For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down
Nolen: The first TB patient that I sat down with in Nairobi was a man who had extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, ...
Tag: Poverty
Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes
In a hearing on Friday, senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity nominated to head Medicare and Medicaid, on ...
Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health
In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the ...
GOP Gambles on Budget Plan That Helps the Rich and Cuts Aid to the Poor
The Republican Party won the last election in no small part because of its new appeal with working-class voters, a ...
As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Could be Left With Vast Shortfalls
House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share ...
Health Officials Struggle to Comply With D.E.I. and Gender Orders
Federal and state health officials and staff members scrambled on Friday to comply with a 5 p.m. deadline by the ...
RFK Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid
In a tense exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a surprising lack of ...
A Nutrition Program for Low-Income Americans Seeks Clarity on Funding Pause
Representatives of groups that administer the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, a $7 billion effort funded entirely ...
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