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September 25th

Ariel Zhonts reads news this week: asking for artificial intelligence tools to interpret the results of your laboratory can have flaws, and more and more Americans choose environmentally friendly “green burials”.

September 18

Zach Dyer reads the news of the week: some independent rural hospitals are uniting efforts to try to survive, and a public health leadership at the highest level in school clashes with parents' preferences.

September 11

Jackie Fortir reads the news of the week: federal abbreviations of food assistance can make it difficult to family families, and some health insurers plan to reduce the coverage of popular but expensive medicines for losing weight.

September 4

Katherine Houton reads the news of the week: new studies show that regular, moderate use of devices such as computers and smartphones can be useful for the cognitive health of the elderly, and the personnel department can help employees get medical insurance companies to pay for the coating.

August 28

Sam Whitehead reads the news of the week: the emergency care units without a doctor in the state are becoming more and more common in rural areas, and higher costs of plans for the law on affordable medical care can be struck by early pensioners and owners of small businesses next year.

August 21

Zach Dyer reads the news of the week: some doctors change the way they talk with patients about immunization from the changes in the federal policies of vaccines, and 26 is age with the highest non -ruled level.

August 14

Jackie Fortir reads the news of the week: many states make Dulas more affordable, and money for opioid can get used to filling out budget openings from federal financing reduction to Medicaid.

August 7

Sam Whitehead reads the news of the week: the new policy of the Trump administration can limit patients access to qualified medical translators, and doctors often miss signs of iron deficiency in the elderly.

July 31

Jackie Fortir reads the news of the week: the Republican President Megabill Donald Trump signed on July 4, which could lead to the closure of rural medical institutions, and previously rare mosquito diseases, such as Denge, are in the United States.

July 24

Sam Whitehead reads the news of the week: next year, medical insurance plans for the bill on affordable medical care will probably be more expensive, and the requirements for working recipients for recipients of Medicaid can be expensive and difficult to orientate for the enrollment.

July 17

Sam Whitehead reads the news of the week: the immigration repression of President Donald Trump threatens employees of the nursing home, and the country's largest health insurers say that they will simplify the process that they use to decide whether to pay for the treatment of a doctor.

July 10

Zach Dyer reads “News of the Week”: this summer, federal financing reductions left some of the most popular beaches of the country without rescuers, and new studies show that vaccines are good to prevent elderly people in the hospital.

July 3

Katherine Houton reads the news of the week: the Trump administration reduces some programs designed to prevent violence with the use of weapons, and elderly people who do not subscribe to Medicare at the age of 65 can be on a hook for medical accounts, even if they still have medical insurance at work.

June 26

Jackie Fortir reads the news of the week: meetings called “Cafe of Memory” can help both people with dementia and their guardians to reduce depression and isolation, and the impending end of some subsidies under the bill on available medical care will make ACA plans much more.

June 19

Zach Dyer reads the news of the week: the use of cannabis can be more risky for the elderly, and studies show that vaccines with leakage during pregnancy can protect pregnant women, as well as for newborns.

June 12

Sam Whitehead reads the news of the week: inadequate communication infrastructure causes damage to the health of rural Americans, and the symptoms of ministry may look mild, but need treatment.

June 5

Katherine Houton reads the news of the week: more than 100 rural hospitals have ceased to give birth to children since 2021, and the federal government could not warn the public about the large outbreak of E. coli.

May 29

Jackie Fortier reads the news of the week: new programs teach black children to swim competitively and help their parents study, and people in prison are often denied basic medical care at the end of their lives.

May 22

Zach Dyer reads the news this week: federal financing reductions gut the HIV prevention programs, and financial pressure leads to the closure of the clinics that ensure that abortion care even in the states where it is legal.

May 15

Sam Whitehead reads news this week: using Elderspeak with older people can be harmful, and independent pharmacists are worried about tariffs that can make them close.

