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News Articles: Health

People protested funding cuts to research institutions at the University of Chicago last week.

Tagged as: 

  • Health

NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research

Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
People hold up signs before Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally Nov. 4, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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  • Health

Some Trump voters want him to rein in health care costs. It's unclear if he will

In polls and focus groups, Trump voters say they want the government to do something about big medical bills. It's a big change from 5 years ago, pollsters say, and may not be on Trump's agenda.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Noam Levey
Dean Karlan, professor of economics and finance at Northwestern University and former chief economist for USAID, in his office at Northwestern on February 25 — the day he resigned. "I literally just emailed USAID and told them, 'I hereby cancel the contract,'" he told NPR. "And that was it."

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  • Global Health

Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday

He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
An 8-month-old baby watches a cartoon on a tablet. A survey by Common Sense Media found that 80% of parents are worried about their children spending too much time on screens.

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  • Health

Tablets for tots? Survey says kids watch videos on their own devices by age 2

A.I. is the other big change in the media landscape for kids and parents, the report from Common Sense Media finds.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Signage for the US government's humanitarian agency USAID is seen on a cargo container beside a tricycle in Manila on Feb. 4.

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  • Global Health

Judge tells Trump administration it has less than 2 days to resume USAID funding

U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali said officials have provided no evidence of compliance with repeated orders to unfreeze the money.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff play key roles in preventing and responding to a range of infectious disease threats. Some people fear staff cuts and other changes at the agency under Trump are undercutting this capacity.

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  • Health

Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Pien Huang
Georgia saw a second winter peak in flu hospitalizations earlier this month. (Courtesy of CDC)

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  • Health

Flu cases decline in Georgia and Atlanta as COVID rises slightly

Respiratory viruses are beginning to decrease from a second winter peak in Atlanta and across Georgia, data indicate. 

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Allen Siegler
Community Action NOW! founder Iffat Walker with James Washington, research administrator at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

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  • News

New study to track long-term health effects of BioLab fire in Conyers

A new, three-year study aimed at tracking the long-term health effects of last year’s chemical fire at the BioLab plant in Conyers will start next month.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
Lesions can be seen on this mpox patient in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of an outbreak in Africa.

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  • Global Health

Why the good news about the mpox outbreak of 2025 isn't really good after all

The case counts seem to be dropping. But health officials say that's because violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo makes it difficult to get good data. And now U.S. assistance is being disrupted.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
A security guard stands in front of the St. John's Community Health clinic in South Los Angeles.

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  • Health

Health care workers are rushing to learn about immigration law in case of ICE raids

A policy change by the Trump administration allows immigration agents to enter and arrest people in health facilities. Some clinics are training health workers to support patients in the event of arrests.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Jackie Fortiér
A person breathes inside the Gesundheit II, a machine that allows scientists to study the behavior of pathogens when they're exhaled. Research like this is at risk amid the Trump administration's proposed funding cuts.

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  • Health

Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work

Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
A protest at the U.S. Department of Labor on Feb. 5. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress)

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  • Mental Health

Mental health issues ripple through the federal workforce with firings

The way the terminations have been carried out will undermine the efficiency and productivity of workers left behind, expert says.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
People who block the internet from their smartphones spend more time on other activities that improve their wellbeing.

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  • Health

A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood. Here's how long you need

What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here's what they found.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
In early February, the signage was removed from the  headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C. — one of many actions targeting the foreign aid agency since Donald Trump was inaugurated.

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  • Global Health

Trump officials will put 4,700 USAID employees on leave and eliminate 1,600 jobs

The decision comes in the wake of a judge's ruling that such a move will not cause irreparable harm to the employees. There will be exceptions for several hundred employees in roles deemed critical.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis and
  • Melody Schreiber

Tagged as: 

  • Health

For one husband, caregiving came easier when he learned to 'shut up and listen'

The advice helped him when his wife was sick with breast cancer. And now 20 years later, he still finds it's still invaluable while supporting her through dementia.

February 23, 2025
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By:
  • Marc Silver
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