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U.S.FDA will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-05-20 19:45

FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65 Critics say shift will negatively impact people who are not high-risk but want to be vaccinated against the disease The Guardian

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Overview stats of how measles and other vaccines have saved lives

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-05-19 12:53

Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks. Our World in Data

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U.S. FDA approves Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine but only for older and high risk people.

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-05-19 08:42

After delay, FDA approves Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older people and those at high risk | CNN After a six-week delay, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to a letter from the agency, but only for people 65 and older and those 12 and up who have at least one underlying condition that puts them at higher risk of severe illness. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Measles analysis: charts show how falling vaccination rates could lead to a surge in cases --the Economist

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-05-15 10:03

How much worse could America’s measles outbreak get? Our charts show how falling vaccination rates could lead to a surge in cases The Economist The Economist

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Trump budget cuts are hurting efforts to counter HIV, especially in southern states.

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-05-13 11:03

Trump Once Vowed To End HIV in America. His Funding Cuts Are Rolling Back Progress. - KFF Health News Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET. kffhnamym KFF Health News

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Health care groups across the South are scaling back HIV testing and outreach because of the Trump administration’s budget cuts and layoffs.

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Overweight long-COVID patients more likely to have neurologic symptoms--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-05-09 10:24

Excess weight in long-COVID patients linked to neurologic symptoms Overweight and obesity were significantly associated with memory issues and persistent headache, among other conditions. CIDRAP

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Nearly 1 million Americans face losing health insurance as Aetna exits ACA marketplace

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-05-05 09:44

Nearly 1 million Americans face losing health insurance as Aetna exits ACA marketplace - UPI.com Nearly a million people in 17 states face losing healthcare coverage after Aetna's parent company announced it would leave the federal insurance marketplace, created under the Affordable Care Act. UPI

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Women's health research gets reprieve from Trump administration's proposed budget cuts

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-04-28 10:39

Women's Health Initiative gets reprieve from HHS cuts The WHI is the largest and longest study of women's health funded by the National Institutes of Health. Tina Reed Axios

The Trump administration said it's reversing course on a plan to end funding for a decades-long study of women's health after outcry from the research community.

The Women's Health Initiative was threatened by funding cuts to clinical studies aimed at reducing cancer rates or studying hormone therapy in menopause. Despite the reprieve, researchers remain fearful about its future.

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Proposed Medicaid cuts risk making the Black maternal health crises worse.

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-04-21 11:29

Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis Advocates are warning lawmakers that the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will leave millions of pregnant Black women at a heightened risk of death, worsening the maternal mortality crisis an… bconradis The Hill

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Analysis: Cutting Medicaid could jeopardize long term care for the elderly and disabled

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-04-14 17:56

How cutting Medicaid would affect long-term care and family caregivers The federal program is the biggest source of money for long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Republican proposals to cut its budget could jeopardize supports family and caregivers rely on. NPR

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