Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused
2025-04-02
A 50-year-old government survey on drug use may be in jeopardy, Read MoreContinue Reading
Women to continue having babies later, says ONS
2025-04-02
Women in England and Wales are likely to continue having babies later in life, and having smaller families, than previous generations, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) projections. The ONS says girls turning 18 in 2025 are likely to have an average of one child per woman by theContinue Reading
Hospitals Fret Executive Orders Targeting Trans Youth
2025-04-02
This is a MedPage Today story. Last Friday, St. John’s Community Health, a large southern California network of federally qualified health centers serving 430,000 individuals a year, tried to withdraw funds from a $1.67 million CDC grant specifically earmarked for transgender health services. “We weren’t able to access it,” JimContinue Reading
Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again
2025-04-02
Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient’s infirmities. The limits persist despite federal rules banning insurers from setting annual dollar limits on the care they will provide…Read MoreContinue Reading
Experts hail highly successful trial of Lilly’s cholesterol-busting drug lepodisiran
2025-04-02
Heart disease experts are hailing the results of a clinical trial showed a strongly positive performance by a drug that inhibits the body’s production of a dangerous type of “bad” cholesterol.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Abortion, unions and redistricting cases await the Wisconsin Supreme Court after a liberal’s win
2025-04-02
Susan Crawford’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Traitor 47 and billionaire Elon Musk cements a liberal majority on the state’s top court for at least three more years, Read MoreContinue Reading
Doctors, PAs, and Other Clinicians Unionize in Massachusetts
2025-04-02
This is a MedPage Today story. More than 230 clinicians at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) in Massachusetts won their union election and have received certification through the state Department of Labor Relations. About half of the group’s members are physicians, including primary care doctors, psychiatrists, and hospitalists; members also includeContinue Reading
Public satisfaction with NHS hits record low
2025-04-01
Public satisfaction with the NHS has hit a new low, according to the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 21% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2024, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns. Satisfaction rates have dropped sharply since the pandemic – in 2019, 60%Continue Reading
Multitasking exercise found to enhance objective sleep quality in older women
2025-04-01
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered that the so-called “multi-task exercise,” which combines cognitive activity with physical movement, enhances sleep quality in older women by activating the prefrontal cortex after exercise. These findings may support the development of exercise programs designed to improve sleep in older populations…Read MoreContinue Reading
Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
2025-04-01
Hundreds of employees have wrapped around the U.S. Health and Human Services Department headquarters in Washington, where they’ve begun receiving notices of dismissal in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people, Read MoreContinue Reading
Journalists Talk Public Health Data Under The Traitor, Therapists’ Discontent With Insurers
2025-04-01
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
Supreme Court weighs whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
2025-04-01
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, Read MoreContinue Reading
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food
2025-04-01
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department have begun receiving notices of dismissal in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people, Read MoreContinue Reading