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Kenya's nurses end six-week strike after signing deal with government23:39 A 43-day nurses’ strike in Kenya that paralyzed public hospitals has ended after the government and the nurses’ union signed a return-to-work agreement Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician23:39 This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. -- For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an x-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner -- all owne… RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing23:39 This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage, and appeared to mistakenly refer to the Affordable Care Act health exchanges. "Medicaid is not working for Americans, and it's specifica… Hayden Panettiere's death highlights risk of overdose death after stopping and resuming drug use23:07 A coroner’s report notes that actor Hayden Panettiere had been in rehabilitation just weeks before she died from an accidental drug overdose Man complained of lack of care for diabetes before death in ICE custody: Family0:03 A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana Judge strikes down a Trump policy barring some immigrants from Head Start preschools22.září A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs What to know about hospital deals with Trump to limit care for transgender children22.září At least six hospitals have reached agreements with President Donald Trump's administration to stop offering gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts22.září The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor The centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those seeking calm22.září Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, is a form of expression that dates back more than 500 years Florida confirms death from dengue as state struggles with recent outbreak19.září Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death Scientists warn of weakening health systems and urge stronger outbreak detection19.září West African laboratory scientists are urging governments to strengthen their capacity to detect disease outbreaks to prevent another major crisis Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House17.září Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House WHO sees 'encouraging signs' in Congo Ebola fight, but warns cases in one eastern region are surging16.září The World Health Organization reports encouraging signs in the fight against an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate grilling16.září A radiologist who's a former Fox News contributor will be facing lawmakers as President Donald Trump’s third nominee for surgeon general |