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What has AI done for healthcare administration lately?

Administrative AI can meaningfully cut providers’ price tags on prior authorization processes. Yet the technology adds to billing intensity, inflating medical spending as it does so.

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Apr 27 • 11:19 PM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
Three UT Southwestern faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) today elected three UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists into its membership. Election to the NAS is one of the highest honors in the United States for American scientists.

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Apr 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • utsouthwestern.edu
Medical debt vs. Medicaid expansion: One state has a clear winner

Researchers found enrollment correlated with big reductions in medical debt as signaled by collections activity and subprime credit scores.

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Apr 27 • 4:52 PM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
Broward Health Foundation Raises Nearly $3.5 Million at 13th Annual Broward Health Ball

The 13th Annual Broward Health Ball raised nearly $3.5 million to support medical education and patient care. Learn more about the evening's impact and donors.

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Apr 27 • 4:17 PM EDT • Health • browardhealth.org
Watertown medical practice to reopen

A Watertown medical practice that closed its doors earlier this month will reopen.

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Apr 27 • 2:55 PM EDT • Health • wwnytv.com
Congressman Cohen Announces $$6.8 Million Grant to Christ Community Health Services

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Christ Community Health Services will receive a grant of $6,832,768 from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services to operate its programs for its economically or medically vulnerable patients.Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

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Apr 27 • 2:49 PM EDT • Health • cohen.house.gov
Facebook Has a Health Scam Problem

A new report found hundreds of thousands of scam ads for medical products, some of which were illegal or had been deemed dangerous.

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Apr 27 • 1:32 PM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
DEA Will Start Accepting Applications From Medical Marijuana Businesses That Want Federal Rescheduling Protections This Week

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced that it will begin accepting applications this week for medical marijuana businesses to apply for federal protections being granted under the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process. The agency’s “Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Portal” is set to go live on Wednesday at 9 AM ET. The move follows last […]

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Apr 27 • 1:15 PM EDT • Business • marijuanamoment.net
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Sibel Health Awarded a $3.5 million ARPA-H Direct-to-Phase II SBIR Contract to Develop a First-In-Class Wearable Sensor for Continuous Edema Monitoring

/PRNewswire/ -- Sibel Health, an award winning medical technology company, today announced that it has been awarded a $3.5 million dollar Direct-to-Phase II...

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Apr 27 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to speed up prior authorization in Medicare Advantage

Several healthcare stakeholders have voiced their support for the effort, including the Medical Group Management Association.

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Apr 27 • 7:49 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com
Lawmaker calls for special session on marijuana: week in politics

As the feds officially declassified marijuana as a less dangerous drug, Nashville lawmaker calls for a special session to legalize medical cannabis.

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Apr 27 • 6:02 AM EDT • Politics • tennessean.com
Health Care: Our Plan for Taking Care of ME

Maine’s health care is under threat. From closures to unaffordable premiums, policies like the Big Beautiful Bill are making an already terrible problem worse. Health care is nonnegotiable, and we plan to make health care affordable, wide-ranging, and invest in medical education.

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Apr 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • mainedems.org
The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community healthcare workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.

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Apr 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
‘House of Cards:’ Mental health crisis in Florida’s criminal justice system

A lack of space in state-run mental health facilities and growing waitlists point to a system balancing legal standards, medical opinions, and limited resources—often under intense pressure.

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Apr 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • clickorlando.com
I’m a fourth-year med student, but I only learned one historical example of medical racism

Modern randomized controlled trials often rely on marginalized populations abroad.

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Apr 27 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Rep. Erica Layon: Don't let politics stifle biotech innovation in Granite State

Forty-five minutes from the world’s largest biotech hub, New Hampshire has a chance to lead a medical revolution. Two bills before the Senate this month would make that happen. Democrats

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Apr 27 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • unionleader.com
Rogue Valley medical community unites for local health care recruitment

Group works together to bring new practitioners to Southern Oregon Rogue Valley residents know what a special place this is to live, but a group of local health care providers […]

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Apr 26 • 10:38 PM EDT • Health • rv-times.com
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Sudan's Health Workers Adapt to Increasing Drone Attacks

Health workers in El Fasher say escalating drone warfare spurs rapid medical innovation

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Apr 26 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • thinkglobalhealth.org
MIT researchers find self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies

After a surprising discovery that overcomes a longstanding problem in fiber optics, MIT researchers demonstrated a biomedical imaging technique that is faster and more precise than other methods, which could help scientists and clinicians study new brain therapies.

