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The Department of Homeland Security has faced growing scrutiny over the living conditions at Camp East Montana, a detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso. Plus: A Haitian man has died at an Arizona detention center after suffering an untreated toothache, his brother says.
In a lawsuit challenging the legality of changes made to the country's vaccine policy, the government contends Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may choose what evidence to consider and whom to consult, Stat reported.
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said the government has flooded his state with ICE agents "under the guise of combating fraud." Plus: The New York Times reviewed nearly 200 lawsuits challenging the president's power to withhold funding, including from hospitals that don’t alter their services and nonprofits that don’t embrace his gender views.
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Legislation in the state Senate would ban pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — such as CVS Caremark — from owning or controlling pharmacies in Tennessee.
The merger of the Patient Advocate Foundation and the Patient Access Network Foundation will allow them to better serve low- and middle-income patients facing rising health care costs, leaders say. Also: Insurers react to CMS' proposed 2027 Medicare Advantage rates.
Colin Gray, who gave his teenage son a gun for Christmas, was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. His sentencing will take place at a later date. Other news from around the nation is on drug affordability in Virginia; mental health courts in California; and more.
Black women — with 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live births — and those aged 40 and older — with 62.3 deaths per 100,000 live births — had the highest mortality rates, according to CDC data. The 2024 U.S. maternal mortality rate is the lowest it has been since 2018.
The group, established as a check on perceived politicization of its federal counterpart by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., includes scientists who previously served on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. Both panels are set to meet March 19.
The group that makes recommendations on preventive health care services has not met in a year, and this latest meeting has not been rescheduled. Meanwhile, the Camp East Montana immigration facility in Texas is off-limits to outsiders amid a measles outbreak.
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The "nanoparticle" system sends genetic instructions via mRNA directly to the cells that produce insulin, blocking the body's immune system attack on insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. However, the study was conducted in laboratory and animal models and not in humans, Fox News reported. Plus: The GLP-1 link to osteoporosis and gout; the use of ivermectin to treat cancer; and more.
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The Trump administration wants to temporarily withhold some Medicaid funding from Minnesota, citing fraud concerns. State officials warn the move could force cuts to health care for low-income families.
Starting March 31, Elevance Health no longer may enroll people in its Medicare Advantage plans after it failed to submit required data about members' health conditions over a seven-year period. The suspension will not affect the 1.9 million people already enrolled.
The argument centers on a federal law that bars people who consume illegal drugs from having firearms. Also in the news: rectal cancer rates, balance in aging, and more.
The acting CDC director said the agency is taking steps — “surging” resources and fostering outreach — to stem the spread of measles cases in the U.S. Jay Bhattacharya's support for the vaccine comes as cases are confirmed in Colorado, South Carolina, and California.
A state law and school policies aimed at protecting students' gender expression have been put on hold while a lawsuit filed by parents proceeds in the lower courts. Meanwhile in New York, NYU Langone Health has been ordered to resume the care it had previously offered to transgender youth.
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