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Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at US hospitals, but are running into visa issues
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training this week were delayed by the Trump administration's travel and visa restrictions.
Jul 4, 2025
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Physician associates provide safe care for diagnosed patients when directly supervised by a doctor
Physician associates provide safe and effective care when they work under the direct supervision of doctors and care for patients who have already been diagnosed, or when they undertake procedures for which they have been ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Considerable variation seen in commercial pricing for surgery services
Commercial pricing varies considerably for general surgery services, with facility prices exhibiting greater variability, according to a research letter published online June 25 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 3, 2025
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Health care expenditure expected to top GDP growth during 2024 to 2033
The annual growth in national health spending is expected to be faster than average gross domestic product (GDP) growth during 2024 to 2033, according to a study published online June 25 in Health Affairs.
Jul 3, 2025
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States that empower advanced practice registered nurses have better health outcomes, new study finds
States that allow highly trained nurses to work independently see better health outcomes than those that require physician supervision, according to a new study.
Jul 3, 2025
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Employers are failing to insure the working class. Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. would lose their coverage through Medicaid—the public program that provides health insurance to low-income families and individuals—under ...
Jul 3, 2025
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California immigrants weigh health coverage against deportation risk
The federal government estimates there are 2.6 million immigrants living in California without legal status. The state had gradually sought to bring these immigrants into its Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal.
Jul 3, 2025
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Republican megabill will mean higher health costs for many Americans
President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" cuts federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by about $1 trillion over a decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, threatening ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Royalty-based investment model could bridge 'valley of death' between drug discovery and delivery
A team of researchers from the MIT Sloan School of Management, the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Questrom School of Business at Boston University, and QLS Advisors have introduced ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Increasing contingency management incentives can help more patients recover from addiction
Early recovery from drug addiction to opioids and stimulants is physically and mentally demanding, and a long road to recovery.
Jul 2, 2025
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Pandemic-era tax credit lifted families but left many immigrant children behind, study finds
In 2021, Congress temporarily boosted the value of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and expanded the maximum credit, for the first time, to families with no or little income. This policy change cut child poverty nearly in half. ...
Jul 2, 2025
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How far is your closest hospital or clinic? Researchers explain why Africa needs up-to-date health facility databases
The lack of reliable information about health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa became very clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid a surge in emergency care needs, information was lacking about the location of facilities, ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Men with hidradenitis suppurativa perceive better physician communication
Male patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) perceive better physician communication with respect to demonstrating respect, listening, and explanations, according to a study published online June 19 in The Journal of ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Judge blocks layoffs at US Health Department
A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from implementing more layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), saying the job cuts likely went against the law.
Jul 2, 2025
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Online grocery program bridges food gap in rural Mississippi
An article by Ph.D. student Ivonne Quiroz and colleagues published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development assesses an online grocery ordering service implemented in rural Mississippi, where ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Growing crisis of communicable disease in Canada in tandem with US cuts
Canada must address the growing crisis of communicable diseases that has occurred in tandem with a rise in misinformation that threatens our health systems, argue the authors in an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Who in the world can afford healthy food? Global study measures the cost of a nutritious diet
A decade-long project measuring access to healthy foods worldwide is wrapping up in August, after shedding new light on the scope and specifics of nutrition insecurity, kickstarting solutions, and shifting the conversation ...
Jul 1, 2025
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Study links US foreign aid cuts to 14 million projected deaths by 2030
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.
Jul 1, 2025
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Australian life expectancy inequality narrows, but disadvantaged areas still lag behind
Australia has made progress in reducing socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy since the late 2010s, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU), setting the country apart from many other ...
Jul 1, 2025
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Equipment graveyards: Why new tech alone doesn't result in equitable health care
Experts have warned against simply throwing money and new equipment at disadvantaged communities to tackle the problem of inequitable health care.
Jul 1, 2025
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Hidden bias may leave women and older adults underdiagnosed for HIV in Spain
A recent study analyzes the extent to which HIV tests are conducted following the diagnosis of an HIV indicator condition (IC) in primary care, as recommended by the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease ...
Jul 1, 2025
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Trump administration may cut funds to hospitals offering gender care to kids
The Trump administration may cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-related treatments to children and teens.
Jul 1, 2025
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Federal changes could end up 'cutting holes' in HIV safety net, experts say
President Donald Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 requests significant reductions to HIV prevention and surveillance programs while preserving other parts of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the nation's HIV care ...
Jul 1, 2025
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Supreme Court won't hear anti-vaccine group's free speech case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will not hear a case brought by a group once led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that claimed Facebook censored its vaccine-related content.
Jul 1, 2025
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Economic downturns linked to higher rates of childhood malnutrition
Even small drops in national income can significantly increase the risk of various forms of childhood malnutrition—not only undernutrition but also overweight and obesity, shows a study led by the Barcelona Institute for ...
Jun 30, 2025
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