Latest 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Stories
As Lung Disease Threatens Workers, Lawmakers Seek Protections for Countertop Manufacturers
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.
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.
Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.
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.
Las visitas a salas de emergencias por problemas dentales no relacionados con lesiones f穩sicas aumentaron casi un 60% a nivel nacional en ni簽os menores de 15 a簽os entre 2019 y 2022.
More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.s Anti-Fluoride Fight Arent Helping.
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
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.
Florida no ampli籀 Medicaid, pero igual algunos legisladores quieren imponer requisitos de trabajo
La medida desconcierta a defensores de la atenci籀n m矇dica y a expertos en Medicaid. Algunos dudan, incluso, que sea legal bajo la principal ley de pol穩tica interna del presidente Donald Trump.
Florida Hasnt Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.
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 states program to work anyway, a policy that could leave many uninsured.
Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health
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.
Durante d矇cadas, el valor de los NIH ha sido quiz獺 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
窪蹋勛圖厙 News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone
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
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
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 lifes work in medicine and in politics is unraveling.
As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. Its a Lesson for Other Cities.
President Donald Trumps immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services.
Trumps Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Services That Help Disabled People Live at Home
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.
Despite Their Successes, Some Mobile Crisis Response Teams Are in Crisis
Mobile crisis units are trained to respond to emergency calls when people are experiencing delusions or hallucinations. But unlike police departments, which are generally funded by local taxpayers, mobile crisis teams dont have a single, reliable funding source. As a result, some are closing down, despite successful operations and local support.
Lawmakers, Health Groups Resist Their States Rural Health Fund Plans
Some Republican state lawmakers and state health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administrations $50 billion federal rural health fund. Federal administrators already approved states plans, but in many cases, state lawmakers must greenlight spending.
Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay And It Costs All of Us
Health care prices are on the rise, and patients are flummoxed that even insurance companies arent doing more to control costs.
Federal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. Thats 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.
