Poll: Two Thirds Believe Dissolving USAID Will Lead to More Illness and Death Globally, While Nearly Half Say It Would Significantly Reduce the Budget Deficit and Fund Domestic Programs

As the Trump administration works to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a new KFF poll finds that two-thirds (67%) of the public believe these actions will increase illness and death in low-income countries, and a similar majority (62%) believe it will result in more humanitarian crises around the world. At the same…More

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The Silicon Curtain Descends on SB 1047

By MIKE MAGEE Whether you’re talking health, environment, technology or politics, the common denominator these days appears to be information.  And the injection of AI, not surprisingly, has managed to reinforce our worst fears about information overload and misinformation. As the “godfather of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton, confessed as he left Google after a decade of…

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Eliminating Barriers and Increasing Access to New Testing to Improve Prenatal Care

New advancements can only be fully realized when clinicians, lawmakers, and patients come together. Biomarker tests not only have the potential to improve patient outcomes and address health equity, they can also decrease expenses for financially vulnerable medical systems.  The post Eliminating Barriers and Increasing Access to New Testing to Improve Prenatal Care appeared first…

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California Medicaid Ballot Measure Is Popular, Well Funded — And Perilous, Opponents Warn

The proponents of Proposition 35, a November ballot initiative that would create a dedicated stream of funding to provide health care for California’s low-income residents, have assembled an impressive coalition: doctors, hospitals, community clinics, dentists, ambulance companies, several county governments, numerous advocacy groups, big business, and both major political parties. The Yes on Prop 35…

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