HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk
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Federal health officials are investigating claims that a Michigan health system fired an employee who sought a religious exemption to avoid calling transgender patients by their pronouns or referring them for gender-affirming care. Legal experts say the investigation escalates the Trump administrations effort to curb medical care for transgender patients.
In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured
Fewer Americans will likely have health insurance, compromising their physical and financial health, 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.
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Kennedys Vaccine Advisers Sow Doubts as Scientists Protest US Pivot on Shots
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