Apr 01 PHOTOS: Hundreds of HHS employees wait in a line stretching around the building to find out if their job is gone By Associated Press One staffer waiting in line loudly joked: “Is this an April Fool’s joke?”… Continue reading
Mar 30 What happens to health research when ‘women’ and ‘diversity’ are banned words? By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender. Continue reading
Mar 28 Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water By Adam Kemp Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. Continue reading
Mar 28 States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal By Leah Willingham, Associated Press Synthetic dyes used to make brightly colored cereals, drinks and candies are coming under scrutiny in states across the country. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:10 CDC the latest federal agency to face leadership shakeup and cuts By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant President Trump has put into place a very different team than his predecessors when it comes to public health and research. The CDC is very much in the thick of it. Five senior leaders at the CDC have announced their… Continue watching
Mar 25 A closer look at who relies on Medicaid By Hannah Grabenstein According to health policy experts, there may not be a way to fund the tax cuts proposed by House Republicans without cutting Medicaid. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 6:06 Why IUD insertions are painful for many patients and what can be done better By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela, Zoie Lambert Millions of American women use some form of contraception to prevent pregnancy, and one of the most popular forms is an intrauterine device, or IUD. Lately, IUDs have been going viral not because of their popularity, but because of the… Continue watching
Mar 23 Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in cases has health officials puzzled By Karen Dobos, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, The Conversation Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three years of the pandemic. Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but modern outbreaks shows that the disease… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 4:08 Nurse reflects on struggles of working the frontlines during COVID By Sam Lane, William Brangham, Mike Fritz As we mark five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're speaking with a small handful of the countless people whose lives were turned upside down by the virus. Our latest reflection is from a nurse who worked… Continue watching
Mar 20 Ovarian cancer blood test misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press A new study finds that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may miss some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment. It’s the latest example of medical tests contributing to health care disparities. Continue reading