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Analysis: Congressional Republicans taking quieter approach to undermining Obama care

Tue, 2025-06-03 11:17 — mike kraft

Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law. Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post

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Previous Medicaid expansion reduced mortality among low income adults--study

Tue, 2025-06-03 11:02 — mike kraft

New research shows Medicaid expansion reduced mortality in low-income adults A new working paper from the University of Chicago provides the strongest evidence to date that expanding access to health insurance can save lives. University of Chicago Medical Xpress

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Job cuts amng translators raises concern about medical problems for non-English speakers

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:53 — mike kraft

Language service cutbacks raise fear of medical errors, misdiagnoses, deaths Health nonprofits and medical interpreters warn that federal cuts have eliminated dozens of positions in California for community workers who help non-English speakers sign up for insurance coverage and ... Medical Xpress

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Measles vaccination rates in children have declined in most U.S. counties -- study

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:42 — mike kraft

Measles vaccination rates in children have declined in most U.S. counties, study finds Of the 2,066 counties the study looked at, 78% saw a decline in MMR vaccination rates. But rates can vary substantially within a state. CBS News

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COVID vaccines: Parents of chldren in clinical trials criticize Trump administration's restrictions

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:18 — mike kraft

A ‘war on children’: as US changes Covid vaccine rules, parents of trial volunteers push back Frustration and anger mount as Trump administration contemplates new trials and restrictions for Covid vaccines The Guardian

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Analysis: As a new COVID subvarient spreads, Trump administration narrows approved vaccine recipients

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:11 — mike kraft

A new COVID subvariant spreads rapidly as Trump pivots away from vaccines A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California—heightening the risk of a potential summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder ... Rong-Gong Lin II Medical Xpress

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U.S. approves new Moderna COVID vaccine, but for narrow group of people

Tue, 2025-06-03 09:57 — mike kraft

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Pfizer CEO says HHS claims of ‘concealed safety concerns’ on mRNA vaccines are ‘completely inaccurate’

Mon, 2025-06-02 18:39 — mike kraft

Pfizer CEO: HHS claims of ‘concealed safety concerns’ on mRNA vaccines are ‘completely inaccurate’ | CNN Pharmaceutical rivals don’t often come to each other’s defense. But after the US Department of Health and Human Services terminated a contract with drugmaker Moderna to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine, claiming that “mRNA technology remains under-tested,” Pfizer’s chief executive is speaking up. Meg Tirrell CNN

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Measles: U.S. CDC says all international travelers should get measles vaccinations

Mon, 2025-06-02 18:23 — mike kraft

All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC says U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying Americans should be vaccinated against the disease no matter where they travel in the world. AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying that Americans should be vaccinated against the virus no matter where they’re going.

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Healthy pregnant women still need COVID shot boosters --study

Mon, 2025-06-02 11:21 — mike kraft

RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says. - KFF Health News Despite opposition by the leader of the Department of Health and Human Services, existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a covid vaccine during pregnancy all points the same way: The shots are important for maternal and fetal health. kffhnjackief KFF Health News

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