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STAT+: NIH abruptly terminates millions in research grants, defying court orders
The NIH is terminating grants, citing Trump administration restrictions on funding work related to DEI and transgender issues
Read MoreTwo non-profits in Ohio are settling some of the $220bn in US medical debt
Spouses of deceased Medicaid recipients report repayment demands for medical costs, trapping them in a cycle of debtAfter her husband of 44 years died two years ago from Covid-19-related respiratory c
Read MoreSizing up: how stadiums, hospitals and airlines are adapting to rise in obesity
Extra-width spectator seating, bariatric ambulances and oversized coffins are in growing demand• More than half of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050 – reportWith a study predicting that b
Read MoreRepublican Voters Support Medicaid but Want Work Requirements, Poll Finds
More than 60 percent of all voters — and 47 percent of Democrats — supported a work requirement for Medicaid, the country’s largest health insurance program.
Read MoreMedicaid Advocates Say Critics Use Loaded Terms To Gain Edge in Congressional Debate
As policymakers in Washington debate potentially steep funding cuts to Medicaid, Republicans are using terms such as “money laundering” and “discrimination” to make their case.
Read MoreMarty Makary, Often Wrong as Pandemic Critic, Is Poised To Lead the FDA He Railed Against
Should Marty Makary take the reins at the FDA, transitioning from gadfly to the head of an agency that regulates a fifth of the U.S.
Read MoreSTAT+: NIH has paused patenting of discoveries, slowing their use in developing treatments
Freeze on communications and contracts blocks NIH from sharing research materials with collaborators and patenting discoveries.
Read MoreSTAT+: UnitedHealth continues making stealthy deals, pushing deeper into medical care as scrutiny mounts
UnitedHealth acquired or created 250 subsidiaries in 2024 as it pursues an ambitious vertical integration strategy.
Read MoreSTAT+: Health care providers form a united front against stricter patient privacy rules
Health care providers oppose stricter federal patient privacy rules proposed in response to rising cybersecurity threats.
Read MoreSTAT+: Q&A: How ‘blast zone’ of gender politics is hurting research on women’s health
In a Q&A, David Page of the Whitehead Institute says politics is putting basic research on sex differences and women’s health in a "blast zone.
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