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Whooping cough is resurging in the U.S.
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Waning Immunity and Falling Vaccination Rates Fuel Pertussis Outbreaks - KFF Health News
New details from health officials suggest the whooping-cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt of the cons...
kffhealthnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Whooping cough is resurging in the U.S.
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Millions of Americans face sharply rising costs for health care plans they bought through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, unless Congress acts soon. Here's what's at stake for them. n.pr/4oqC3Al
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
Millions of Americans face sharply rising costs for health care plans they bought through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, unless Congress acts soon. Here's what's at stake for them.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Millions of Americans face sharply rising costs for health care plans they bought through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, unless Congress acts soon. Here's what's at stake for them. n.pr/4oqC3Al
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Ravi Coutinho needed mental health and addiction care. Getting it through his insurance network was nearly impossible. He texted his friends:
“Therapists have been 0-4.”
“Called ten places and nothing.”
“The insurance portal doesn’t know shit.”
(Published Sept. 2024)
“Therapists have been 0-4.”
“Called ten places and nothing.”
“The insurance portal doesn’t know shit.”
(Published Sept. 2024)
“I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network
Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could fi...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Ravi Coutinho needed mental health and addiction care. Getting it through his insurance network was nearly impossible. He texted his friends:
“Therapists have been 0-4.”
“Called ten places and nothing.”
“The insurance portal doesn’t know shit.”
(Published Sept. 2024)
“Therapists have been 0-4.”
“Called ten places and nothing.”
“The insurance portal doesn’t know shit.”
(Published Sept. 2024)
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“You have made progress.”
“You are not a danger to yourself or others.”
The denial letter from Geneva Moore’s insurer directly contradicted her therapist’s words. Cut off from her treatment program, Moore slid into a monthslong downward spiral.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“You are not a danger to yourself or others.”
The denial letter from Geneva Moore’s insurer directly contradicted her therapist’s words. Cut off from her treatment program, Moore slid into a monthslong downward spiral.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.
www.propublica.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“You have made progress.”
“You are not a danger to yourself or others.”
The denial letter from Geneva Moore’s insurer directly contradicted her therapist’s words. Cut off from her treatment program, Moore slid into a monthslong downward spiral.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“You are not a danger to yourself or others.”
The denial letter from Geneva Moore’s insurer directly contradicted her therapist’s words. Cut off from her treatment program, Moore slid into a monthslong downward spiral.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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First Trump shut down the government instead of working with us to lower health care costs — now his admin wants to block states from wiping medical debt off credit reports.
Saddle millions with medical debt, then let it crush their credit. Billionaire playbook.
Saddle millions with medical debt, then let it crush their credit. Billionaire playbook.
Millions Could See Medical Debt Added to Credit Reports Under Trump Plan
The Trump administration is set to issue new guidance prohibiting states from removing medical debt from credit reports.
www.newsweek.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
First Trump shut down the government instead of working with us to lower health care costs — now his admin wants to block states from wiping medical debt off credit reports.
Saddle millions with medical debt, then let it crush their credit. Billionaire playbook.
Saddle millions with medical debt, then let it crush their credit. Billionaire playbook.
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Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America. n.pr/4nXCFxT
A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there
Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.
n.pr
October 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America. n.pr/4nXCFxT
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers concerned after he’s moved to Pennsylvania detention facility
Kilmar Abrego Garcia moved to Pennsylvania detention center
Kilmar Abrego Garcia whose case has become a flashpoint in the national fight over immigration enforcement, was moved from a Virginia detention center to one in rural Pennsylvania.
buff.ly
September 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers concerned after he’s moved to Pennsylvania detention facility
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"This is what made parenting so much more interesting in the good old days. You young folks—Millennials, GenZ, GenAlpha, and whatever the heck comes after that—have no idea how much fun you’ve been missing. Now, though, you may get the chance to find out."
Measles and Mumps Are Great, but Don’t Overlook the Awesomeness of Congenital Rubella Syndrome
“CDC panel recommends multiple shots for measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox instead of a single vaccine… Experts react with concern that incre...
buff.ly
September 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"This is what made parenting so much more interesting in the good old days. You young folks—Millennials, GenZ, GenAlpha, and whatever the heck comes after that—have no idea how much fun you’ve been missing. Now, though, you may get the chance to find out."
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Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic.
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.
www.propublica.org
September 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic.
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
September 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
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Source: AP News
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Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials.
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August 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Source: AP News
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For decades, the biomedical industry has relied on a compound in horseshoe crab blood to protect medical equipment from contamination, saving untold human lives.
