the Trump administration has done little to contain the virus. 鈥淭hat we鈥檙e even talking about this is nuts,鈥 one virologist said.
Give and Take: Federal Rural Health Funding Could Trigger Service Cuts
States are rolling out plans for their share of a $50 billion fund meant to improve rural health care. In some states, the money may provoke rural hospitals to cut services.
Doctores alertan sobre una complicaci贸n mortal asociada a los brotes de sarampi贸n
El sarampi贸n causa complicaciones 鈥攓ue van desde diarrea hasta la muerte鈥 en 3 de cada 10 personas infectadas. Algunas aparecen de inmediato, mientras que otras tardan semanas o meses en manifestarse.
Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks
U.S. doctors are getting the word out about how to spot a rare measles complication that had been a relic of the past: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. It affects a person years after a measles infection, often starting with mobility issues and progressing to paralysis. It鈥檚 nearly always fatal.
Florida Hasn鈥檛 Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.
Florida is not mandated to add work requirements for Medicaid, because the state has not expanded eligibility to more low-income adults. But lawmakers have proposed requiring some adults in the state鈥檚 program to work anyway, a policy that could leave many uninsured.
Hospitals Fighting Measles Confront a Challenge: Few Doctors Have Seen It Before
As the number of cases grows to about 1,000 in the Carolinas, health care workers who鈥檝e never seen the vaccine-preventable disease can get caught by surprise.
Nuevas reglas de trabajo de Medicaid podr铆an impactar m谩s fuerte en adultos de mediana edad
Los adultos de entre 50 y 64 a帽os, especialmente las mujeres, son quienes probablemente resulten m谩s afectados por las nuevas reglas que imponen trabajar para acceder al programa de salud.
New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard
Republicans have said new rules requiring many Medicaid participants to work 80 hours a month will pinpoint unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more likely to disrupt coverage for middle-aged adults, harming their physical and financial health.
When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage
As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.
Cuando el seguro m茅dico cuesta m谩s que la hipoteca
A pesar de las intensas discusiones y del cierre del gobierno m谩s largo en la historia, el Congreso permiti贸 que los subsidios mejorados de ACA expiraran el pasado 31 de diciembre.
As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.鈥檚 New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance
Measles is at a 30-year high in the U.S., but technicalities may stave off the loss of the nation鈥檚 measles elimination status.
Estados Unidos podr铆a perder su estatus de pa铆s libre de sarampi贸n
Esto marca un cambio importante desde que Estados Unidos eliminara el sarampi贸n en el a帽o 2000. Hasta ahora, el virus aparec铆a de manera espor谩dica, con personas infectadas en el extranjero, pero rara vez provocaba brotes locales debido a las altas tasas de vacunaci贸n.
鈥楢bortion as Homicide鈥 Debate in South Carolina Exposes GOP Rift as States Weigh New Restrictions
A proposed abortion ban in South Carolina would have allowed the criminal prosecution of women who obtain the procedure. It鈥檚 unlikely to become law, but this bill and other proposals across the country show how some conservative lawmakers are embracing increasingly punitive abortion restrictions.
An estimated 4.8 million people are expected to go without health coverage because Congress did not extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. But even without a health plan, people will need medical care in 2026. Many of them have been thinking through their plan B to maintain their health.
California Ends Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Despite TrumpRx Plan
Low-income Californians who use Wegovy and similar medications for weight loss lost their coverage at the start of the new year, with officials advising diet and exercise instead. California and other states say the drugs are too costly, even as the Trump administration announces plans to lower prices.
After Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery, They Wound Up in the Hospital or Alone at a Recovery House
Some patients who had liposuction or other surgeries later required emergency hospital care 鈥 and some died, court records show.
A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It鈥檚 Still a Dirt Field.
Regulations meant to prevent unfettered health care expansion are withholding needed hospital beds in a rural part of North Carolina. Here, as in communities around the country, some officials and health care providers are contesting such 鈥渃ertificate of need鈥 laws.
In RFK Jr.鈥檚 Upside-Down World of Vaccines, Panel Votes To End Hepatitis B Shot at Birth
A session of a vaccine panel dominated by skeptics was chaotically at odds with past practices of the CDC, which HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described as a 鈥渃esspool of corruption.鈥 His crew voted to end a 34-year recommendation to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B.
Feds Promised 鈥楻adical Transparency鈥 but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications
Proposals from states that have shared their applications to a new $50 billion rural health program include using drones to deliver medication, installing refrigerators to expand access to healthy produce, and bringing telehealth to libraries, day cares, and senior centers.
Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the 鈥楳edically Frail.鈥 Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky.
People on Medicaid deemed 鈥渕edically frail鈥 won鈥檛 need to meet new federal requirements that enrollees work 80 hours a month or perform another approved activity. But state officials are grappling with how to interpret who qualifies under the vague federal definition, which could affect millions.
