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Disabled people are losing Medicaid benefits with little or no notice, getting bad advice when they call for information.
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Mashup Score: 0FDA preparing for possible bird flu outbreak in humans - 2 hour(s) ago
Officials at the Food and Drug Administration are taking precautions in case the current strain of bird flu spreading in the U.S. jumps to humans on a large scale. The FDA commissioner testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday, saying the threat to humans is still low, but the agency is working to shore up countermeasures. Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF, has more.
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The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. Since the covid pandemic, advocates in states including Missouri, Alaska, and Nebraska are organizing to take the issue to voters with ballot initiatives this November.
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Mashup Score: 31Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding States With Abortion Restrictions - KFF Health News - 7 hour(s) ago
A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.
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Mashup Score: 6Amgen Plows Ahead With Costly, Highly Toxic Cancer Dosing Despite FDA Challenge - KFF Health News - 23 hour(s) ago
The FDA told Amgen to test whether a quarter-dose of its lung cancer drug worked as well as the amount recommended on the product label. It did and with fewer side effects. But Amgen is sticking to the higher dose — which earns it an additional $180,000 a year per patient.
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Mashup Score: 3They Were Shot at the Super Bowl Parade — And Might Have Bullets in Their Bodies Forever - KFF Health News - 1 day(s) ago
Despite the rise of gun violence in America, few medical guidelines exist on removing bullets from survivors’ bodies. In the second installment of our series “The Injured,” we meet three people shot at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade who are dealing with the bullets inside them in different ways.
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A decade after Congress told the FDA to expedite the approval of more effective sunscreens, the federal government still has not approved sunscreen ingredients that are safely being used around the world. Meanwhile, skin cancer is the nation’s most common cancer.
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The Biden administration’s plan to set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes prompted comments from more than 46,500 people and organizations — including residents of homes and nurses with harrowing stories about conditions inside. Hundreds of comments like these cemented the resolve of officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last month to […]
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Mashup Score: 8Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - KFF Health News - 1 day(s) ago
Super Bowl parade victims, a new covid variant, abortion, gender care, cancer deaths among Black women, cyberattacks, and more.
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Mashup Score: 3They Were Shot at the Super Bowl Parade — And Might Have Bullets in Their Bodies Forever - KFF Health News - 1 day(s) ago
Despite the rise of gun violence in America, few medical guidelines exist on removing bullets from survivors’ bodies. In the second installment of our series “The Injured,” we meet three people shot at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade who are dealing with the bullets inside them in different ways.
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People with disabilities are losing Medicaid home health services despite being eligible for the program. Some say they received no advance notice. Advocates say it’s happening in CO, FL, TX, DC, and elsewhere. @dchangmiami, KFF Health News & @USATODAY: https://t.co/a62c3uT000