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Trump administration sued over decision to rescind billions in health funding
Read full article: Trump administration sued over decision to rescind billions in health fundingAttorneys general from 23 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for its decision to claw back $11 billion that went to public health departments for COVID-19 efforts and addiction and mental health programs.
Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Read full article: Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned ParenthoodThe Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.
Pope's work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New Guinea
Read full article: Pope's work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New GuineaThe Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel.
Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs
Read full article: Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffsAs they readied to leave work Monday, some workers at the Food and Drug Administration were told to pack their laptops and prepare for the possibility that they wouldnโt be back.
Mexico bans junk food sales in schools in its latest salvo against child obesity
Read full article: Mexico bans junk food sales in schools in its latest salvo against child obesityMexico says a government-sponsored junk food ban in schools has taken effect as the country tries to tackle one of the worldโs worst obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
Read full article: Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing โmisinformation and liesโ to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations.
New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions
Read full article: New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regionsA groundbreaking initiative could soon be bringing surgeons closer to patients in Africa's remote corners where the doctor-to-patients ratio is among the lowest in the world.
Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
Read full article: Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combatDefense Secretary Pete Hegsethโs decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandoraโs box of the widely different rules among the services.
Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
Read full article: Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?Researchers have performed the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells in hopes of restoring fertility in a man who survived childhood cancer.
A remote Australian town seeks a doctor, offering a $400,000 salary and free rent
Read full article: A remote Australian town seeks a doctor, offering a $400,000 salary and free rentA remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary package of up to $680,000 Australian dollars, plus free rent and a car, to attract a new candidate.
The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaul
Read full article: The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaulThe proposed overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could weaken and possibly eliminate a little-known agency that's crucial in helping Americans who struggle with their mental health or with addiction.
Georgia bill to codify IVF heads to governor after getting overwhelming support in both chambers
Read full article: Georgia bill to codify IVF heads to governor after getting overwhelming support in both chambersA Georgia bill to codify the right to in vitro fertilization got overwhelming in the state Senate and will likely go to Gov. Brian Kempโs desk for his signature soon.
Earthโs storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And itโs especially bad for farming
Read full article: Earthโs storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And itโs especially bad for farmingNew research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water thatโs being stored around the world in soil, lakes, rivers, snow and other places on land.
NY county clerk refuses to file Texas' fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills
Read full article: NY county clerk refuses to file Texas' fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pillsA county clerk in New York has refused to file a more than $100,000 judgment from Texas against a New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas.
Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring
Read full article: Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuringA Democratic senator says she's worried about the fallout from a major overhaul and layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Vaccines group Gavi says U.S. has not confirmed it will end funding
Read full article: Vaccines group Gavi says U.S. has not confirmed it will end fundingThe head of leading vaccines group Gavi alliance says it has not received confirmation from the U.S. government that it might be losing more than $1 billion in pledged funding as part of a reported proposal by U.S. authorities to cut support for international aid groups.
Anti-abortion groups aim to end Planned Parenthood funding and suggest Musk's DOGE to get it done
Read full article: Anti-abortion groups aim to end Planned Parenthood funding and suggest Musk's DOGE to get it doneMajor anti-abortion groups have gathered in the nation's capital to begin a lobbying effort with Congress and President Donald Trumpโs administration aimed at eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood.
States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cereal
Read full article: States move to ban or restrict use of synthetic dyes used in candies and cerealSynthetic dyes used to make brightly colored cereals, drinks and candies are coming under scrutiny in states across the country.
A bill proposing a near-total abortion ban causes an uproar at Georgia's Capitol
Read full article: A bill proposing a near-total abortion ban causes an uproar at Georgia's CapitolProtesters on each side of the abortion debate have packed a hallway of Georgia's Capitol during a hearing on a bill that would ban most abortions.
Vermont child welfare agency seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging it tracked pregnant women
Read full article: Vermont child welfare agency seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging it tracked pregnant womenVermontโs child welfare agency has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state routinely targets and tracks pregnant women deemed unsuitable for motherhood.
Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know
Read full article: Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to knowBlack women around the world spend hours at a time getting synthetic braids but are wondering if the convenience and fashion benefits are outweighed by potential health hazards.
Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after Makary is confirmed to head the FDA
Read full article: Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after Makary is confirmed to head the FDAA pill used in most U.S. abortions has been ensnared in politics for years, and many Americans wonder whether it will be restricted under the new Republican administration in Washington.
Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom
Read full article: Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boomAn international agency reports that the installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources.
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trumpโs demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding
Read full article: Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trumpโs demands in bid to restore $400M federal fundingResearchers at Columbia University remain in limbo after the Ivy League institution bowed to the Trump administrationโs demands for unprecedented changes in a bid to restore some $400 million in federal funds cut.
Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments
Read full article: Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departmentsFederal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.
Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant women
Read full article: Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant womenKentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill touted by its Republican supporters as an attempt to bring clarity to the state's near-total abortion ban.
Democrats say EPA illegally canceled hundreds of grants aimed at boosting 'environmental justice'
Read full article: Democrats say EPA illegally canceled hundreds of grants aimed at boosting 'environmental justice'Senate Democrats accuse the Environmental Protection Agency of breaking the law when they cancelled grants worth more than $1.5 billion focused on improving the environment in minority communities hit hard by pollution.
Trump nominates Republican once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds as HHS watchdog
Read full article: Trump nominates Republican once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds as HHS watchdogPresident Donald Trump has nominated a Republican attorney who was once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds and who has a history of launching investigations against abortion clinics to lead the Department of Health and Human Servicesโ Office of Inspector General.
Pope Francis' doctors considered stopping treatment to 'let him go' after serious breathing crisis
Read full article: Pope Francis' doctors considered stopping treatment to 'let him go' after serious breathing crisisPope Francisโ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment after a Feb. 28 breathing crisis but instead decided on an aggressive treatment course.
Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions
Read full article: Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questionsA surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science.
One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions
Read full article: One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptionsOne of Republican Patrick Morriseyโs first moves as West Virginia governor was to issue an executive order allowing families to apply for religious exemptions to mandated childhood vaccinations.
What is glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed former US Rep. Mia Love?
Read full article: What is glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed former US Rep. Mia Love?The death of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love has brought renewed attention to an aggressive form of brain cancer that killed her at age 49.
From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
Read full article: From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weatherAround the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that can wreak havoc on people and the environment.
Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients
Read full article: Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patientsThe Swiss town of Neuchรขtel is offering residents a novel form of preventative or preparatory medicine.
Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust
Read full article: Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trustIn the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes.
Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches
Read full article: Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launchesWith massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations.
Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight, this time in Wisconsin's court race
Read full article: Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight, this time in Wisconsin's court raceAbortion has been top of mind for many voters casting early ballots in the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill
Read full article: South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom billSouth Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law Friday that restricts transgender people's use of communal facilities that align with their gender identity in schools and state buildings.
Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
Read full article: Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen yearsTuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years.
Pope Francis advisers say he'll recover from pneumonia and a 'new stage' is opening for him
Read full article: Pope Francis advisers say he'll recover from pneumonia and a 'new stage' is opening for himTwo of Pope Francisโ closest advisers are predicting that he will recover from pneumonia and that a โnew stageโ in his pontificate will open after he is released.
Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds
Read full article: Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study findsA new study finds that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may miss some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment.
In the rapidly shifting world of work, many employees are unclear whatโs expected of them
Read full article: In the rapidly shifting world of work, many employees are unclear whatโs expected of themMore workers have reported feeling disconnected from their organizationโs purpose and unclear on how to meet expectations since the coronavirus pandemic changed the way we work.
Detroit-area hospital resumes operations after an employee is shot in the parking garage
Read full article: Detroit-area hospital resumes operations after an employee is shot in the parking garageOperations are back to normal at a major hospital in suburban Detroit after an employee was shot by a coworker in the parking garage.
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it
Read full article: Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove itAn experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age.
Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts
Read full article: Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all countsA jury has found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need.
Kentucky's 'Better Without It' anti-drug campaign recruits college basketball players to reach youth
Read full article: Kentucky's 'Better Without It' anti-drug campaign recruits college basketball players to reach youthKentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is tapping into his state's love of college basketball to promote his drug prevention campaign aimed at young people.
What to know about a legal dispute over one Ohio school district's pronoun policy
Read full article: What to know about a legal dispute over one Ohio school district's pronoun policyA federal appeals court in Cincinnati has heard arguments in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school districtโs gender pronoun policy against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders.
