World Sep 05 Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in…
Health Aug 19 Texas says measles outbreak that sickened 762 people is over State officials credit testing, vaccination, monitoring and education with helping to end the outbreak.
Health Jul 09 The U.S. is having its worst year of measles cases in more than three decades The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the national case count surpassed 2019, when there were 1,274 cases for the year and the country almost lost its status of having eliminated the vaccine-preventable illness. That could happen this…
Health Jul 04 Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at U.S. hospitals, but many now face visa issues Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training this week were delayed by the Trump administration's travel and visa restrictions.
Health Jun 20 Iowa announces measles outbreak as U.S. tops 1,200 confirmed cases There have been 1,214 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Iowa announced the state's first outbreak Thursday and Georgia confirmed its second Wednesday.
Health May 01 ‘Diseases know no borders’: Measles spreads with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and U.S. North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases.
Politics Apr 25 Read the full criminal complaint against a Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of escorting the man and his lawyer out of her courtroom through the jury door last week after learning that immigration authorities were seeking his arrest. The man was taken into…
Politics Apr 06 RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after second child who was infected dies U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas' still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness.
Health Apr 06 Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases approach 500 A spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was “receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized” and was not vaccinated.
Health Mar 04 Mennonites, West Texans at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government mandates are not trusted. But another outbreak is also spreading, and that's mistrust in vaccines and public health.