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Trump Officials May Undo Nursing Home Mandates for Reporting Covid17:11 The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in the pandemic. Hospitals Shut Youth Gender Clinics in Deal with Trump Administration15:34 At least six hospitals have struck agreements with the Trump administration to pay fines and stop providing gender-transition treatments to minors. New Hope for Diagnosing C.T.E. in Brain Injured Patients22.září Scientists are developing imaging techniques and blood tests that one day may enable doctors to identify the disease definitively in living patients. ‘Way Too Hot’: Britain’s Hospitals Were Not Built for 96-Degree Summers21.září Patients and workers in one of the country’s largest hospitals sweltered in a heat wave last month. Experts say the whole country must urgently adapt. White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants20.září Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. Trump Promotes Program to Reduce Medicaid Drug Prices18.září Ahead of the midterm elections, the president said that all states had opted in to an effort to align Medicaid’s prices for medicines with those in other wealthy countries. Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’17.září The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.” Toxic Fracking Waste Becoming a Political Issue in Ohio17.září The Democratic candidate for governor backed restrictions on disposal of fracking wastewater around a hard-hit town, and called for a “thorough investigation” of the dangers. This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked17.září The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found. The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest17.září Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more powerful. Fiji Declares a National Emergency as H.I.V. Cases Skyrocket17.září Surging drug use has contributed to an epidemic in the Pacific island nation, where one in 60 adults is estimated to be living with the virus. Harold Freeman, Who Helped Remove Barriers to Cancer Treatment, Dies at 9315.září He developed a program that became a model for hospitals around the world, making it easier for poor Black patients to navigate an onerous bureaucratic system. U.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns14.září Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors. |