Health & Safety

U.S. uninsured rates could resurge if Trump's budget bill passes

5:00am June 27, 2025

Millions could lose health insurance as the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress weigh major changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid. "The effects could be catastrophic," one policy analyst predicts.

Health & Safety

RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers meeting wraps up

4:12am June 27, 2025

by Will Stone

A panel of vaccine advisers handpicked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. concluded a two-day meeting with votes to limit the availability of certain flu vaccines. Their concern is a preservative that has been a source of controversy despite ample evidence that it is safe.

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Cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the PEPFAR program

4:11am June 27, 2025

by Darian Woods

In 2003 George W. Bush set up the global health initiative PEPFAR in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Over the last couple of decades, it's saved millions of lives for relatively little money. But cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the program. An estimated 70,000 people have died already due to the cutbacks. We speak to journalist Jon Cohen who visited Eswatini and Lesotho to learn about the suspended program's effects on the ground.

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What's that in the sky? We're not sure, but the fireball was very bright

11:31pm June 26, 2025

The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, the National Weather Service said.

Autism rates have soared. This doctor says he knows part of the reason why

7:29pm June 26, 2025

by Michael Levitt

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Dr. Allen Frances, about his piece in the New York Times titled, "Autism Rates have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That."

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Obliterated? Damaged? Inoperable? What's known about Iran's nuclear facilities

6:06pm June 26, 2025

Iran's nuclear program has been dealt a blow, here's an overview of the current state of its facilities.

RFK Jr.'s New CDC Panel To Review Childhood Vaccine Schedule

RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers raise disproven fears about the preservative thimerosal

2:52pm June 26, 2025

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will "sow distrust" in vaccines.

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Medicaid changes don't meet Senate rules in 'big, beautiful bill' says parliamentarian

10:22am June 26, 2025

The nonpartisan Senate official whose office determines if legislation fits within the rules of the chamber dealt Senate Republicans a blow on proposed changes to Medicaid.

Supreme Court Continues To Deliver Decisions This Week Ahead Its Summer Break

Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood

10:17am June 26, 2025

The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

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'Say no to power peeing' and other good tips from a pelvic floor physical therapist

8:15am June 26, 2025

Your pelvic floor supports organs like your bladder, bowels and reproductive system. Strengthen it with exercises and mantras (like "squeeze before you sneeze") from physical therapist Sara Reardon.

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