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Your New Therapist: Chatty, Leaky, and Hardly Human

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With high demand for mental health care, a wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are being marketed as therapy apps with little evidence they work and few regulations.

Estados cambian leyes para evitar que hijos de inmigrantes detenidos entren al sistema de cuidado temporal

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El gobierno federal no lleva un registro de cu獺ntos ni簽os han ingresado a este sistema como consecuencia de operativos de control migratorio, lo que dificulta saber con qu矇 frecuencia ocurre.

States Change Custody Laws To Keep Children of Detained Immigrants Out of Foster Care

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As President Donald Trumps heightened immigration enforcement continues across the country, some states are updating temporary guardianship laws to keep the children of detained and deported immigrants out of state custody.

How To Make a High-Deductible Health Plan Work for You

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Lower premiums often mean higher costs when you get sick and need care. Among the ways to plan ahead and soften the financial hit: health savings accounts, which act like a medical piggy bank.

Personas mayores inmigrantes pierden la cobertura de Medicare a pesar de haber aportado por a簽os

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La ley One Big Beautiful Bill Act del Partido Republicano, firmada en julio pasado por el presidente Donald Trump, proh穩be que ciertas categor穩as de inmigrantes con presencia legal accedan a Medicare.

Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It

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Rosa Mar穩a Carranza has worked and paid taxes for more than two decades, but a provision in the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make her and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrant seniors ineligible for Medicare. Now Carranzas once secure retirement is in question.

State-Run Insurance Plans for Foster Kids Leave Some of Them Without Doctors

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North Carolina rolled out a $3.1 billion insurance plan for kids in foster care, but many doctors did not accept patients on the plan. The state is one of several experimenting with a model that has left kids guardians scrambling to find health care providers.

Algunos adultos de mediana edad deciden posponer la atenci籀n m矇dica hasta tener Medicare

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Las personas con planes de ACA que est獺n cerca de retirarse fueron de las m獺s afectadas por los aumentos de precios luego de la suspensi籀n de los subsidios federales mejorados, a finales de diciembre.

Oz Escalates Medicaid Fraud Claims Against States After Focus on Minnesota

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The Trump administrations unprecedented actions targeting Medicaid funding in Minnesota are part of what could become a playbook as officials turn pressure toward California, Florida, Maine, and New York.

Lawmakers Seek To Protect Crisis Pregnancy Centers as Abortion Clinic Numbers Shrink

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Some states have tried to crack down on crisis pregnancy centers, accusing them of deceptive practices. But now conservative lawmakers are pushing legislation to increase protections for the organizations, which work to dissuade women from abortions.

Doctores alertan sobre una complicaci籀n mortal asociada a los brotes de sarampi籀n

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El sarampi籀n causa complicaciones que van desde diarrea hasta la muerte en 3 de cada 10 personas infectadas. Algunas aparecen de inmediato, mientras que otras tardan semanas o meses en manifestarse.

Reckoning With State and Federal Cuts, Los Angeles Safety-Net Clinics Push for a New Tax

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Across California and the nation, health providers, advocates, local officials, and state legislators are eyeing tax increases to offset a loss of more than $900 billion in federal Medicaid dollars as a result of the GOPs One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In Los Angeles County, community clinics have banded together in support of a half-cent sales tax.

Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks

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U.S. doctors are getting the word out about how to spot a rare measles complication that had been a relic of the past: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. It affects a person years after a measles infection, often starting with mobility issues and progressing to paralysis. Its nearly always fatal.

As Lung Disease Threatens Workers, Lawmakers Seek Protections for Countertop Manufacturers

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Crystalline silica, which is released into the air when workers cut and polish engineered stone, can scar human lungs beyond repair. Kitchen countertops made with this stone have triggered an increased rate of this fatal illness, doctors say.

Cosmetic Surgery Investigation Prompts Warnings for Patients, and a Push for Tighter Safety Standards

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A national plastic surgeons group is warning people to do their homework before having liposuctions, Brazilian butt lifts, or other cosmetic procedures after an investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by 窪蹋勛圖厙 News and NBC News.

More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.s Anti-Fluoride Fight Arent Helping.

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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繳blica

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El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, se ha posicionado como un l穩der nacional en salud p繳blica al impulsar pol穩ticas respaldadas por la ciencia, en contraste con el gobierno federal.

Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health

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Scientists are cheering California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he builds a public health bulwark against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s anti-vaccine stance and President Donald Trumps withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Still, federal cuts have sapped morale and left local health departments less prepared for outbreaks.