Health, Illinois
Illinois county voices opposition to new assisted suicide law(The Heartlander)–Officials in an Illinois county are pushing back against a new assisted suicide law that allows doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to certain patients. The Effingham County Board … Read More
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New ad highlights patients hit with surprise medical bills(The Center Square) – A new television ad from PatientRightsAdvocate.org features patients from across the country calling on Congress to require upfront healthcare pricing after each faced unexpected medical bills. Read More
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‘Stick with us’: Trump admin reassures MAHA movement after glyphosate backlash(The Heartlander) — The Trump administration is encouraging the Make America Healthy Again movement not to lose faith, after sparking fury from a recent executive order to boost production of… Read More
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Oz: Your zip code will no longer determine your life expectancy(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump and senior health administration officials touted the $50 billion set aside in the One Big Beautiful Bill for rural health care during… Read More
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White House weighs executive action to prevent government from taking kids from parents who oppose gender transition(The Daily Signal) – The White House has weighed an executive order that would stop Child Protective Services from taking children away from parents who refuse to accept their… Read More
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HHS condemns ‘predatory’ gender procedures for minors, citing significant harms, ‘child-mutilation’The “malpractice” of sex-rejecting procedures permanently harms children and will no longer receive federal funding, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy announced Thursday. “So-called gender affirming care has inflicted lasting physical and… Read More
Health, Politics
Republican health care plan would reduce premiums by 11%, CBO says(The Center Square) – U.S. House Republicans’ five-point health care plan could reduce premiums by 11%, but could also increase the number of people without health insurance by 300,000… Read More
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‘Americans will lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms’: White House announces deal to slash costs of obesity drugs(The Heartlander) — President Donald Trump announced deals with drugmakers to slash the cost of certain obesity drugs to as little as $149 a month – a step in what… Read More
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Medical schools to strengthen nutrition education after call from RFK Jr.(The Center Square) – The Association of American Medical Colleges issued a call to action Thursday, seeking more robust nutrition education for doctors in training. AAMC’s move comes after Health… Read More
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Florida to become first state in country to end all vax mandates(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday that the state is moving to phase out all vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools. Read More
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RFK Jr. wants doctors to learn more about nutrition(The Center Square) – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling on medical education organizations to add nutrition education to teach doctors more about nutrition during training. The U.S. Read More
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Faith groups urge NY governor to veto assisted suicide proposal(The Heartlander) — The only person standing between New York’s legalization or rejection of assisted suicide is Gov. Kathy Hochul. Both chambers of the state Legislature have passed a measure… Read More
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning fluoride in water(The Heartlander) — Another state has banned fluoride from public water. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the legislation on Thursday, making Florida the second state after Utah to… Read More
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FDA to speed up U.S. food chemical reviews, add three to investigation list(The Center Square) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday the launch of an updated systematic review process for chemicals already in the American food supply. Read More
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Embracing MAHA, PepsiCo to chip away at artificial dyes in snack foods(The Daily Signal) – The Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again agenda is moving forward after PepsiCo Inc., one of the nation’s largest producers of processed snack foods, announced this week… Read More
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Governors fight to end ‘taxpayer-funded junk food,’ critics push back(The Center Square) – A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as “food stamps,” should be allowed to purchase soda and candy with their… Read More
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Self-reported mental health hits 24-year low; young women, Democrats, irreligious have worst outcomes(The Heartlander) — Mental health in the U.S. is at a 24-year low, and young women are suffering the most, according to a new poll. Gallup… Read More
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Kennedy touts effort to ban certain food dyes from school lunches(The Center Square) – Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Friday in support of legislation the governor signed this week banning seven… Read More
Health, Kansas
No more church closings by edict: Kansas lawmakers rein in COVID-style shutdowns, quarantines by health officialsKansas lawmakers Thursday voted to ban unilateral COVID-style closings and gathering bans by health officials. Henceforth, such orders by health officials at both the state and… Read More
Health, Missouri
Missouri health reimbursement rate dispute erupts in war of words, could raise costs for patients, taxpayersDeclining health outcomes in rural Missouri could get even worse if University of Missouri Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield can’t agree soon on higher reimbursement rates… Read More
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