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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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News and NBC News.

Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.

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Thousands of primary care practices are fighting to remain financially viable and independent. Many are banding together to form Independent Physician Associations, or IPAs, to increase their market power.

More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Fluoride Fight Aren’t 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.

Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks Against Scams for Vulnerable Seniors

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Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions.

Newsom se enfrenta a Trump y RFK Jr. por la salud pública

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El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, se ha posicionado como un líder nacional en salud pública al impulsar políticas respaldadas por la ciencia, en contraste con el gobierno federal.

Florida no amplió Medicaid, pero igual algunos legisladores quieren imponer requisitos de trabajo

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La medida desconcierta a defensores de la atención médica y a expertos en Medicaid. Algunos dudan, incluso, que sea legal bajo la principal ley de política interna del presidente Donald Trump.

Florida Hasn’t Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.

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Florida is not mandated to add work requirements for Medicaid, because the state has not expanded eligibility to more low-income adults. But lawmakers have proposed requiring some adults in the state’s program to work anyway, a policy that could leave many uninsured.

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 Trump’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Still, federal cuts have sapped morale and left local health departments less prepared for outbreaks.

Seis científicos federales expulsados por el gobierno de Trump hablan del trabajo que quedó sin terminar

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Durante décadas, el valor de los NIH ha sido quizá una de las pocas cosas en las que todos en Washington han estado de acuerdo. Los legisladores han aumentado su financiamiento de forma constante. No ahora.

Journalists Explain a Spat Over Sugary Coffee and How Measles Fools Doctors

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone

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Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation’s ability to respond to illness.

The People — And Research — Lost in the NIH Exodus

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Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people — more than 20% of its staff — 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 — And His Legacy

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A year after Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, warily cast the vote ensuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ascension to Health and Human Services secretary, his life’s work — in medicine and in politics — is unraveling.

What the Health? From ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News: 40 Years of Health Policy

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This month is 40 years since host Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News, began reporting on health policy in Washington. To mark the anniversary, Rovner is joined by two longtime sources to discuss what has — and has not — changed since 1986.

As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. It’s a Lesson for Other Cities.

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President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services.

Trump’s Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Services That Help Disabled People Live at Home

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Iowa patient advocates say that in the face of federal Medicaid cuts, the state is quietly reducing in-home services that help people avoid being institutionalized. National groups are bracing for similar cuts elsewhere.