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Mashup Score: 5Here's how Trump and the GOP may try to weaken Obamacare - 5 hour(s) ago
Republican control of the White House and Congress sets the stage for potentially seismic changes including curtailing Medicaid, weakening patient protections, and increasing premium costs for millions.
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Case counts for Oropouche virus are still low but rising dramatically. What’s going on? And then there’s a study that raises the possibility that insect bites aren’t the only way the virus can spread.
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"So now the virus that was circulating between midges and mammals [is near] people..And then these people acquire the virus, and what do they do? They [travel back and forth] to the big cities." https://t.co/DZgkgcozzU
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Mashup Score: 2
Case counts for Oropouche virus are still low but rising dramatically. What’s going on? And then there’s a study that raises the possibility that insect bites aren’t the only way the virus can spread.
Source: www.npr.orgCategories: General Medicine News, Infectious DiseaseTweet-
"So now the virus that was circulating between midges and mammals [is near] people..And then these people acquire the virus, and what do they do? They [travel back and forth] to the big cities." https://t.co/DZgkgcozzU
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Mashup Score: 22With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs - 8 day(s) ago
The National Institutes of Health, the crown jewel of biomedical research in the U.S., could face big changes under the new Trump administration, some fueled by pandemic-era criticisms of the agency.
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"Any restructuring that would lead to an overall decrease in the support for medical research could really have a devastating effect," says HMS Dean George Q. Daley of potential budget cuts to the NIH (via @NPR) https://t.co/STB1aveu5O
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Among the names being floated to head the Department of Health and Human Services are RFK Jr. and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Both are vaccine skeptics, which worries pediatricians.
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“battling vaccine hesitancy has gotten harder.” https://t.co/WmpKz5MbJo
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Mashup Score: 63
More people are getting cancer in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and surviving, thanks to rapid advancement in care. Many will have decades of life ahead of them, which means they face greater and more complex challenges in survivorship. Lourdes Monje is navigating these waters at age 29.
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"the new generation of cancer survivor [is] younger, less financially secure, and still having to navigate life after treatment, from dating to career, sex and child rearing" So glad that #AYAcsm #survonc #financialToxicity & #MBC are getting time on NPR https://t.co/WZeUOZejBy
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A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another lab for confirmation.
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“Officials are investigating how the teen became exposed to the flu and who he has recently came in contact with to determine the need for additional testing them and assessments for symptoms.” https://t.co/VYiJkikOPa
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Mashup Score: 11Medical debt snares millions of people. States, red and blue are passing laws to help - 15 day(s) ago
State lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.
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About 100 million people in the U.S. have medical debt – and it can be crippling. But there's good news, too: states are passing laws to protect patients from the harmful effects of medical debt – and many have strong, bipartisan support. https://t.co/6uDuOULMri
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Mashup Score: 12How health care could change under the new Trump administration - 16 day(s) ago
Trump’s victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. Among other moves, he may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.
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Trump's win may bring changes to health care safety net : Shots - Health News : NPR https://t.co/u5eWCZujYD
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Mashup Score: 1As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last? - 19 day(s) ago
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured.
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As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last? https://t.co/aAwq9hdTR0 via @NPRHealth
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