How Medical Device Makers Reacted to Publication of a Once-Secret Database of Millions of Adverse Events - UCLA Anderson Review New product filings to FDA included stronger safety features and larger technological advances

Journalism still matters. One example:

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At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse. - KFF Health News As a warming climate intensifies storms, KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump admi...

A young woman committed at psychiatric hospital in a flood zone said the river feels like a moat trapping her inside.

“My first feeling is doom,” Aurora said, watching a simulation of the river rising. The facility is one of many.

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Kennedy’s Take on Vaccine Science Fractures Cohesive National Public Health Strategies - KFF Health News A lack of faith in the soundness of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new direction has led states to explore enacting their own vaccine policies. A patchwork of divergent recommendatio...

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American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration - KFF Health News Canada has seen a surge of American doctors seeking to move north in the months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

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This News Might Ruin Your Appetite — And Summer - KFF Health News Fresh studies expose a gap in the FDA’s assessments of foods: Widely used additives could damage the mix of bacteria in your gut, causing health problems.

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YouTube video by KFF Health News How Risky Chemicals Get Into America’s Food Supply

Many processed foods are made with chemicals linked to health concerns. To a great extent, the FDA allows food companies to determine whether their ingredients and additives are safe.

What could go wrong?

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At Social Security, These Are the Days of the Living Dead - KFF Health News In recent weeks, Social Security has been plagued by problems related to technology, system errors, and even the marking of living people as dead.

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Trump Administration Retreats From 100% Withholding on Social Security Clawbacks - KFF Health News The Social Security Administration will now withhold 50% of many recipients’ monthly benefits to claw back alleged overpayments — down from the 100% it announced in March, but way up from the 10% cap ...

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How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America's Food Supply - KFF Health News The FDA has relied on food companies for decades to determine whether their ingredients are safe. Some chemicals and additives are tied to health risks while others are absent from product labels.

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NEW: I want to tell you about some of the most courageous people I've ever met.

One year ago they were injured during the mass shooting at the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City: Shot, trampled, burned, scarred.

They've allowed @peggylowe.bsky.social and me into their lives to see their journeys

A Year After Super Bowl Parade Shooting, Trauma Freeze Gives Way to Turmoil for Survivors - KFF Health News Survivors and witnesses of gun violence often freeze emotionally at first, as a coping mechanism. As the one-year mark since the parade shooting nears, the last installment in our series “The Injured”...

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for ...

💥 My 2024 Mile Marker: The inside scoop on how America lost control of the Bird Flu, opening the door for another pandemic.

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