The Department of Government Efficiency, has focused in on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. What could DOGE’s efforts mean to the tens of millions of Americans who rely on them?
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What DOGE could mean for Medicare and Medicaid?
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal government.It recently accessed systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Musk and his team now are looking at key payment and contracti…
A website sold patients obesity drugs at affordable rates. Now they’re paying the price
Patients who bought stockpiles of alternative GLP-1 drugs online aren’t sure what to do with them after learning that the compounding pharmacy that made them didn’t have the right license.
Experimental spinal stimulation treatment may help with paralyzing genetic disorder
An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy.
What would RFK Jr. mean to HHS?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced senators today in a contentious confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary under President Trump. He’s a former Democrat — turned independent presidential candidate — turned Trump loyalist.
He’s also someone who has pushed vaccine misinformation, something he was repeatedly questioned about during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
HHS is a massive system that oversees everything from the Food and Drug Administration to vaccine funding to the Affordable Care Act. What do we know about how Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. would run it?
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Patients are getting prescriptions to socialize to fight an epidemic of lonlineness
Loneliness is at epidemic levels across the U.S. and is correlated with higher risks of many chronic diseases. Some doctors and therapists are writing their patients prescriptions for socializing.
Pop-up health events in LA assist wildfire evacuees with medical needs
People displaced by the LA wildfires found themselves needing help with basic health care — like getting medications lost in the fires. In El Monte, a pop-up health event provided some assistance.
‘Prehabilitation’ before surgery can cut complications risk, according to new study
If you’re going to have surgery, “prehabilitation” focused on nutrition, exercise and social support in the month before can significantly cut the risk of complications, according to a new study.
Striking therapists worry about mental health impact of the wildfires in LA
A group of more than 1,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers are coming up on three months of strike, asking for better working conditions.
Striking therapists worry about mental health impact of the wildfires in LA
A group of more than 1,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers are coming up on three months of strike, asking for better working conditions.