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Apr 26 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • eurekalert.org
On ‘equitable care’: LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference targets access, education

Healthcare providers emphasized the importance of supporting LGBTQ+ patients amid federal rollbacks on the community’s access to care at an April 19 UCLA conference. The 11th annual LGBTQIA+ SoCal Health Conference brought together UCLA physicians, medical students and community members to discuss gender-affirming care, mental health and policy issues in the LGBTQ+ community.

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Apr 26 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • dailybruin.com
Why Quality Health Information May Drive Health Outcomes

Widespread use of online medical content and AI tools is reshaping decision-making and raising concerns about misinformation.

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Apr 26 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • medscape.com
Black mothers’ testimonies, health department data highlight racial disparities in Douglas County birth outcomes

Black mothers spoke about traumas they experienced around births and Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health experts shared data underlining the need for medical professionals to listen and take accountability to improve birth outcomes.

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Apr 26 • 5:02 PM EDT • Health • lawrencekstimes.com
Texas Health brings emergency medical simulation training to Johnson County EMS

Texas Health Fort Worth began deploying the new mobile education unit in January.

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Apr 26 • 3:00 PM EDT • Health • fortworthreport.org
Cosmeticorexia: a worrying obsession with flawless skin or just a new term for an old problem?

The uptick in children focused on skincare has some experts concerned about body image and mental health. But others warn of the risks of rushing to ‘medicalise’ new trends or behaviours

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Apr 26 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
Meharry students, Cumberland River Project plant trees in North Nashville

Meharry Medical School students and Root Nashville planted 50 native shade trees in North Nashville to improve health and green spaces.

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Apr 26 • 6:01 AM EDT • Health • tennessean.com
Video: Skyrocketing Health Insurance Forces Americans to Scramble for Care

Older people who are medically high risk, but too young for Medicare are facing unaffordable health insurance premiums after federal health care credits lapsed earlier this year. Now that the grace period has expired, some Americans are struggling to get the care they need.

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Apr 26 • 5:02 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
State of Texas: Marijuana reclassification could expand medical research

The federal government is easing restrictions on medical marijuana, reclassifying certain cannabis products from a Schedule I drug to a less restrictive Schedule III — a move that could significant…

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Apr 25 • 7:00 PM EDT • Health • kxan.com
2 police officers wounded, 1 critically, in shooting at Chicago hospital, officials say

Two police officers were shot at a hospital in Chicago and one was in critical condition as the medical facility went on lockdown, local officials said.

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Apr 25 • 3:10 PM EDT • Health • 6abc.com
2 police officers wounded, 1 critically, in shooting at Chicago hospital, officials say

Two police officers were shot at a hospital in Chicago and one was in critical condition as the medical facility went on lockdown, local officials said.

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Apr 25 • 3:10 PM EDT • Health • abc7.com
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Brain-Gut Health Initiative supports AI-assisted diagnosis of psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric disorders affect millions worldwide, but their diagnosis still relies on clinical observation instead of standard biological tests.

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Apr 25 • 2:42 PM EDT • Health • news-medical.net
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Sheridan College to Host Lecture on Careers in Medical Science Liaison Field

Sheridan College will host a public lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, featuring Jenny McDonald, Ph.D., director and medical science liaison at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The event is free and open to the public. The presentation, titled “From Bench to Industry: The Role of Medical Science Liaison,” will take place in Room 153 of […]

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Apr 25 • 6:46 AM EDT • Science • sheridanmedia.com
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Camp safety, state tourism, Hartford Whalers Day: CT politics news

Plus: Help for college gamblers, medical credit card advertising regulations, and a small business 'concierge' through DECD.

