Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation and myths to multiply on social networks. Some of the most common are those surrounding immigrants, Latinos, and Medicaid. These claims include assertions that Latinos who use Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people and…
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…
Devon Price, a 15-year-old boy with autism, has attended the largest school district in North Carolina for 10 years, but he cannot read or write. His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal. Under federal law, public schools must provide children with disabilities a “free appropriate public education,”…
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report titled “How Changes to Funding for the NIH and Changes in the FDA’s Review Times Would Affect the Development of New Drugs.” The report evaluates two scenarios: A permanent 10 percent reduction in the amount of funding that the government provides to the NIH, andA…
McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better. Shaw, 56, who has been dependent on opioid painkillers since she injured her back in a fall a decade ago,…
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discussed healing from racial trauma on “America’s Heroes Group” on Sept. 20. Click here to watch Anthony on “America’s Heroes Group” Explore Anthony’s series on the topic, “Silence in Sikeston” KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed Medicaid expansion in Georgia on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Sept….
ŌURA’s $900 million in funding was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and included participation from ICONIQ, Whale Rock and Atreides. The post ŌURA Snags $900M to Expand Smart Ring Globally appeared first on MedCity News.
Gilead Sciences is acquiring LEO Pharma’s oral small molecule inhibitors of STAT6, a protein key to two validated inflammation pathways. Other STAT6 drug developers include Kymera Therapeutics and Sanofi-partnered Recludix Pharma, which is presenting this week during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The post Gilead’s New $250M Drug R&D Pact Adds Contenders in the Hunt…
El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, firmó la semana del 13 de octubre un conjunto de proyectos de ley para proteger la privacidad de pacientes transgénero, en medio de las constantes amenazas de la administración Trump. Sin embargo, hubo una omisión importante que, según defensores de la comunidad LGBTQ+ y estrategas políticos, forma parte de…