Health

Pictured, a 40-pound box of food including canned goods, fresh fruit, milk and cheese. Boxes like this one were distributed by the San Diego Food Bank through its Senior Food Program. Chula Vista, Calif. Feb. 24, 2023.

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Health

San Diego pediatrician warns children could bear the brunt of federal budget cuts

Heidi de Marco

The new federal budget slashes funding for Medi-Cal and CalFresh, raising alarm over children’s health and food security.

Environment

Cleaning up smog is suddenly much harder. Reined in by Trump, what will California do next?
Health

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Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught

Phil Galewitz

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program.
Health

Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign

Will Stone

As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.
Health

In potential showdown, aid groups demand court find USAID, State officials in contempt

Frank Langfitt

Aid groups are urging a federal judge to find Trump administration officials in contempt to force them to reopen funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right to cancel aid contracts.
National

Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull died with CTE, researchers say

Russell Lewis

Bobby Hull, an electric left-winger known as the 'Golden Jet', marveled hockey fans for his will to win. Named one of the NHL's greatest players, Hull was found to have had CTE after his death.
Health

Men die younger than women. Is it time for a focus on men's health?

Ashley Milne-Tyte

Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being and longevity of men.
Politics

The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course

Rachel Treisman

The USDA says "several" staffers working on the bird flu response were terminated over the weekend, and "we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters."
Health

FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings

Will Stone

Sydney Lupkin

The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.
Health

Trump wants to lower the cost of IVF. A new executive order seeks ideas to do that

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Diane Webber

President Trump campaigned on lowering the cost of IVF, after a controversial ruling made the treatment stop in Alabama for a short time.
Health

A pediatrician warns of 'long-lasting' consequences of RFK Jr. leading HHS

Tonya Mosley

Adam Ratner predicts the appointment of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to unscare them," he says.
Health

As sports betting has soared, more people search online for help with gambling addiction

Katia Riddle

A study shows more people are looking for help to manage gambling addiction, in the years after a Supreme Court decision allowed online sports betting in 38 states.