Zelenskyy and Putin have agreed to a limited ceasefire, but implementation is work in progress
Read full article: Zelenskyy and Putin have agreed to a limited ceasefire, but implementation is work in progressUkraine and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countriesโ leaders this week, though it remains to be seen when it might take effect and what possible targets would be off limits to attack.
Texas medical assistant arrested in connection to clinics accused of providing illegal abortions
Read full article: Texas medical assistant arrested in connection to clinics accused of providing illegal abortionsA second person has been arrested in connection to a Texas midwife who is accused of providing illegal abortions at three clinics around the Houston area.
Another raw pet food recall is tied to illness and death in cats
Read full article: Another raw pet food recall is tied to illness and death in catsA pet food company has recalled one lot of its raw chicken pet food after it was linked to bird flu infections detected in two cats and suspected in a third in New York City.
America's port communities fear efforts to reduce pollution are at risk under Trump
Read full article: America's port communities fear efforts to reduce pollution are at risk under TrumpAmerica's ports have long struggled with dirty air that chokes nearby neighborhoods and jeopardizes the health of people living there.
What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders
Read full article: What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feedersBird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021.
Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems
Read full article: Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systemsA new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change.
Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessible
Read full article: Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessibleArizona highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of all rulings issued by the justices.
Texas midwife accused by state's attorney general of providing illegal abortions
Read full article: Texas midwife accused by state's attorney general of providing illegal abortionsTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that a Houston-area midwife has been arrested and accused of providing illegal abortions, marking the first time authorities have filed criminal charges under the stateโs near-total abortion ban.
FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs
Read full article: FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairsThousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are returning to the office to find overflowing parking lots, cramped workspaces and missing equipment.
Pope registers new slight improvements in pneumonia fight as Vatican gives details on hospital photo
Read full article: Pope registers new slight improvements in pneumonia fight as Vatican gives details on hospital photoPope Francis is registering new slight improvements in his monthlong treatment for double pneumonia.
Lawyers who say British nurse was wrongly convicted of killing babies ask to halt hospital inquiry
Read full article: Lawyers who say British nurse was wrongly convicted of killing babies ask to halt hospital inquiryLawyers for convicted baby killer Lucy Letby and former executives at the hospital where she worked have asked a judge to halt an inquiry into the deaths after a panel of medical experts found no evidence of a crime.
Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk
Read full article: Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at riskExperts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods.
FDA warns of misuse of laughing gas sold in colorful, flavored canisters
Read full article: FDA warns of misuse of laughing gas sold in colorful, flavored canistersFederal health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of laughing gas, including some brands sold in colorful, flavored canisters.
Judge finds frozen embryos are not divisible property in cancer survivor's case against ex-husband
Read full article: Judge finds frozen embryos are not divisible property in cancer survivor's case against ex-husbandA judge finds that Virginia law does not consider frozen embryos to be property that can be divided up in a partition lawsuit.
Timeline of Pope Francis' hospitalization for pneumonia at the 1-month mark
Read full article: Timeline of Pope Francis' hospitalization for pneumonia at the 1-month markPope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly.
Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts
Read full article: Oz pledges to fight health care fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cutsDr. Mehmet Oz is promising to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Gene Hackman's estate asks court to block release of death investigation records
Read full article: Gene Hackman's estate asks court to block release of death investigation recordsThe estate of deceased actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports related to the deaths of Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa, especially photographs and video.
Why is an Elon Musk-backed PAC running an ad against Republican state legislators?
Read full article: Why is an Elon Musk-backed PAC running an ad against Republican state legislators?A group backed by Trump adviser Elon Musk is running ads targeting Republican lawmakers in several states over their support of a federal drug pricing program.
Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban
Read full article: Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion banRepublican lawmakers in Kentucky have added several medical exceptions to the stateโs near-total abortion ban.
Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levels
Read full article: Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levelsThe Food and Drug Administration is asking retailers to remove a small number of acne creams from their shelves that contain slightly elevated levels of a chemical linked to cancer.
US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says
Read full article: US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief saysAid cuts by the United States are hurting Africaโs capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other financing options.
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
Read full article: Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest total in nearly 30 years, according to figures from UNICEF and the World Health Organization.
Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing
Read full article: Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearingThe White House has withdrawn the nomination of David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.