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WHO grapples with US funding cuts for medical care

May
19
World Health Organization looks ahead to life without the US Hundreds of WHO officials will join donors and diplomats in Geneva with one question dominating their thoughts - how to cope with crises from mpox to cholera without their main source of money. Jennifer Rigby,Emma Farge Reuters
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FEMA chief says states will have to pay half instead of 25% of costs for countering natural disasters

May
16
FEMA chief: Agency will raise state burden for disasters to 50% | Honolulu Star-Advertiser David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said today that states would in the future bear half the costs for responding to natural disasters, up from 25% under current cost-sharing levels. Reuters Honolulu Star-Advertiser

 

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U.S. pharmacists stockpile drugs ahead of expected tariff impact

May
16
Pharmacists Stockpile Most Common Drugs on Chance of Targeted Trump Tariffs - KFF Health News While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

 

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Estimated 60,000 people set to prematurely lose U.S. federal housing assistance

May
15
60,000 people set to prematurely lose federal housing assistance The Emergency Housing Vouchers program was supposed to last through 2030, but funding will probably run out sometime next year. Anumita Kaur The Washington Post
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Problems in federal programs leave rural patients without internet connection to telemedicine

May
14
Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts - KFF Health News Taxpayers — through federal infrastructure programs — have paid billions of dollars to internet companies to hook up rural Americans. Some communities have nothing to show for it, leaving medically vulnerable rural patients disconnected and without access to telehealth. sjtribble KFF Health News

 

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Trump admnistration's $500 million for old vaccine technology raises questions

May
05
Trump Team’s $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists - KFF Health News Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s HHS said an enormous, noncompetitive flu vaccine development grant to two favored NIH leaders would ensure “transparency, effectiveness, and comprehensive preparedness.” But their vaccine is in early stages, relies on old technology, and is just one of scores of similar efforts. khnkit KFF Health News
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U.S. food banks struggling because of federal budget cuts and increasing food prices

May
02
Federal Cuts Gut Food Banks as They Face Record Demand - KFF Health News Food banks nationwide are being pinched by record demand, high food prices, and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal budget cuts. As the economy plods onto shaky ground, food bank leaders hope Congress patches the holes by passing a new farm bill. khnkytjaw KFF Health News
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Malnutrition treatments suspended in Ethopia because of funding shortages--WFP

Apr
22
Malnutrition treatments halted in Ethiopia due to underfunding, WFP says The World Food Programme suspended malnutrition treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia this week due to severe funding shortages, the U.N. agency said, with millions more at risk of losing access to aid. Emma Farge Reuters

 

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Trump administration immigration crackdoiwn disrupts U.S. caregiving

Apr
04
Immigration Crackdowns Disrupt the Caregiving Industry. Families Pay the Price. - KFF Health News Families, nursing facilities, and home health agencies rely on foreign-born workers to fill health care jobs that are demanding and do not attract enough American citizens. The Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies threaten to cut a key source of labor for the industry, which was already predicting a surge in demand. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

 

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Cuts in U.S. and European aid predicted to result in 2.9 million HIV deaths by 2030--study

Mar
27
Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV
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