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Gold-standard maternal mortality database in limbo as CDC staff placed on leave

As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked HHS, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant and maternal health was placed on administrative leave.

Patient satisfaction with NHS has hit record low of 21%, survey finds

Dissatisfaction also at record 59% in Great Britain, with A&E, GPs and dentists causing the most discontentPublic satisfaction with the NHS is at a record low and dissatisfaction is at its highest

Lowering bad cholesterol may cut risk of dementia by 26%, study suggests

Research highlights link between low LDL cholesterol and reduced dementia risk, with statins offering additional protectionLowering your levels of bad cholesterol could reduce the risk of dementia by

After RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS shutters much of its communications, FOIA operations

After health secretary RFK Jr.’s ‘radical transparency’ pledge, HHS has shuttered much of the agency's communications and FOIA operations.

STAT+: Five NIH institute directors and numerous lab heads ousted in unprecedented shakeup

Directors of five NIH institutes have been placed on administrative leave or offered new assignments

HHS firings undermine federal government’s ability to care for vulnerable Americans

Layoffs across health agencies could disrupt the flow of millions of dollars in grants and critical services for Americans with disabilities.

50 canceled vaccination clinics, and other local impact from HHS cuts

"Mass layoffs is not how you make America healthier," city and county health officials say in reaction to large-scale dismissals of federal health workers.

Novel Blood Test Tracks Alzheimer's Progression

(MedPage Today) -- A novel plasma-based assay was more strongly associated with tau tangle pathology in Alzheimer's disease than other established blood biomarkers, researchers said.

STAT+: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary gets off to a bruising start as agency is wracked by layoffs

Sweeping cuts pose a challenge to Makary, and give him a chance to reshape the FDA.

For Colorectal Cancer Screening, FIT Invitation Improved Participation

(MedPage Today) -- People invited to undergo fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) were more likely to participate in colorectal cancer screening compared with those invited to undergo colonoscopy, the

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