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Inside the Turmoil at the V.A. Mental Health System Under Trump

A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Kitty Dukakis, Wife of 1988 Presidential Nominee, Dies at 88

Married to Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, she became a proponent of electroshock therapy after unsuccessful treatments for alcoholism and depression.

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US urged to ‘think bigger’ on healthcare amid Trump onslaught on sector

Healthcare journal calls for radical change in approach, urging policymakers to invest in their communitiesAn academic journal may inject some optimism into US health policy – a scarce commodity ami

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Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed

Giant blobs along 5,000-mile-wide sargassum belt has killed animals, harmed human health and discouraged tourismScientists in Florida believe they have identified a “tipping point” in atmospheric

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Dementia May Not Always Be the Threat It Is Now. Here’s Why.

The number of cases will increase, but the rates seem to be declining with every birth cohort that reaches advanced ages, researchers said.

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Journalists Demystify Bird Flu, Medicaid Work Requirements, and Reproductive Health Research

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with drugs for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarceDrug shortages in the UK have risen to their worst level for four years, official figu

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A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies

Last week, anti-choice campaigners emboldened by current US politics met in New York at the same time as UN delegates gathered to address the widespread inequalities women face.

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U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose to Their Highest Levels in More Than a Dozen Years

(MedPage Today) -- Tuberculosis (TB) continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years.

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Meet the Future of Medicine: Match Day 2025 at NYU

(MedPage Today) -- Every spring, thousands of medical students across the country discover where they'll begin their residency -- and their careers as physicians.

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