Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly pledged to protect and improve…
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In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say
Amy Maxmen The Trump administration’s cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against…
Asthma Sufferers Could Be at Greater Risk if Trump Cuts Health Program
Esther Bejarano’s son was 11 months old when asthma landed him inhh the hospital. She didn’t…
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Lands in Senate. Our 400th Episode!
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief…
Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
ST. LOUIS — Violent crime was already trending down from a covid-era spike when President Donald…
Two Patients Faced Chemo. The One Who Survived Demanded a Test To See if It Was Safe.
JoEllen Zembruski-Ruple, while in the care of New York City’s renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,…
Newsom’s Push To Block Law Could Save California Nursing Homes Over $1 Billion
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to block a California law from taking effect next year that will…
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Continues Assault on Obamacare
Millions would lose Medicaid coverage. Millions would be left without health insurance. Signing up for health…
Native Americans Hurt by Federal Health Cuts, Despite RFK Jr.’s Promises of Protection
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government’s top health…
Trump Administration Is Ending Multiple HIV Vaccine Studies, Scientists and Officials Say
Céline Gounder and Alexander Tin, CBS News The Trump administration has moved to end funding for…
Médicos estadounidenses se mudan a Canadá para escapar de la administración Trump
A principios de este año, cuando el presidente Donald Trump comenzaba a remodelar el gobierno, Michael,…
RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says.
You’re pregnant, healthy, and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,…
Role Reversal: Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through…
At Trump’s FDA, Anti-Regulatory Approach and Cost-Cutting Put Food Safety System at Risk
Stephanie Armour The Trump administration’s anti-regulatory approach and cost-cutting moves risk unraveling a critical system of…
American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration
Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an…
Opioid Settlement Windfall: Where the Billions Are Going
LISTEN: Tens of thousands of people have filed claims for compensation from pharmaceutical companies accused of…
Recortes en servicios de idiomas generan temor a errores médicos, diagnósticos equivocados y muertes
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Organizaciones de salud sin fines de lucro e intérpretes médicos advierten que…
Feds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners
In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the…
Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths
SAN FRANCISCO — Health nonprofits and medical interpreters warn that federal cuts have eliminated dozens of…
A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78,000.
On Christmas Day at the WaTiki indoor water park, Hans Wirt was getting winded from following…
Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety
Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt. He kept…