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Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump's signature spending package

The public health provisions in the massive spending package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will reduce Medicaid spending by more than US$1 trillion over a decade and result in an estimated 11.8 ...

Surgery

Indigenous people on dialysis are far less likely to get on the list for a transplant, Australian study finds

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on dialysis are far less likely to be waitlisted for a transplant, according to Australian research. To receive a kidney transplant from a deceased donor, patients must undergo ...

Medical economics

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.

Social Sciences

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How poverty and loneliness are linked to pain, fatigue and low mood

People living in poverty are significantly more likely to experience loneliness than those on higher incomes—and this may be affecting their health, according to new research from the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography ...

Surgery

Reducing wait times for hip and knee replacement surgeries

How can wait times for much-needed hip and knee replacement surgery be reduced in Canada? Coordinated referral and team-based care models show promise, according to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Clinical-community program addresses menstrual poverty

A new study published in the June 2025 issue of Pediatrics reveals the successful implementation of a clinical-community program designed to address menstrual poverty among adolescents and young adults.