Kennedy Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ and ‘Gold-Standard Science.’ Trump’s Vaccine Order Promotes Neither.
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How Louisiana鈥檚 New Surgeon General Wants To Transform Public Health
Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in fighting government mandates and questioning the safety of some vaccines.
Headless FDA Gets a New Nominee
Episode 460President Trump is nominating Heidi Overton, a physician and White House policy adviser, to lead the FDA, which has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since May. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews billionaire businessman Mark Cuban.
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You Want To Join a Clinical Trial. Here鈥檚 What To Know About the Hurdles.
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an effort to streamline clinical research, and legislation is pending in Congress. But patients and providers face participation challenges.
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Drive for Nuclear Power Boosts Uranium Industry 鈥 And Tribal Health Concerns in Southwest
Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium are raising concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry鈥檚 deadly legacy.
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Kennedy鈥檚 Quiet Hunt for Autism Culprits Stalls as Trump Orders Baseless Changes to Childhood Shots
The Trump administration is working to implement the president鈥檚 new order on childhood vaccines, which he publicly faulted for a rise in autism 鈥 even as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 closed-door research has yet to produce evidence linking them.
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Gounder Brings Clarity to Egg Freezing, AI Virus Creation, and New Trump Vaccine Order
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News editor-at-large for public health C茅line Gounder made several TV appearances recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a roundup.
Trump鈥檚 Vaccine Agenda
Episode 459President Trump is trying to unilaterally change the number and schedule of childhood vaccines in the U.S., though it remains unclear how much of an impact his orders will have. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Sandhya Raman of Bloomberg Law join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Paula Andalo, who wrote the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month.鈥
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Hospitals Say They Found a Tool To Help Reduce Childbirth Risks: Wristbands
North Carolina and other states have embraced 鈥淚 Gave Birth鈥 wristbands as a way to encourage women to seek help when they have postpartum complications. They鈥檙e gaining steam as the Trump administration鈥檚 cuts to Medicaid threaten postpartum care.
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A Federal Policy Is Complicating How Organizations Battle the Opioid Crisis
Drug test strips are credited with saving lives, but a new policy will limit how funds can be used for them. Advocates of harm reduction strategies who responded to a mass overdose in Baltimore say distributing them will get harder. Federal officials say the strips enable drug use.
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Many States Cover Doula Care, but Access to a 鈥楤irthing Bestie鈥 Is Often Out of Reach
Virginia Medicaid started covering doula care four years ago. But logistical and administrative challenges leave many expectant parents without the support of a doula.
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Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Changing Health Policies
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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Nurses Chase Cyclospora Through Frustrating Trail of Receipts and Recollections
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Budget Battle Erupts in Nation鈥檚 Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money
Washington, D.C.鈥檚 2027 fiscal-year blueprint reflects a debate playing out around the U.S.: whether opioid settlement money should be used to free up taxpayer dollars by paying for existing responsibilities instead of new programs.
By Rachel Spears and Aneri Pattani The Return of 鈥楳edicare for All鈥
Episode 458Michigan voters this week chose former Detroit public health director Abdul El-Sayed as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. El-Sayed has made 鈥淢edicare for All鈥 a major part of his campaign. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Amanda Seitz of 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News join 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also this week, as part of the 鈥淗ow Would You Fix It?鈥 series, Rovner interviews Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.).
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Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People in the Cold
Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government鈥檚 list of exemptions left off homeless people.
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Watch: Democratic Senator Proposes a Fix for American Healthcare 鈥 Covering All Kids
Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey wants to offer universal healthcare until age 26. He sat down with 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to answer the question: 鈥淗ow Would You Fix It?鈥
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Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump鈥檚 CDC on Vaccine Guidance
When the Trump administration upended years of vaccine advice, it left pediatricians in a quandary. Many say they can no longer direct families to the CDC as a trusted source of information. So some are creating their own.
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Baltimore Is Rethinking What It Means To Call 911 鈥 And Who Responds
The city wants to stop health crises before they happen and is creating a new service to do that when people call 911.
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Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts 鈥 And the Messy Details
Yes, they鈥檝e heard all the poop jokes. Public health staffers are painstakingly tracing the sources of this massive outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and lettuce purchases as they listen to people鈥檚 lengthy, messy stories about their illness.
By Kate Wells