But conservationists say modern medicine’s dependence on this bloodletting is upending a globe-spanning ecosystem.
But conservationists say modern medicine’s dependence on this bloodletting is upending a globe-spanning ecosystem.
These crabs probably saved your life. Can we save theirs?
The medical world relies on horseshoe crab blood in the production of vaccines and equipment. A synthetic is available, but companies have been slow to adopt it.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For decades, the biomedical industry has relied on a compound in horseshoe crab blood to protect medical equipment from contamination, saving untold human lives.
But conservationists say modern medicine’s dependence on this bloodletting is upending a globe-spanning ecosystem.
But conservationists say modern medicine’s dependence on this bloodletting is upending a globe-spanning ecosystem.
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A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation's schools and universities.
Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against DEI programs at schools
A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation's schools and universities.
n.pr
August 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation's schools and universities.
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Jen Pawol has made MLB history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game.
The moment completed a journey that took Pawol more than 1,200 minor-league games — and took women more than a century. 🔗:
The moment completed a journey that took Pawol more than 1,200 minor-league games — and took women more than a century. 🔗:
Female umpire Jen Pawol takes field, breaks MLB barrier
Pawol received a louder ovation than the other three umpires when their names were announced before the game's first pitch.
dlvr.it
August 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Jen Pawol has made MLB history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game.
The moment completed a journey that took Pawol more than 1,200 minor-league games — and took women more than a century. 🔗:
The moment completed a journey that took Pawol more than 1,200 minor-league games — and took women more than a century. 🔗:
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I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
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🔔 The @jameslindalliance.bsky.social survey closes at the end of the week.
We're asking people with lived experience and professionals who work with families to help shape the top research priorities in #PerinatalMentalHealth.
It should only take 10mins but you can save & return: lnkd.in/em5-sZ5b
We're asking people with lived experience and professionals who work with families to help shape the top research priorities in #PerinatalMentalHealth.
It should only take 10mins but you can save & return: lnkd.in/em5-sZ5b
July 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🔔 The @jameslindalliance.bsky.social survey closes at the end of the week.
We're asking people with lived experience and professionals who work with families to help shape the top research priorities in #PerinatalMentalHealth.
It should only take 10mins but you can save & return: lnkd.in/em5-sZ5b
We're asking people with lived experience and professionals who work with families to help shape the top research priorities in #PerinatalMentalHealth.
It should only take 10mins but you can save & return: lnkd.in/em5-sZ5b
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On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.
Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill 'science fair'
On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.
n.pr
July 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.
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Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
n.pr
July 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
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Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
The Most Americans Are On Unemployment—Nearly 2 Milllion—Since Pandemic
Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
www.forbes.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
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The most sobering part about becoming 1930’s Germany is realizing that no one is going to come here and liberate those being brutalized. If this historically inhumane regime is going to be overthrown, We The American People are going to have to do it.
July 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The most sobering part about becoming 1930’s Germany is realizing that no one is going to come here and liberate those being brutalized. If this historically inhumane regime is going to be overthrown, We The American People are going to have to do it.
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O’Hearn gives Orioles an All-Star starter #Orioles
O’Hearn gives Orioles an All-Star starter
The Orioles will have a starter at the All-Star Game. Ryan O’Hearn beat out New York’s Ben Rice and will start at designated hitter for the American League at the July 15th game at Atlanta’s Truist Park. O’Hearn, who had 78 percent to 22 percent for Rice, enters Wednesday game hitting .295 with an .854 […]
dlvr.it
July 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
O’Hearn gives Orioles an All-Star starter #Orioles
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The for-profit prison company GEO Group has surged in value under President Trump.
But despite its soaring fortunes, the ICE contractor has continued to resist having to pay detainees more than $1 a day for cleaning facilities where the government has forced them to live.
(Published March)
But despite its soaring fortunes, the ICE contractor has continued to resist having to pay detainees more than $1 a day for cleaning facilities where the government has forced them to live.
(Published March)
An ICE Contractor Is Worth Billions. It’s Still Fighting to Pay Detainees as Little as $1 a Day to Work.
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.
www.propublica.org
July 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The for-profit prison company GEO Group has surged in value under President Trump.
But despite its soaring fortunes, the ICE contractor has continued to resist having to pay detainees more than $1 a day for cleaning facilities where the government has forced them to live.
(Published March)
But despite its soaring fortunes, the ICE contractor has continued to resist having to pay detainees more than $1 a day for cleaning facilities where the government has forced them to live.
(Published March)
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EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
n.pr
June 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.