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Apr 24 • 5:30 PM EDT • Politics • ctmirror.org
Broward Health Breaks Ground on New Medical Office Building at Broward Health North

Broward Health breaks ground on a new medical office building at Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach, expanding specialty care and outpatient services.

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Apr 24 • 4:27 PM EDT • Health • browardhealth.org
The Insight Series: AI & Digital Health

“The Insight Series: AI & Digital Health” features industry experts answering key questions to help inform policymakers and the public about how AI is shaping the future of care delivery. Our latest edition features Carlos Nunez, Chief Medical Officer at Resmed.

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Apr 24 • 2:32 PM EDT • Health • advamed.org
'Medical freedom' on Special Session agenda. But it comes with political risk

The House didn't hear it during the Regular Session, and polls said that might have been the right move.

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Apr 24 • 1:38 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
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A big change is coming to Washington's medical records

This year’s state budget allotted $48 million this fiscal year, and nearly $70 million next year to implement a uniform electronic health system.

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Apr 24 • 1:00 PM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Mobile Health and Recovery Services Expand

Orange County Health Services will kick off a new initiative that will increase access to critical medical and addiction recovery resources in east Orange County.

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Apr 24 • 10:29 AM EDT • Health • newsroom.ocfl.net
DOJ loosens medical marijuana restrictions

At least 48 states allow some form of medical marijuana use

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Apr 24 • 10:18 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
Free Community Health Fair offers vital screenings and resources to Dayton residents

Wright State medical students, in partnership with Premier Health, will host a free Community Health Fair on April 25 to promote healthy lifestyles and provide essential health services. Continue reading →

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Apr 24 • 9:16 AM EDT • Health • webapp2.wright.edu
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Waiting through the night for free health care at a Seattle clinic

The Seattle/King County Clinic offers free medical, dental and vision care for anyone willing to wait. It is a lifeline as demand for affordable care keeps growing.

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Apr 24 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Ascension BioMedical Expands Cannabis Cultivation Capabilities in Oberlin, Ohio

The company is building a 28,000-square-foot facility and renovating a 19,000-square-foot facility.

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Apr 24 • 8:41 AM EDT • Business • cannabisbusinesstimes.com
Cedars-Sinai Event Explores Ethics of Longevity Science

Cedars-Sinai experts and prominent scholars of religion, Jewish law and ethics are coming together on May 3 for a free public discussion focusing on the ethical, moral and theological questions that can result from medical breakthroughs.

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Apr 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • newswise.com
Dr. Dennis Slamon elected to Association of American Physicians

The AAP recognizes physician-scientists who have made outstanding contributions to basic or translational biomedical research and the advancement of academic medicine.

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Apr 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • uclahealth.org
Marijuana's reclassification raises new questions for the cannabis industry

Medical marijuana is moving from Schedule I status, reserved for the most dangerous drugs like heroin and LSD, to Schedule III, like testosterone and steroids, which are less strictly regulated.

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Apr 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • marketplace.org
Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon for the industry.

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Apr 24 • 12:27 AM EDT • Business • click2houston.com
The Trump administration has gutted US aid for family planning. Here’s how it’s impacting women overseas

A crisis in family planning medicine is playing out in Africa in the wake of sweeping US aid cuts, with medical providers highlighting deaths, layoffs and unintended pregnancies.

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Apr 24 • 12:01 AM EDT • Health • cnn.com
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WA cannabis businesses celebrate a high with federal shift

The recent announcement of the federal government rescheduling medical marijuana is a silver lining for the cannabis sector, which has struggled over the years.

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Apr 23 • 8:48 PM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
'Big Business Opportunity': Cannabis CEO Celebrates DOJ Easing Regulations On Medical Marijuana

The Trump administration reclassified medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug on Thursday.

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Apr 23 • 5:55 PM EDT • Business • forbes.com
Vanderbilt Health’s Seth Karp To Join Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

After 15 years of distinguished leadership at Vanderbilt Health, Seth Karp, MD, the H. William Scott Jr. Professor of Surgery, will be stepping down as System Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences on Oct. 15.

