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After Trump Cuts, New York and California Vow to Fund Planned Parenthood

After Trump Cuts, New York and California Vow to Fund Planned Parenthood www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...

Ob/Gyns Urged to Fight Contraception Misinformation False information about contraception abounds; physicians can help correct the narrative

Ob/Gyns Urged to Fight Contraception Misinformation www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/genera...

The unintended consequences of writing your emails with AI – Digital Society Blog AI-written emails can save workers time and improve clarity – but are we losing connection, nuance, and communication skills in the process?

Have you received increasing emails that present as impersonal, and border on rude? This article spoke volumes to me and is worthy of the read. Polished yet impersonal: The unintended consequences of writing your emails with AI www.hiig.de/en/unintende... via @hiigberlin.bsky.social

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'Voice of CDC' Goes Silent In departure from the past, MMWR staff not allowed to be exempted from shutdown furlough

'Voice of CDC' Goes Silent www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

The D.E.I. Industry, Scorned by the White House, Turns to ‘Safer’ Topics

The D.E.I. Industry, Scorned by the White House, Turns to ‘Safer’ Topics www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/b...

Patients shouldn’t be pressured to ‘just check that box’ on informed consent forms Doctors should actually discuss informed-consent paperwork with their patients.

Patients shouldn’t be pressured to ‘just check that box’ on informed consent forms www.statnews.com/2025/10/08/i... via @statnews.com

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

Shutdown Threatens Food Aid Program Relied on By Millions of Families States are being forced to use their own money to keep WIC afloat

Shutdown Threatens Food Aid Program Relied on By Millions of Families www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

Will SCOTUS Greenlight Conversion Therapy Even Though the UN Calls It “Torture”? The outcome of “Chiles v. Salazar” could have major implications for conversion therapy bans across the country.

Will SCOTUS Greenlight Conversion Therapy Even Though the UN Calls It “Torture”? truthout.org/articles/wil...

How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner's new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients Abstract. The FDA Commissioner's new National Priority Voucher program seeks to accelerate drug approvals for products meeting certain criteria. Interestin

How to make one line in the FDA Commissioner's new drug review program into a force for affordable access for patients url: academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S.

Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S.

Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals

Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/h...

Health Insurance Dynamics During Childhood in the US This decision analytical modeling study aimed to estimate childhood insurance outcomes, including the proportions of those who had ever been enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP or had ever been uninsured.

Health Insurance Dynamics During Childhood in the US url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Opinion | School-Based Mental Health Screening Must Continue A closer look at a recent op-ed by Secretaries Kennedy and McMahon

School-Based Mental Health Screening Must Continue www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

An HIV Outbreak in Maine Shows the Risk of Trump’s Crackdown on Homelessness and Drug Use - KFF Health News Public health experts and advocates say the outbreak has been fueled by a confluence of local factors, including the sweeping of a homeless encampment and shuttering of a sterile-syringe program. But…

A New England state is battling the largest HIV outbreak in its history. The local factors that shaped it can shed light on what to expect from Trump’s policies on homelessness and drug use. @kffhealthnews.org
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KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents | KFF The KFF-Washington Post partnership Survey of Parents explores experiences and views pertaining to childhood vaccines. The Survey of Parents also sheds light on school vaccination requirements, views ...

Confidence is even lower in the agencies’ abilities to make decisions based on science rather than the views of agency officials or to act independently without interference from outside interests.

BREAKING, from NY Playbook PM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid vaccines to New Yorkers who request them.

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump’s tariffs exceeded his authority under an emergency powers law.

HHS terminates NIH program aimed at diversifying biomedical workforce HHS is terminating a National Institutes of Health grant program that supports students from marginalized backgrounds in the biomedical sciences.

HHS terminates NIH program aimed at diversifying biomedical workforce www.statnews.com/2025/08/25/n... via @statnews.com

Study Examines Off-Target Mortality in Cancer Screening 'Reasonable confidence that screening must be saving lives,' researchers conclude

Study Examines Off-Target Mortality in Cancer Screening www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyon...

DOJ Demanded Details on Transgender Patients From at Least One Hospital Attorney General says investigations were for 'healthcare fraud, false statements, and more'

DOJ Demanded Details on Transgender Patients From at Least One Hospital www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

CDC finalizes terminations of 'roughly 600' employees after court narrows preliminary hold “Roughly 600” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees received permanent termination notices in the wake of a court decision temporarily protecting some of the agency’s teams but | ...

😲https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/cdc-finalizes-terminations-roughly-600-employees-after-court-narrows-preliminary-hold

The transitions of aging: How parents and adult children can adjust As people age, they may be surprised to find that younger folks don't understand what they're going through, but adult children or caretakers can do a lot to help older people adjust to a new reality.

An informative read on #Aging www.npr.org/2025/08/21/n...

CDC attacker likely attempted to enter campus days before shooting The shooter was likely conducting reconnaissance days before his attack, a top CDC official wrote.

#Breaking: CDC attacker likely attempted to enter campus days before shooting

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Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary People url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2836881?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=082025

National pediatrics group splits with RFK Jr. on Covid vaccinations The American Academy of Pediatrics is splitting from the federal government in its recommendations on which children should receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

National pediatrics group splits with RFK Jr. on Covid vaccinations www.statnews.com/2025/08/19/p... via @statnews.com

Opinion | Is 'Co-Production' the Missing Puzzle Piece to Better Mental Health Care? The experts in charge of identifying solutions aren't the only ones who matter

Is 'Co-Production' the Missing Puzzle Piece to Better Mental Health Care? www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

'Considerable' ED boarding rates among pediatric Medicaid patients seeking psychiatric care: Study More than 1 in 10 psychiatric emergency department visits by young Medicaid patients lead to boarding, with rates of boarding varying widely from state to state, according to a recent analysis. | Abou...

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