Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Child mortality at risk of rising in 2025 for first time this century: Gates Foundation
CEO Mark Suzman made the comments during Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion summit on Wednesday.
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Jezebel • Sep 26, 2025
Trump Admin Makes Yet Another Anti-Women, Anti-Science Move
The president can't pronounce "acetaminophen," but that didn't stop him from lying to the nation by saying that taking it during pregnancy causes autism.
Mother Jones • Sep 26, 2025
The Biggest Hurdle to Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements: The War on Disabled Workers
Armond Dai has been living with Long Covid since his second infection, in September 2023. In December, his symptoms forced him to leave his job in architectural design; since March, he’s been on Medicaid. Dai, who lives in California, is one of many chronically ill and disabled people who, under new Medicaid work requirements included […]
Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Diseases ravage war-torn Sudan as conflict rages on
Tens of thousands of people have fallen ill with dengue, cholera, and other diseases after recent rains, compounding a series of crises in the country.
Mother Jones • Sep 25, 2025
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Will Stop Abortions—Even Though They’re Legal
At least one Planned Parenthood affiliate is preparing to drop abortion services in an apparent bid to remain eligible to participate in Medicaid under the GOP budget law enacted this summer. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) is not scheduling abortion appointments beyond September 30, two sources confirm to Autonomy News. Under the Congressional budget’s “defund” […]
Semafor • Sep 25, 2025
WHO rejects White House’s claim of Tylenol autism link
The World Health Organization said that ‘extensive research’ had found no link between acetaminophen and autism.
Semafor • Sep 24, 2025
Huntington's disease successfully treated for the first time
A new gene therapy, administered during brain surgery, slowed average progression by 75% in 29 subjects.
Mother Jones • Sep 24, 2025
Anti-Vax Groups Struggle to Explain How Tylenol Fits in With Their Whole Thing
Since President Donald Trump’s rambling Monday announcement about the supposed cause of autism and a purported new treatment, anti-vaccine groups have grappled with what the administration’s latest revelations mean for their movement. While some MAHA activists appeared to be overjoyed that the president had brought their cause to a national stage, others were frustrated that […]
Semafor • Sep 24, 2025
Africa CDC announces $3.2B fund for domestic vaccine manufacturing
Calls for African countries to develop their own vaccines, rather than relying on imports, have increased since the pandemic.
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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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