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Apr 23 • 5:51 PM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
Erica Winger: Union nurses at Magee are elevating women’s and family health

Anyone who has given birth or received other medical care in a hospital knows that time with their nurses is critical. When patients have more time with nurses, they not only get the safest, highest quality care, but are also fully supported emotionally and empowered to make informed decisions. That

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Apr 23 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • triblive.com
Trump Just Reclassified Marijuana. What Does It Means for Business Owners?

Marijuana businesses are set to see some tax changes.

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Apr 23 • 1:20 PM EDT • Business • inc.com
U.S. reclassifies medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Here’s what to know.

The process of rescheduling recreational marijuana, which began under former President Joe Biden in 2022, remains in limbo.

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Apr 23 • 11:36 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
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Seattle hosts four-day health clinic offering free dental, vision, and medical care

This year, the clinic aims to help more than 3,000 people in need over the four days.

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Apr 23 • 10:42 AM EDT • Health • kiro7.com
Paging Dr. Google … Dr. GPT is in the house

These are the primary platforms currently battling for dominance in the $36 billion clinical AI market

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Apr 23 • 10:41 AM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
Paging Dr. Google … Dr. GPT is in the house

These are the primary platforms currently battling for dominance in the $36 billion clinical AI market

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Apr 23 • 10:41 AM EDT • Health • sciencenews.org
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as less-dangerous drug

The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. But it does change the way it's regulated.

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Apr 23 • 10:24 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Brewers top prospect Luis Peña leaves minor-league game in ambulance

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game April 22 ended early after a medical emergency for top prospect Luis Peña, though he's reportedly doing better.

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Apr 23 • 9:19 AM EDT • Health • jsonline.com
UK Biobank data hacked and listed for sale in China

The data bank which contains medical data of 500,000 people said no personally identifiable information had been hacked.

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Apr 23 • 7:45 AM EDT • Health • bbc.com
Public Health Command Europe Engineer Attends Iron Major Week

LANDSTUHL, Germany – Environmental Engineer with the Public Health Command Europe was recently selected to attend the Army Medical Department's prestigi...

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Apr 23 • 3:54 AM EDT • Health • army.mil
New issue: Mirrorlife | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Mirror life could end all life on Earth. That sounds dramatic, but senior biologists have raised the alarm about experiments happening all around the world. It sounds like something in a Doctor Who plot, but no – mirror life is a real possibility. So why do scientists want to create something that’s potentially apocalyptic? Well, it could also have huge benefits (think back to splitting the atom). The first thing to say, however, is that mirror organisms are still a little way away yet – but only decades, not centuries. So far, scientists have only made mirror molecules, one of life’s building blocks. What for? Life works because its building blocks fit together. Imagine drilling a screw into a piece of wood. The screw cuts a hole with a thread that snugly matches its own. If, for some reason, the Doctor showed up and handed you a mirror version of the screw, its thread would be in reverse. It wouldn’t twist into the hole you’d just made as the threads wouldn’t match. That said, the mirror screw would still work; you’d just have to create a mirror hole for it. Mirror molecules, including DNA, work a bit like that. They follow the same principles as the biology around us, but they’re entirely incompatible with traditional biological functions. In medical terms, this means they’re effectively invisible to your body’s systems. Our biology doesn’t have the tools to recognise these molecules and break them apart. And if someone took these mirror molecules and put them together to make a cell and then an organism… you’d have mirror life. But we don't have any way of breaking it down. If it escaped the lab, we’d just have to hope it didn’t have an appetite.

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Apr 23 • 3:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencefocus.com
Rectal cancer rates rising rapidly among people in their 30s and 40s: 'A medical crisis'

By 2035, rectal cancer death rates could exceed deaths from colon cancer, new research suggests.

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Apr 23 • 12:00 AM EDT • Health • nbcnews.com
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Medical leaders break ground on women's health pavilion in Prince George's

A medical hub is on the way in Prince George’s County dedicated to ensuring expectant mothers have an option closer to home. Eight in 10 women in Prince George’s County leave the county to deliver their babies due to limited care options, according to Luminis Health. That was the reality for Mautez Bethel. “I’m not even going to lie, the…

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Apr 22 • 9:08 PM EDT • Health • nbcwashington.com
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WHO reports measurable health impact in 2025 amid transition to new strategy

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Results Report, highlighting measurable improvements in people’s health worldwide in 2025, despite funding cuts affecting both the organization and the broader global health sector.

