Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone
Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation's ability to respond to illness.
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The People ā And Research ā Lost in the NIH Exodus
Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people ā more than 20% of its staff ā as the Trump administration slashed the federal workforce. Hear from six scientists on why they walked out the door and the work they left behind.
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Trumpās Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Services That Help Disabled People Live at Home
Iowa patient advocates say that in the face of federal Medicaid cuts, the state is quietly reducing in-home services that help people avoid being institutionalized. National groups are bracing for similar cuts elsewhere.
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As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. Itās a Lesson for Other Cities.
President Donald Trumpās immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services.
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Lawmakers, Health Groups Resist Their Statesā Rural Health Fund Plans
Some Republican state lawmakers and state health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administrationās $50 billion federal rural health fund. Federal administrators already approved statesā plans, but in many cases, state lawmakers must greenlight spending.
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Federal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. Thatās a Problem for Cash-Strapped Cities.
Congress and the Trump administration are rolling back some lead remediation resources. Case studies of two cities and a state that faced lead contamination problems could give cash-strapped cities ideas of how to address such pollution themselves.
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Medicaid Is Paying for More Dental Care. GOP Cuts Threaten To Reverse the Trend.
More than three dozen states cover dental services for low-income and disabled individuals on Medicaid, in recognition of such careās importance to overall health. But with about $900 billion in funding cuts expected to hit states over the next decade, many programs could roll back dental coverage.
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Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts
Idaho is positioning to slash Medicaid funding as state lawmakers grapple with the effects of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law last year. On the table are in-home care services.
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ICE, ALS, Addiction Medicine, and Robotic Ultrasounds: Journalists Sound Off on All That and More
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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A Canadian Hospital Scoops Up Nurses Who No Longer Feel Safe in Trumpās America
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By Brett Kelman What About the State of Health?
Episode 435Health care got barely a mention in President Trumpās State of the Union address. Ahead of the midterms, the Trump administration has presented few concrete plans to address what Americans say is the biggest problem with health care: its skyrocketing costs. Meanwhile, Trumpās pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, got her long-delayed nomination hearing in the Senate, where she faced skeptical questions from Democrats and Republicans alike. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.
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āYou Arenāt Trappedā: Hundreds of US Nurses Choose Canada Over Trumpās America
More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years. Ontario and Alberta have also seen more interest from Americans.
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Democrats Decry Meager Medical Care for Detainees in Funding Fight
A growing body of evidence indicates that immigrants in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement face medical consequences because of serious gaps in basic health care services. Itās adding to the political backlash against the Trump administrationās aggressive deportation policies.
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As More Americans Embrace Anxiety Treatment, MAHA Derides Medications
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, claiming theyāre harmful. Doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proved to safely treat chronic anxiety and point to broader social changes to explain their increased use.
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Trumpās Transparent Hospital Pricing Pays Off for Industry ā But Not So Much for Patients
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By Darius Tahir Turnarounds and Shake-Ups
Episode 434The twists and turns continue at the nationās health agency, where this weekās announcements included notice that the FDA will review Modernaās new flu vaccine after all and that a handful of top agency officials are getting new jobs. Those developments and others can be traced to a White House looking to shake things up before the midterms ā and win over voters on health care. Tami Luhby of CNN, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these stories and more.
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Trump Required Hospitals To Post Their Prices for Patients. Mostly Itās the Industry Using the Data.
Politicians have pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, itās mostly health systems and insurers that are using the information, as fodder for negotiations over pay.
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ACA Subsidies Expired. Open Enrollment Ended. But It Will Still Take Awhile To Register the Results.
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RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. Heās Broken Many of Them.
Before being confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nationās official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
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Trump Teamās Planned ACA Rule Offers Its Answer to Rising Premium Costs: Catastrophic Coverage
Sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year have been proposed by the Trump administration that focus on making more insurance plans available with higher annual out-of-pocket costs but lower premiums.