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A deadly outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has raised public concern that the virus could spiral into another pandemic, similar to COVID-19. Public health experts say this is “very unlikely” to happen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states the risk to the global population is “extremely low.”
When Gavin Newsom ran for California governor in 2018, his support for a state-run single-payer healthcare system was considered a risky move and earned him hefty labor endorsements. Today, leading Democrats in the wide-open race to succeed Newsom have embraced single-payer as a political necessity, an answer to voters fed up with rising premiums and other spiraling healthcare costs.
When she transitioned to working part-time last year, Rosa María Carranza counted on getting Medicare and Social Security checks. But Carranza and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrants will soon be cut out of Medicare. The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed last July by President Donald Trump, barred certain categories of lawfully present immigrants from Medicare.
On January 5, the Department of Health and Human Services reduced the number of diseases targeted on the childhood immunization schedule from 17 to 11. The changes come due to false claims pushed by President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the number of vaccines for U.S. children could be linked to chronic health conditions or autism.
Chaz and Jean Franklin were facing a sevenfold increase in their health premium payments with the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans at the end of 2025. Then Jean received a crushing diagnosis that will claim her life but save the couple money.
Some hospitals are registering patients detained by federal immigration officers under pseudonyms and prohibiting staff from contacting family members. Attorneys and health care workers say the practices facilitate rights violations and create ethical concerns. Hospitals say they’re trying to protect patients.