🌎 Discussion: Health And Healthcare III

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Medical debt reforms threatened by Trump pause on new regulations

Treasury secretary paused all work at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, agency that was enacting reform

www.theguardian.com

 

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"An absolute disaster": Musk's assault on USAID blamed for spread of HIV among newborns

The White House said it was allowing "lifesaving" foreign aid to continue, but DOGE's actions suggest otherwise

www.salon.com

 

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The rush to preserve data Trump deleted

The race is on to save public information about health and science before Trump makes it disappear

www.salon.com

 

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RFK Jr’s claim about Black people’s immune systems is ‘unscientific and terrifying’

Kennedy’s hearing signifies how close a man with medically racist beliefs is to becoming the US’s leading health official

www.theguardian.com

 

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Javier Milei announces Argentina to leave World Health Organization

Country’s president and Donald Trump fan follows US example in move criticized by health organisations

www.theguardian.com

 

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NY AG warns hospitals they'll be breaking state law if they follow Trump's order

James sends letter to remind healthcare facilities that refusing to provide gender-affirming care would be in violation of New York state anti-discrimination laws

www.independent.co.uk

 

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McConnell's Stumbles in Senate Spark Call for Medicare for All | Common Dreams

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell reportedly fell twice on Capitol Hill, but as one single-payer advocate highlighted, the 82-year-old Kentucky Republican won't struggle to get any needed treatment—unlike millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans.

www.commondreams.org

 

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McConnell's Stumbles in Senate Spark Call for Medicare for All | Common Dreams

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell reportedly fell twice on Capitol Hill, but as one single-payer advocate highlighted, the 82-year-old Kentucky Republican won't struggle to get any needed treatment—unlike millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans.

www.commondreams.org

I thought he was supposed to retire at the end of last year?

 

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I thought he was supposed to retire at the end of last year?

I think he's going to serve the rest of his Senate term, which ends in 2027.

 

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Couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx over son's death after asthma drug price hike

A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits company alleging their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 jump in the cost of his asthma medication

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx over son's death after asthma drug price hike

A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits company alleging their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 jump in the cost of his asthma medication

www.independent.co.uk

I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more stories like this over the next four years.

 

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Diabetes and obesity drugs fuel Eli Lilly profit in the final quarter of 2024

Eli Lilly’s profit doubled in the fourth quarter, propelled by its hot-selling diabetes and obesity treatments, and the drugmaker debuted a mostly better-than-expected 2025 forecast

abcnews.go.com

 

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Texas removes 1.7 million people from health-care plan

Millions have lost coverage as a result of the national disenrollment process, which began following the COVID-19 pandemic.

www.newsweek.com

 

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Diabetes and obesity drugs fuel Eli Lilly profit in the final quarter of 2024

Eli Lilly’s profit doubled in the fourth quarter, propelled by its hot-selling diabetes and obesity treatments, and the drugmaker debuted a mostly better-than-expected 2025 forecast

abcnews.go.com

Must be loving us all being fat.

 

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NH reports 3rd US case of mpox variant

A person in New Hampshire is the first in the state and third in the United States to contract a variant of the viral disease mpox, health officials said Friday. Mpox, originally known as monkeypox, causes an infectious rash that’s spread through close physical contact with an infectious person...

www.necn.com

Yay.

 

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Federal health workers brace for layoffs as White House instructs HHS to rank workers

White House denies any executive orders related to the sweeping health agency are underway

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Doctors' visits for flu highest in 15 years, most since swine flu pandemic: CDC

Outpatient health care visits for flu-like illnesses are at their highest levels in 15 years, according to data updated Friday by the CDC.

abcnews.go.com