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Month: February 2025
Abortions to Resume in Missouri After Judge Blocks Restrictions
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution. Friday’s ruling came after a Kansas City judge ruled last year that abortions were now legal in the state but kept certain regulations on the … Read more
As Trump vents about covid, experts worry his moves could worsen next threat
The president, still angry about the pandemic response, may be cutting into the country’s fundamental ability to identify emerging diseases and head them off. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond, Lena H. Sun
Healthy drinks are as important as healthy foods for kids, panel says
Sweetened beverages “are not recommended as part of a healthy diet for children and adolescents,” the panel concludes. View original article Contributor: Erin Blakemore
New Insights Into Older Hearts
Heart disease is more common in people over 65, but treatments are better than ever. That can complicate decision-making for older heart patients. View original article Contributor: Paula Span
Infant Mortality and Births Increased In Most States With Abortion Bans, Studies Find
Infant mortality and births increased in the majority of states that had abortion bans in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, according to two new studies. The studies, which were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Thursday, indicate that these impacts can be especially … Read more
RFK Jr. Outlines His Health Secretary Priorities in Post-Confirmation Interview With Fox News
In an interview just hours after his confirmation as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined his priorities in response to specific prompts by Fox News host Laura Ingraham. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “It’s MAHA time” read a chyron as Kennedy joined the program, later changing to “MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN!”—a variation on Trump’s … Read more
Trump officials ask CDC, FDA to use gender notice on restored websites
The Trump administration had directed health agencies to place a notice condemning “gender ideology” on health webpages that had been earlier taken down. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein, Salvador Rizzo
NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year’s by $1 Billion
After weeks of disruption to scientific federal grants, the National Institutes of Health has fallen behind in funding research into treatments for deadly diseases. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett and Teddy Rosenbluth
How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State
Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research. View original article Contributor: Emily Badger, Aatish Bhatia, Irineo Cabreros, Eli Murray, Francesca Paris, Margot Sanger-Katz and Ethan Singer