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  • Trump's health cuts complicate federal messaging on hantavirus Nathaniel Weixel
    The federal hantavirus response has laid bare the impact of the Trump administration's cuts to U.S. and global health, renewing concerns among public health experts that the U.S. is not prepared for a bigger health crisis. Career scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been fired or left the agency, and there are far fewer people available to respond...
     

Trump's health cuts complicate federal messaging on hantavirus

16 May 2026 at 21:00
The federal hantavirus response has laid bare the impact of the Trump administration's cuts to U.S. and global health, renewing concerns among public health experts that the U.S. is not prepared for a bigger health crisis. Career scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been fired or left the agency, and there are far fewer people available to respond...

Cassidy faces Republican primary loss in Louisiana

15 May 2026 at 23:10
Presented by Lilly {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Cassidy faces Republican primary loss in Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, is facing the fight of his political life as President Trump moves to push him out of office. © Gerald...

Texas Children's Hospital must create country's first 'detransition clinic' under settlement with Paxton

15 May 2026 at 16:59
Texas Children's Hospital will create the nation’s first “detransition clinic,” fire five physicians and pay the state $10 million under an unusual settlement announced Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).  The clinic would focus on providing medical care to patients who had undergone gender-affirming healthcare and work toward reversing its effects, Paxton said. For the first five...

SCOTUS preserves abortion pill access — for now 

14 May 2026 at 22:21
Presented by Lilly {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story SCOTUS preserves abortion pill access — for now The Supreme Court on Thursday ensured the abortion pill mifepristone will continue to be available through the mail without an in-person appointment with a clinician while a lawsuit is argued. © Natalie Behring/Getty Images The justices halted a...

Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access over Alito, Thomas dissents 

Abortion pills can remain available through the mail for the immediate future after the Supreme Court on Thursday paused a lower court ruling that would have blocked access while a lawsuit proceeds.  The justices halted a May 1 order from the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that reinstated a requirement that women must visit a...

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  • DOJ says Yale's medical school discriminated based on race in admissions Nathaniel Weixel
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) accused the Yale School of Medicine of race-based discrimination in its admissions, alleging Thursday that the school favors Black and Hispanic students over white or Asian students with the same test scores.  The finding came after a yearlong investigation that reviewed the school’s internal data and policies to determine if it was acting in accordance with a 2023 Supreme Court decision that...
     

DOJ says Yale's medical school discriminated based on race in admissions

14 May 2026 at 21:02
The Department of Justice (DOJ) accused the Yale School of Medicine of race-based discrimination in its admissions, alleging Thursday that the school favors Black and Hispanic students over white or Asian students with the same test scores.  The finding came after a yearlong investigation that reviewed the school’s internal data and policies to determine if it was acting in accordance with a 2023 Supreme Court decision that...

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  • CDC monitoring 41 people for hantavirus, no reported cases Nathaniel Weixel
    Federal health officials said they are monitoring 41 people in the U.S. for hantavirus but are not going to impose any movement restrictions on them. David Fitter, incident manager for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) hantavirus response, told reporters Thursday there no hantavirus cases in the U.S. Most of the affected people have been advised to remain at home and avoid contact with others during...
     

CDC monitoring 41 people for hantavirus, no reported cases

14 May 2026 at 20:14
Federal health officials said they are monitoring 41 people in the U.S. for hantavirus but are not going to impose any movement restrictions on them. David Fitter, incident manager for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) hantavirus response, told reporters Thursday there no hantavirus cases in the U.S. Most of the affected people have been advised to remain at home and avoid contact with others during...

Administration threatens to withhold Medicaid funding over fraud prosecutions

13 May 2026 at 22:54
Presented by Lilly {beacon}   Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Administration threatens to withhold Medicaid funding over fraud prosecutions The Trump administration is escalating its fight against alleged fraud by withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California over hospice care. © AP Vice President JD Vance threatened to suspend federal funding to...

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