May 8

Jackie Fortir reads news this week: CPR training and defibrillers can give people skills to help others survive heart cardias, and doctors use views to help thousands of patients every month of access to the states where he is prohibited.

May 1

Katherine Houton talks about the news of the week: a new study discovers that more and more Americans hear false statements about the bark and vaccine that prevents it, and changes in the federal financing of medical care are forced by the defenders that the White House deprives combat dependence.

April 24th

Zach Dyer reads the news this week: “Concierge Medicine can worsen a lack of a doctor in rural areas”, and the Trump administration canceled grants for medical studies, which, according to him, do not correspond to his priorities.

April 17

Sam Whitehead reads the news this week: families who rely on home assistants can pay the price for a policy of anti -immigrants of the Trump administration, and some local health departments cancel the planned services because the federal government is trying to return grants in the field of healthcare.

April 10

Jackie Fortir reads the news this week: Trump’s administration will roll back from housing for people with disabilities, and the charity organization is going to destroy $ 30 billion, but this will not prevent the Americans from charging more.

April 3

Katherine Houton reads the news this week: the Trump administration may stop using the “Housing First” approach to stop homelessness, and the Medicaid rules can force people with disabilities not to work in order to save the services that they need.

March 27

Zach Dyer delivers news this week: federal regulators want to collect more data to find out why some CT provide much more radiation than others, and counteracting MRNA vaccines can put an end to promising diseases treatment, including pancreatic cancer.

March 20

Jackie Fortir reads the news this week: recent dismissals in the centers of control and prevention of diseases can make it difficult to control the outbreaks of infectious diseases, and the accumulation disorder can be especially dangerous for the elderly.

March 13

Sam Whitehead reads the news this week: Trump voters may assume that state regulation reduce health care expenses, and health care workers are trained under the law to combat possible raids on immigration and customs officers in the field of healthcare.

March 6

Zach Dyer reads the news this week: the current outbreak of bird flu is gaining momentum, despite the mass selection of an infected bird, and the Trump administration covers a conservative political play, known as Project 2025.

February 27

Katherine Houton reads the news this week: Republicans in the Congress are considering the issue of reducing Medicaid, and the food additive industry hopes to earn a new role of Rfk Jr. As the head of the Ministry of Health and Social Services.

February 20

Jackie Fortir reads the news this week: some states turn to the laundries to cover people who can apply for programs such as Medicaid and Food Assistance, and cross -border television health care helps to get help to the Spanish -language employees of farmers.

February 13

Sam Whitehead reads news this week: hospital systems are looking for ways to help people in the USA without legal status get help, and some schools say that the lack of staff makes it difficult to satisfy the needs of students with diabetes, which use continuous glucose monitors.

February 6

Katherine Houton talks about the news of this week: pediatricians believe that a decrease in vaccination in childhood can lead to a return of deadly vaccine diseases, and drug addicts say that the legalization of sports bets has health disadvantages.

January 30

Renu Raysam reports the news this week: there are still no proven treatment methods for a long cycle, despite more than $ 1 billion in federal financing, and some hospitals appoint dogs to work together with medical personnel in hospitals to help them cope with burnout and stress.

January 23

This week in KFF Health News Minute: Stable housing is not enough for the rapidly growing number of homeless elderly people, and insurers sometimes deny the coverage of prosthetic limbs, considering them experimental or not necessary from a medical point of view.

January 16

This week at KFF Health News Minute: Artificial intelligence tools in medicine may not save money, and credit agencies can no longer include medical debt in credit reports.

January 9th

This week in Mitle News KFF Health News: small interventions in the doctor’s office, such as the removal of a split, can be announced as operations, and problems with the billing with the Indian medical service are left by the communities of indigenous Americans with a significantly higher medical debt than the national average.

January 2

This week in Minke News KFF Health News: hyperthermia is growing, and millions of people can lose Medicaid if the incoming congress controlled by the Republicans is followed by the proposed reduction in federal funding.

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