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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.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: 40 Years of Health Policy
This month is 40 years since host Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for 麻豆女优 Health News, began reporting on health policy in Washington. To mark the anniversary, Rovner is joined by two longtime sources to discuss what has 鈥 and has not 鈥 changed since 1986.
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Federal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. That鈥檚 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.
ICE, ALS, Addiction Medicine, and Robotic Ultrasounds: Journalists Sound Off on All That and More
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: What About the State of Health?
Health care got barely a mention in President Trump鈥檚 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, Trump鈥檚 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 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss those stories and more.
En batalla por fondos, dem贸cratas denuncian falta de atenci贸n m茅dica para detenidos por el ICE
El esfuerzo de deportaci贸n masiva del presidente Donald Trump ha llevado a un n煤mero r茅cord de inmigrantes detenidos en centros federales, c谩rceles locales y prisiones privadas. La situaci贸n pone en riesgo la salud de los detenidos.
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.
New Orleans Brings Back the House Call, Sending Nurses To Visit Newborns and Moms
Louisiana is one of the worst-performing states when it comes to health outcomes of mothers and infants. New Orleans is trying to catch health issues early and get families off to an easier start by adding health visits during the crucial first months of life.
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.
Journalists Unpack Impact of ICE Arrests on Families and Caffeine’s Effect on Dementia Risk
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks
It鈥檚 been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain the agency is dragging its feet on reviewing the abortion pill mifepristone. Jackie Forti茅r of 麻豆女优 Health News, Lizzy Lawrence of Stat, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
Louisville Found PFAS in Drinking Water. The Trump Administration Wouldn鈥檛 Require Any Action.
After detecting a sudden spike in PFAS in its drinking water, the city traced it upstream along the Ohio River to a factory in West Virginia. But the EPA has relaxed Biden-era plans to regulate PFAS levels. So what happens next?
Trabajadores de salud p煤blica renuncian antes de ir a Guant谩namo
Oficiales del Servicio de Salud P煤blica que trabajaron en Guant谩namo el a帽o pasado describieron las condiciones en las que se encontraban los detenidos inmigrantes.
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.
This Ballad Hospital, Flooded by Hurricane Helene, Will Be Rebuilt for $44M in a Flood Plain
Ballad Health, the nation鈥檚 largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, plans to rebuild Unicoi County Hospital on land that two climate modeling companies say is at risk of flooding.
Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guant谩namo
U.S. Public Health Service doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guant谩namo and other detention centers as President Donald Trump escalates mass arrests in his campaign to curb immigration. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.
Journalists Describe Drivers of High Health Costs and Spell Out the Science of Protein
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