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Apr 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
‘I Can’t Talk to Anybody.’ One Air-Traffic Controller’s Mental-Health Struggle.

Controllers say the FAA’s medical-reporting system discourages them from seeking treatment. The federal agency says its protocols keep skies safe.

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Apr 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • wsj.com
DoD seeks to split Defense Health Program into two accounts in fiscal 2027

Prioritization of payments to health insurance companies degraded medical readiness platforms and military medical staff skills," DoD wrote.

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Apr 22 • 5:35 PM EDT • Health • federalnewsnetwork.com
Protecting Health in a Changing Climate

The ability to deliver medical care consistently and safely depends on access to power. Direct Relief has funded resilient power projects and medical oxygen infrastructure in the U.S. and 25 countr…

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Apr 22 • 4:35 PM EDT • Health • directrelief.org
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Battle between business partners over West Suburban hospital escalates, as more details about financial woes emerge

The owner of the West Suburban Medical Center property is ramping up his efforts to remove his business partner from the hospital, as more details emerge about the hospital’s financial woes before its closure.

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Apr 22 • 3:39 PM EDT • Business • chicagotribune.com
Medical School ‘A’ Marks UConn Health Sustainability Progress

Significant energy savings highlight gains since last Earth Day, while the UConn School of Medicine makes the grade on the 2026 Planetary Health Report Card

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Apr 22 • 2:05 PM EDT • Health • today.uconn.edu
Medical school launches first data science-focused center on immunology

The new center is the first in the Jeffrey Modell Foundation's international network focused specifically on informatics and data science. Its designation signals a shift in how researchers approach immunology, using large-scale data to better understand immune disorders and improve patient care.

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Apr 22 • 1:43 PM EDT • Science • news.vt.edu
2026 COMMENCEMENT SERIES | Marquette senior bridges the gap in science education

Since she was a young girl, Raya Broeren has felt drawn toward science. “I was really interested in science when I was a kid,” the biomedical sciences major says. “I tried to get involved in as many science classes and experiences as I could.” That early curiosity, combined with working as a certified nursing assistant,…

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Apr 22 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • today.marquette.edu
The Medical Minute: Your daughter’s first gynecological visit: A parent’s guide

From painful periods to questions they’re afraid to ask, a first gynecology visit can help your teen feel understood. A Penn State Health expert tells how care boosts reproductive health.

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Apr 22 • 9:21 AM EDT • Health • pennstatehealthnews.org
AI revolution hits medicine: SandboxAQ targets health, cyber breakthroughs

SandboxAQ CEO Jack Hidary joins 'Mornings with Maria' to discuss AI breakthroughs in healthcare, cybersecurity, and science, plus Dell’s $750M investment in a new AI medical campus.

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Apr 22 • 8:47 AM EDT • Health • foxbusiness.com
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Smoke from wildfires raises health concerns across Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia

While no fires are burning in Duval County, step outside and you can smell the smoke, which can be a problem for people who have asthma or other breathing conditions. Dr. Shilpa Amin, medical director of the Emergency Department at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, joined us on The Morning Show to share some important information for those with health concerns from the smoke.

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Apr 22 • 8:36 AM EDT • Health • news4jax.com
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Destigmatizing mental health for medical students

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated high rates of depression and anxiety in medical students. Medical schools are expanding mental health services to help.

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Apr 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • aamc.org
Morehouse medical students connect environment, public health during Earth Day cleanup on the Beltline
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Apr 22 • 7:50 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Health insurer Elevance raises annual profit forecast on medical cost controls

Elevance Health raised its annual ​profit forecast on Wednesday, as it ‌looks to keep medical costs in check.

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Apr 22 • 6:06 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com
The ‘groundbreaking’ case of the cyber experts who allegedly broke bad and worked with criminals

US companies in the retail, hospitality and medical sectors trusted Angelo Martino to negotiate with hackers who were trying to extort them. Instead, he made the extortion worse, federal prosecutors allege.

