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More Americans Cannot Afford Medical Care: Gallup Poll

More Americans Cannot Afford Medical Care: Gallup Poll

Apr 02, 2025

It’s not just the high price of eggs or the rising cost of housing that is contributing to Americans’ unhappiness over the cost of living. Health care remains stubbornly unaffordable for millions of p...

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Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending

Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending

Apr 01, 2025

A few days ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, embarked on a media tour to defend his decision to lay off thousands of his department’s workers.He announced a plan last week to cut 10,00...

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Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns

Dr. Oz ‘Disavows’ Support for Transgender Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns

Apr 01, 2025

Senator Josh Hawley, the Missouri Republican, said on Monday that he had decided to support the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid because Dr. Oz told him that he would no longe...

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Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women

Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women

Apr 01, 2025

The United States is ending its financial support for family planning programs in developing countries, cutting nearly 50 million women off from access to contraception.This policy change has attracte...

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Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies

Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies

Apr 01, 2025

Hundreds of federal health workers, including doctors in senior leadership positions, began hearing early Tuesday morning that they are losing their jobs, part of a vast restructuring that will winnow...

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Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

Mar 31, 2025

Joe Grinsteiner is a gregarious online personality who touts the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. In a recent Facebook video, he produced a tube of veterinary-grade ivermectin paste — the kind made for...

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