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Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.’s Goals for a Healthier National Diet
Belinda McLoyd and other residents in southwestern Georgia’s Dougherty County face steep barriers to accessing healthy…
The Foster Care System Has a Suicide Problem. Federal Cuts Threaten To Slow Fixes.
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988…
Workplace Mental Health at Risk as Key Federal Agency Faces Cuts
In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with…
Trump Administration Cuts Leave Park Service With Fewer Lifeguards
Recreational beaches at National Park Service sites are coping with a shortage of lifeguards caused by…
Tribes Question Kennedy’s Promise To Protect Them From Health Cuts
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly pledged to protect and improve…
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…
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…
Federal Cuts Ripple Through a Bioscience Hub in Rural Montana
HAMILTON, Mont. — Scientists are often careful to take off their work badges when they leave…
Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House
The Host With only a single vote to spare, the House passed a controversial budget bill…
Californians Receiving In-Home Care Fear Medicaid Cuts Will Spell End to Independent Living
OAKLAND, Calif. — With a Starbucks coffee cup in her hand and a half gallon of…
Readers Scrutinize Federal Cuts and Medical Debt
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit…
Trump Once Vowed To End HIV in America. His Funding Cuts Are Rolling Back Progress.
Amy Maxmen In his first term, President Donald Trump promised to end America’s HIV epidemic —…
Seeking Spending Cuts, GOP Lawmakers Target a Tax Hospitals Love To Pay
On the eastern plains of Colorado, in a county of less than 6,000 people, Lincoln Health…
As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview
CRESTWOOD, Mo. — The prospect of sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid is alarming to some Missourians…
Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom
Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica…
Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand
Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts to federal aid programs have some residents…
Moms in Crisis, Jobs Lost: The Human Cost of Trump’s Addiction Funding Cuts
When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in covid-era funds to states in late…
Fate of Black Maternal Health Programs Is Unclear Amid Federal Cuts
Eboni Tomasek expected to take home her newborn the day after he was born in a…
FDA halts key food lab quality program amid HHS staff cuts
Critics say the cuts risk public health by disrupting contaminant detection processes By Truman Lewis of…