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In its fight against trans people, the Trump administration on Monday launched a Title IX probe of Smith College, a 155-year-old liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Department of Education blasted the school for "granting [transgender people] access to women-only spaces." Smith College told CNN it “is fully committed to its institutional values, including compliance with civil rights laws."
The Wall Street Journal reported that the insurance giant will stop requiring pre-authorizations for certain things, including echocardiograms, some outpatient surgeries, some outpatient therapy, and some chiropractic care. It will use AI-assisted tech to reduce the need for preapprovals, the insurer said.
The Supreme Court has temporarily lifted a lower court's order to halt the prescribing of abortion pills via telehealth and dispensing them by mail. Even in states where abortion is legal, the off-and-on court rulings have left providers scrambling to get patients the care they seek.
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CNN reported that the three who died were cruise passengers on the MV Hondius, said Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that operates the ship. It's currently anchored at Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa. Passengers won't be allowed to disembark, the country's health minister said.
Exeter Health Resources in 2023 merged with Beth Israel Lahey Health, which had pledged to maintain and expand access to clinical services. But in 2024, cuts were made to pediatric dental care, neurology, podiatry, and the advanced life support paramedic intercept service, The Portsmouth Herald reported.
A rule unveiled last week would require federally funded shelters to board people based on their birth sex. The proposal now goes through a 60-day comment period. The 19th reports that an estimated 40% of the nation’s homeless youth population identifies as LGBTQ+.
Some hospitals were forced to put physicians on administrative leave after a policy put in place by the Department of Homeland Security in January froze decisions on visa extensions, work permits, and green cards for citizens of 39 countries, The New York Times reported.
It's the first state to roll out the requirements, and critics blasted Nebraska leaders for doing so eight months before the deadline. As NBC News reported, new Medicaid enrollees will need to submit proof that they’ve worked the required number of hours or that they qualify for an exemption. People already on Medicaid will have until at least the end of July to do the same.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans, sided with Louisiana that dispensing the drug via telehealth threatens the safety of pregnant women and the sovereignty of the state, which bans abortion in nearly all instances. The ruling also halts access to mifepristone for non-abortion purposes, such as easing miscarriages, Politico reports.
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Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today's selections are on CWD, late-stage dementia, lupus, and more.
According to the EPA, radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Plus: news about long-term care insurance, vaping, methadone clinics, Camp Mystic, and more.
The study shows that about one in four people treated with Novo Nordisk's obesity drug go down two notches on the World Health Organization scale for high-risk drinking, Bloomberg reports. Novo has not run its own large trials of Wegovy in alcoholism.
Szarama has served as a deputy to director Vinay Prasad, who left the agency Thursday. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said he expects to make a decision on a permanent replacement in the coming weeks. Plus, the CDC has put state and local health officials on alert about the potential for more measles cases.
Moreover, for people seeking graduate-level degrees to become nurse practitioners or physician assistants, federal loans will be limited to $20,500 annually. The Education Department says the rule, effective July 1, will save taxpayers $409 billion and will reduce student loan debt by $224 billion, Modern Healthcare reports. But several leading medical trade groups have raised concerns about the possible effect on the clinician pipeline.
With the exception of President Donald Trump's advice for pregnant women to steer clear of Tylenol, the radiologist shares the MAHA movement's critical eye toward vaccines and its medical messaging. Meanwhile, the finger-pointing has begun as to why Means' nomination faltered. Plus: Healthcare providers' Social Security numbers have been compromised.
Insurance companies, state officials, and industry analysts are reporting that many more people have abandoned their Obamacare coverage now that they are facing higher long-term costs, The New York Times writes. Adding to the problem: Cigna's absence in 2027 will leave 369,000 members in the lurch, according to media reports.
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