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Apr 22 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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The health misinformation crisis is bigger than anyone thought: Most people worldwide believe at least one of 6 common medical myths

A global Edelman survey yields a "stunning set of facts": seven in 10 believe at least one debunked health claim regardless of education, politics or age.

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Apr 22 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • fortune.com
Medical Scans Reveal Hidden Secrets Inside Ancient Egyptian Mummies

Thousands of years later.

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Apr 21 • 10:48 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
On Capitol Hill, RFK Jr. defends vaccine policies, ongoing shakeups

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had another long day on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with lawmakers questioning him on his vaccine views, agency shakeups and a proposed budget that would slash HHS spending on medical research and public health.

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Apr 21 • 6:51 PM EDT • Health • cnn.com
Key GOP senators push back on Trump’s plan to cut NIH, reorganize HHS

Lawmakers seem poised to reject cuts to biomedical research and public health spending for a second straight year.

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Apr 21 • 4:59 PM EDT • Health • statnews.com
ARPA-H announces first research teams for $139 million initiative to transform behavioral health and bring new, more precise and effective treatments to Americans

The EVIDENT initiative builds on the Trump Administration’s executive order to accelerate medical treatments for serious mental illness.

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Apr 21 • 12:43 PM EDT • Health • hhs.gov
Connection Takes Root at Annual Northwest Arkansas Health Summit

National and state leaders in health care and community outreach recently convened at the Fayetteville Town Center to engage, learn, and collaborate on solutions to improve access to care across Arkansas. The April 2 summit kicked off with a keynote discussion by Neel Shah, chief medical officer of Maven Clinic,…

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Apr 21 • 12:35 PM EDT • Health • news.uams.edu
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Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Week, presented by Wexner Medical Center: VOTE

6 athletes are up for this week's award. You have until 4 p.m. April 25 to vote.

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Apr 21 • 12:01 PM EDT • Sports • dispatch.com
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Amazon One Medical introduces weight management program with upfront GLP-1 medication costs

The new program combines primary care, pharmacy, and virtual options to treat obesity as a chronic condition—all in one place.

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Apr 21 • 8:45 AM EDT • Health • aboutamazon.com
Letter to the Editor: We can’t let politics obscure the promise or the peril of psychedelic therapy

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled, “ACCELERATING MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS,” intended to hasten access to psychedelic treatments. The signing was certainly a spectacle, as it often is, but so was the heterogenous group in attendance: President Trump was joined in the oval office by MMA-commentator, podcaster, and...

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Apr 21 • 8:29 AM EDT • Politics • lsureveille.com
Kennedy hints at coming breakthrough device announcement

In this edition of STAT Health Tech: Health secretary hints at possible announcement on how breakthrough medical devices are paid for, and more.

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Apr 21 • 8:18 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Pioneers in warfighter brain health discuss research agenda at annual brain health symposium

The Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence Center hosted the 2026 Annual Brain health Symposium March 18, featuring forthcoming updates to the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative and the latest in military medical research.

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Apr 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • dvidshub.net
Wendell Krinn teacher uses humor to make learning science fun

Sarah Kumar teaches biomedical sciences at Wendell Krinn Technical High School.

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Apr 21 • 7:12 AM EDT • Science • baynews9.com
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The Death of Public Health

