Semafor • Oct 2, 2025
GOP says Dems support health care for ‘illegal aliens’
Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federally funded health care plans, but that hasn't stopped Republicans from trying to make their allegation stick.
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Mother Jones • Oct 1, 2025
Not Just “Medbeds”: How Truth Social’s Bogus Medical Claims Fool Elderly Trump Fans
“I know in my heart that med beds [sic] are real,” a woman named Pam wrote recently on Truth Social, the social media site owned by Trump Media and Technology Group, and President Donald Trump’s favorite place to post. “I’ve been hoping and at the same time thinking it’s too good to be true,” Pam […]
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
Physical fitness linked to brain health in seniors, study shows
University of Vienna research links physical fitness in older adults to changes in blood markers, exploring whether blood tests can reflect how someone is aging.
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
US government shuts down as both parties dig in
The government shut down for the first time since 2019 after Republicans and Democrats failed to solve a dispute over health care costs.
Semafor • Sep 30, 2025
Trump announces Pfizer deal to reduce drug prices
The deal is the first one signed under Trump’s plan to bring down drug prices in the US to match the lowest prices offered in other wealthy nations.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Malaria reduction efforts could generate $4T revenue, report says
The study’s authors argued that every dollar invested by the US in malaria control in Africa generates $5.80 in economic growth.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
Nigeria strikes insulin production deal with China
The landmark agreement would allow the west African nation to enter the booming insulin industry as diabetes rates surge across the continent.
Semafor • Sep 29, 2025
China to build Africa's first insulin production facility
The deal comes amid surging diabetes rates across Africa, including in Nigeria, which relies on insulin imports.
Mother Jones • Sep 26, 2025
Anti-Vax Activists Staged a Rally Exactly Where an Anti-Vax Gunman Killed an Officer Last Month
On Friday morning, a group of about 20 anti-vaccine activists gathered across the street from the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in support of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and promoted by Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine advocacy group he led before he entered politics. The […]
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‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects
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Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care
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Confused by the new dietary guidelines? Focus on these simple, evidence-based shifts to lower your chronic disease risk
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Certain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime – identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices
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Stroke survivors can counterintuitively improve recovery by strengthening their stronger arm – new research
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US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose
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RFK’s Overhauled Autism Committee Is Even Worse Than It Looks
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RFK Jr. Was Raw Milk’s Biggest Fan. Now He Won’t Return Industry Calls.
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A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking
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