Problems in federal programs leave rural patients without internet connection to telemedicine

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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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U.S. Ag department, facing law suits, says it will restore climate change-related websites.

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Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore webpages related to climate change after it was sued earlier this year over the deletions. AP News
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Some U.S. biotech companies are considering moving clinical trials overseas because of U.S. FDA budget cuts and staff layoffs.

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Upheaval at FDA pushes some biotech firms to move early trials out of US

 

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Trump administration's medcal research cuts reached $2.7 billion--Senate report

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Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain scientific data from government websites. Jacqueline Howard CNN
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Majority of Americans support measles vacinations, worry about Trump administration's handling of outbreaks --poll

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Americans worry about Trump's handling of measles outbreak, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds The vast majority of Americans believe that vaccines for measles are safe, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Jason Lange,Julie Steenhuysen Reuters
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How wastewater testing can predict community's COVID cases--new study

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Wastewater testing predicts community COVID cases, experts say SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance accurately predicts the incidence of symptomatic COVID-19 infections in the community, data from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities suggest. CIDRAP

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US health officials advise older travelers not to get a chikungunya vaccine

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US health officials advise older travelers not to get a chikungunya vaccine The U.S. government is advising that international travelers age 60 and older not get a chikungunya vaccine as it investigates possible side effects. AP News

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A vaccine that protects against swine, human and bird flu could eliminate need for yearly shots -- research

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Vaccine that protects against swine, human and bird flu could eliminate need for yearly shots Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Medical Xpress

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US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods hits 10 persons

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At least 10 people sickened in US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods | CNN At least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several products, federal officials said. CNN
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Trump budget cuts are hurting efforts to counter HIV, especially in southern states.

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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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Analysis: Measles Could Become Endemic in US if Surge Continues, Expert Warns

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Measles Could Become Endemic in US if Surge Continues, Expert Warns One of the most contagious infections ever identified. The Conversation ScienceAlert
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Trump administration staff cuts leave fewer experts to counter bird flu --sources

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Staff exodus at US farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu

May 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration's push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks.
 
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Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic --study

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Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic This needs to be monitored more closely. Jess Cockerill ScienceAlert
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Climate change's increasing toll on Africa --United Nations

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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change. UN News

 

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