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Las visitas a salas de emergencias por problemas dentales no relacionados con lesiones f铆sicas aumentaron casi un 60% a nivel nacional en ni帽os menores de 15 a帽os entre 2019 y 2022.
More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.鈥檚 Anti-Fluoride Fight Aren鈥檛 Helping.
Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the covid-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for tooth decay.
Newsom se enfrenta a Trump y RFK Jr. por la salud p煤blica
El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, se ha posicionado como un l铆der nacional en salud p煤blica al impulsar pol铆ticas respaldadas por la ciencia, en contraste con el gobierno federal.
Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health
Scientists are cheering California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he builds a public health bulwark against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 anti-vaccine stance and President Donald Trump鈥檚 withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Still, federal cuts have sapped morale and left local health departments less prepared for outbreaks.
The NIH Workforce Is Its Smallest in Decades. Here鈥檚 the Work Left Behind.
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The People 鈥 And Research 鈥 Lost in the NIH Exodus
Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people 鈥 more than 20% of its staff 鈥 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.
This Doctor-Senator Who Backed RFK Jr. Now Faces a Fight for His Job 鈥 And His Legacy
A year after Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, warily cast the vote ensuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 ascension to Health and Human Services secretary, his life鈥檚 work 鈥 in medicine and in politics 鈥 is unraveling.
As More Americans Embrace Anxiety Treatment, MAHA Derides Medications
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, claiming they鈥檙e 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.
M谩s personas toman medicamentos para tratar la ansiedad, aunque el gobierno critica su uso
La proporci贸n de adultos en el pa铆s que tomaron medicamentos para la ansiedad aument贸 de 11,7% en 2019 a 14,3% en 2024, y la mayor parte del incremento se registr贸 durante la pandemia de covid.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Turnarounds and Shake-Ups
The twists and turns continue at the nation鈥檚 health agency, where this week鈥檚 announcements included notice that the FDA will review Moderna鈥檚 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 鈥 and win over voters on health care. Tami Luhby of CNN, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Mary Agnes Carey to discuss these stories and more.
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.
RFK Jr. Made Promises in Order To Become Health Secretary. He鈥檚 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 nation鈥檚 official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
Trump Team鈥檚 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.
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.
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin鈥檚 鈥楢bility To Kill Cancer Cells鈥
At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released 鈥渋n a few months.鈥 Ivermectin, used to deworm horses and other animals, has become a symbol of resistance against the medical establishment among supporters of Kennedy鈥檚 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again鈥 agenda and many conservatives.
With fractures emerging in the Make America Great Again movement, some Republicans are looking to capitalize on its 鈥淢AHA鈥 counterpart ahead of the midterms.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: HHS Gets Funding, But How Will Trump Spend It?
Congress has passed 鈥 and President Trump has signed 鈥 the annual spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services. But it鈥檚 unclear whether the administration will spend the money as Congress directed. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss that story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Renuka Rayasam about a new reporting project, 鈥淧riced Out.鈥
NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research
The Trump administration has made the future of federal funding for cancer research uncertain. At one groundbreaking breast cancer research lab, work that could save lives has slowed significantly.
Trump鈥檚 Covid Views Don鈥檛 Track With Reality That Recent Studies Suggest
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What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: The Hazards of ICE for Public Health
The Trump administration鈥檚 immigration crackdown is not just roiling politics but also directly affecting the provision of health care, medical groups say. Meanwhile, in Washington, federal spending bills have been stalled by the fight over immigration enforcement funding after the shooting death of a second person in Minneapolis this month. Maya Goldman of Axios, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.