During the recent measles outbreak, the largest in more than 30 years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to clearly recommend the measles vaccine, saying instead that it was a “personal decision,” and that parents should “do their own research.” Similarly, during her recent confirmation hearing for United States Surgeon General, Casey Means was questioned by Senator William Cassidy (R, La). “You’re the nation’s doctor,” said Cassidy. “Would you encourage [a mother] to have her child vaccinated!” “I’m not an individual’s doctor,” Means said. “And every individual needs to talk to their doctor before putting a medication in their body.” In June 2025, Marty Makary, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said that COVID vaccines for pregnant women should be a “personal choice”, even though every other country in the world recommended the COVID vaccine during pregnancy due to a higher risk for severe disease. It doesn’t end there. On January 5, 2026, RFK Jr. reduced the number of routinely recommended vaccines from 18 to 10. For vaccines that protected against influenza, COVID, and rotavirus, parents were urged to speak with their doctors—to make an individual choice. (On March 16, 2026, in a ruling by a federal court in Boston, RFK Jr.’s revised schedule was invalidated.) What’s happening? Why are public health officials moving away from making recommendations for the public? The origin of this change might be rooted in the first two years of the COVID pandemic. In 2020, during the first year on the pandemic, we didn’t have anything to stop a virus that was killing hundreds of people a day and could be spread asymptomatically. We didn’t have antivirals until October, monoclonal antibodies until November, and vaccines until December. All we could do was restrict travel, close businesses, shutter schools, and mask, isolate, quarantine, test, and social distance. During the second year of the pandemic, when we had vaccines to prevent COVID, people couldn’t go anywhere without their vaccine cards. They couldn’t go to their favorite bar or restaurant or sporting event or place of worship without proof of vaccination. Some people were fired from their jobs for refusing to get vaccinated. For many, this was seen as massive government overreach and energized what has been called the “medical freedom movement.” Indeed, a headline in the New York Times declared, “How Health Freedom Became a Winning Rally Cry.” As expressed in the comments of RFK Jr., Casey Means, and Marty Makary, the medical freedom movement focuses on the individual not the community—the opposite of public health. In an article titled “Ethics and Social Value Judgments in Public Health,” ethicists from Yale University distinguished public health from medical freedom. “Public health policies,” they wrote, “are population oriented. Because individual health affects the health of others, public health measures regulate individual behavior to achieve population health goals. All raise questions about how individual autonomy and freedom should be balanced against public health interests…which respects individuals’ sovereignty over their bodies and actions as long as their actions do not harm others.” The medical freedom movement fails to recognize that it often limits the freedom of others. For example, a parent who is afraid to send a child to school where many of the students are unvaccinated. Or immune compromised children who depend on those around them to for protection. The question then becomes “Freedom for whom?” Is it your right, in the name of medical freedom, to catch and transmit a potentially fatal infection—and in so doing, take away the freedom of others? In Four Essays on Liberty, Isaiah Berlin sums it up best. “Liberty for the wolves,” he wrote, “is death to the lambs.” Thanks for reading Beyond the Noise! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribe

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Old Sears store in Central Austin gets new life as health center for low-income residents

The flagship administrative and medical center for Central Health, the local public hospital district, opens in Hancock Center for limited services starting Friday.

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Apr 21 • 6:03 AM EDT • Health • kut.org
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Opinion | The University of Minnesota’s vision for health care is flawed

"Based on our years of experience with the U and its health sciences, we would argue that moving the clinical practice of the university’s medical school back inside the university is a bad idea," the authors write.

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Apr 21 • 5:59 AM EDT • Health • startribune.com
VA Staffing: 855 Workers Left Massachusetts VA in 2025

Many veterans say an exodus of medical staff has resulted in longer waits for treatment and has forced them to go outside the VA for care.

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Democrats demand Trump administration halt plan to collect federal workers' health data

After KFF Health News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers' medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request.

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Apr 21 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers’ Health Data

After KFF Health News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers’ medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request.

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The healthcare subsidy paradox

For Millions the choice is no longer about selecting a healthcare plan that meets their medical needs; instead, must choose only what they can afford.

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Leveraging medical device reprocessing to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint

In celebration of Earth Day, we highlight the impact of our Sustainable Technologies business Many hospitals and health systems have committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by...

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Taxpayer advocates back Trump push for medical price transparency in federal plans

Trump admin pushes health price transparency for federal workers; advocates support it, while industry leaders raise privacy concerns.

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Apr 20 • 10:41 AM EDT • Health • komonews.com
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LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (UAFS) have entered into a formal Memorandum of Agreement designed to create clear, accelerated pathways for UAFS graduates pursuing careers in health care. The agreement covers 14 UAMS programs across four colleges and…

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Before you go under the knife, this San Diego startup wants you to know what it’ll cost

Under the new law, health care systems must report how much they charge. This company is showing you the data.

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