February 3, 2025
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CDC Researchers Ordered to Retract Papers Submitted to All Journals: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustfiles/114043
Doctors Group Sues Federal Agencies For Scrubbing Online Health Data: https://www-huffpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/doctors-group-lawsuit-federal-agencies-scrubbing-health-data-online_n_67a25b95e4b0101ab46e2d87/amp?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1&cap=swipe
Vagus nerve stimulation may tame autoimmune diseases: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5272748/vagus-nerve-stimulation-may-tame-autoimmune-diseases
Dogs in UK Are First to Be Trained to Sniff Out Bowel Cancer–After Nailing Parkinson’s and COVID: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dogs-in-uk-are-first-to-be-trained-to-sniff-out-bowel-cancer-after-nailing-parkinsons-and-covid/
February 10, 2025
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RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump’s health secretary, over Democrats’ loud objections: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5294591/rfk-jr-trump-health-human-services-hhs-vaccines
ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT’S MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN COMMISSION: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission/
National Institutes of Health Move to Slash $9 Billion in US Biomedical Research Funding Provokes Outcry: https://healthpolicy-watch.news/nih-limits-overhead-cost-funding-to-15-cutting-off-9-billion-to-biomedical-research-institutions/
Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504: https://dredf.org/protect-504/
Large healthcare companies are redistributing most of their profits to shareholders, study finds: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-companies-shareholder-payouts-increasing-jama/739827/
February 17, 2025
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Men die younger than women. Is it time for a focus on men’s health?: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5302536/men-women-life-expectancy-health-research
EXPRESS: Are All Generic Drugs Created Equal? An Empirical Analysis of Generic Drug Manufacturing Location and Serious Drug Adverse Events: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10591478251319691
https://news.osu.edu/all-generic-drugs-are-not-equal-study-finds
Trump administration slashes funding for ACA navigators: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/trump-slashes-aca-navigator-funding-cms/740180/
A pancreatic cancer blood test called PAC-MANN could spot the disease early: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pancreatic-cancer-pac-mann-blood-test
February 24, 2025
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POSTPONED – FDA-NIH Rare Disease Day: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-meetings-conferences-and-workshops/postponed-fda-nih-rare-disease-day-02272025?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2AJsVC_lWTWI4AMXj7dwhoB9uxSLDkn3UGR0ZaNPCgJXFuvXmZKb9BYOE_aem_NBBvCEfNZspn5lVbuNocZg
FDA cancels meeting to update next season’s flu vaccines: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-cancels-flu-vaccine-meeting/#
Senior citizens are rattled by news that Medicare telehealth coverage could expire next month: https://www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna193487?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1&cap=swipe
Senators Introduce Bill that would Add Work Requirements for Medicaid: https://medcitynews.com/2025/02/bill-medicaid-work-requirements/
Measles death in Texas puts Kennedy’s vaccine views to the test: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/measles-death-texas-puts-kennedys-vaccine-views-test-2025-02-27/