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Cient铆ficos de Estados Unidos secuencian 1.000 genomas del sarampi贸n, eliminado durante a帽os gracias a las vacunas

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Cient铆ficos familiarizados con el proceso esperan que los CDC publiquen muchos m谩s datos en las pr贸ximas semanas, lo que permitir谩 ver si Estados Unidos ha perdido su estatus de pa铆s libre de sarampi贸n, logrado con tanto esfuerzo.

US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines

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This week, the CDC began to publish long-awaited data that will reveal the extent of measles鈥 comeback. While applauding the science, researchers say the Trump administration has done little to contain the virus. 鈥淭hat we鈥檙e even talking about this is nuts,鈥 one virologist said.

Evidence Shows ACA鈥檚 Mandated Benefits Alone Don鈥檛 Drive Up Costs. The Debate Continues.

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The Affordable Care Act put in place a package of benefits that health insurance plans must cover. Critics contend this mandate has jacked up premiums. Evidence supporting that claim is mixed.

In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals

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Open enrollment season lasts until March 31 for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage who want to switch to original Medicare, but there鈥檚 a potential hitch.

Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.

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Thousands of primary care practices are fighting to remain financially viable and independent. Many are banding together to form Independent Physician Associations, or IPAs, to increase their market power.

Newsom se enfrenta a Trump y RFK Jr. por la salud p煤blica

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El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, se ha posicionado como un l铆der nacional en salud p煤blica al impulsar pol铆ticas respaldadas por la ciencia, en contraste con el gobierno federal.

Newsom Picks a Dogfight With Trump and RFK Jr. on Public Health

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Scientists are cheering California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he builds a public health bulwark against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 anti-vaccine stance and President Donald Trump鈥檚 withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Still, federal cuts have sapped morale and left local health departments less prepared for outbreaks.

Trabajadores de salud p煤blica renuncian antes de ir a Guant谩namo

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Oficiales del Servicio de Salud P煤blica que trabajaron en Guant谩namo el a帽o pasado describieron las condiciones en las que se encontraban los detenidos inmigrantes.

Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guant谩namo

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U.S. Public Health Service doctors and nurses are being deployed to Guant谩namo and other detention centers as President Donald Trump escalates mass arrests in his campaign to curb immigration. Some have resigned in protest. Others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

NIH Grant Disruptions Slow Down Breast Cancer Research

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The Trump administration has made the future of federal funding for cancer research uncertain. At one groundbreaking breast cancer research lab, work that could save lives has slowed significantly.

Your Next Primary Care Doctor Could Be Online Only, Accessed Through an AI Tool

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The largest hospital chain in Massachusetts is offering a new AI-assisted telehealth tool to patients who need primary care. Mass General Brigham says this and other AI tools can help relieve staff burnout and worker shortages, but some primary care physicians in the MGB system see it as a way to avoid fixing structural problems.

Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans

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Breakups between insurers and health systems, on top of plan cuts, left more than 3.7 million Medicare Advantage enrollees facing a tough choice last year: find new insurance or new doctors. But hospital systems say their Advantage plans can avert such upheaval, giving patients peace of mind.

Nuevas alternativas para resolver la crisis del cuidado de salud en casa

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El cuidado en el hogar ya es una de las ocupaciones de m谩s r谩pido crecimiento en el pa铆s: el a帽o pasado hab铆a 3,2 millones de asistentes de salud en el hogar y de cuidado personal, frente a 1,4 millones una d茅cada atr谩s.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Complicates State Health Care Affordability Efforts

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The federal budget bill President Donald Trump signed into law in July is creating uncertainty for states trying to rein in health care spending. In California, a lawsuit by the hospital industry challenging state spending caps cites the law, which will slash Medicaid spending, as one of many financial pressures.

Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers

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With subsidies that give consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums set to expire, lawmakers are again debating the Affordable Care Act. The difference this time: It鈥檚 happening in the middle of ACA open enrollment.

They Need a Ventilator To Stay Alive. Getting One Can Be a Nightmare.

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Few nursing homes are set up to care for people needing help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS or other infirmities. Insurers often resist paying for ventilators at home, and innovative programs are now endangered by Medicaid cuts.

Conflicting Advice on Covid Shots Likely To Ding Already Low Vaccine Rates, Experts Warn

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About 1 in 4 American adults got a covid vaccine shot during the 2024-25 virus season, a fraction health care experts warn could be smaller this year as millions wrestle with conflicting advice from the government and trusted medical organizations about the value of a shot.

From Narcan to Gun Silencers, Opioid Settlement Cash Pays Law Enforcement Tabs

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Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts. Their spending decisions in 2024 were sometimes surprising and even controversial. Our new database offers more than 10,500 examples.