Press review · Friday, 20 June 2025
20 June 2025
1,174 articles: 08 May 2025 – 26 October 2026
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bridgemi.com
Michigan rural hospitals at risk under Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill, experts say | Bridge Michigan
The ‘big, beautiful bill’ could spell big trouble for Michigan hospitals, according to experts, who say rural facilities could be forced to scale back services or even close because of Medicaid cuts.
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usatoday.com
Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty. Will that finally bring closure?
Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal that keeps him from going to trial or getting the death penalty. We should pay attention to the outrage.
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abcnews.go.com
RFK Jr. wants everyone to use wearables. What are the benefits, risks?
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants to encourage all Americans to use wearables to track health metrics. What are the benefits and drawbacks?
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npr.org
5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access
With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
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lifehacker.com
Why I’m Excited for Amazfit’s New 'Helio Strap' Fitness Tracker
It’s $99 and does a lot of what Whoop does, but without a subscription.
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vox.com
Republicans now own America’s broken health care system
The $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts will be felt by all Americans.
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nbcnews.com
HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, U.S. judge says
The ruling applies to terminated employees in four different divisions of HHS, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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tomsguide.com
I review Garmin watches for a living — here's the 4 early Prime Day deals I'd shop now
Run, don't walk!
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npr.org
Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities
People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.
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How Trump's megabilll could affect Medicaid and who could lose coverage
Sharp Medicaid cuts could result in vulnerable Americans no longer being able to receive care, either by losing coverage or by closing the centers that provide such care.
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Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states
The Supreme Court has thrown out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths
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theguardian.com
ChatGPT, write my wedding vows: are we OK with AI in everyday life?
Artificial intelligence has entered the personal chat. What does that say about human relationships?
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vox.com
The devastating impact of Trump’s big beautiful bill, in one chart
Republicans are proposing huge cuts to Medicaid. The impact on Americans’ health would be devastating.
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nbcnews.com
By maintaining Obamacare pillar, Supreme Court hands win to HIV advocates
But the court has raised concerns by asserting that the health and human services secretary holds authority over a task force that has mandated insurance coverage for HIV-prevention drugs.
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npr.org
'Where's our money?' CDC grant funding is moving so slowly layoffs are happening
The state and local health departments that rely on CDC funding say the money is not coming in on time and no one can tell them why. Some are laying off staff.
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theatlantic.com
‘I’m Not Quite Sure How to Respond to This Presentation’
The discomfiting spectacle of RFK Jr.’s new vaccine-advisory committee
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foxnews.com
CDC committee moves to phase out controversial mercury ingredient from flu vaccines
CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.
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healthline.com
CDC Votes Against Flu Shots With Thimerosal: What to Know
A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines and other drugs. Doctors and physician advocacy groups warn that the decision could fuel vaccine hesitancy.
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CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal
The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend annual flu vaccines but against flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal
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nbcnews.com
Anti-vaccine activist presents data to RFK Jr.'s reshaped CDC advisory panel
The meeting included a discussion of thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative and longtime target of the anti-vaccine world. It was removed from nearly all U.S. vaccines in 2001.
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npr.org
RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers raise disproven fears about the preservative thimerosal
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will "sow distrust" in vaccines.
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inquirer.com
Kennedy says U.S. is pulling funding from global vaccine group Gavi
Gavi has paid for more than 1 billion children to be vaccinated through routine immunization programs, saving an estimated 18 million lives.
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nbcnews.com
Kennedy-appointed CDC vaccine panel says it will scrutinize the childhood vaccine schedule
The health secretary fired all of the members of the esteemed panel this month, replacing them with his own picks, including vaccine skeptics.
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CDC vaccine advisory panel to study child immunization schedule, delays RSV shot vote
The CDC's vaccine advisory committee said it will study the childhood immunization schedule in the first meeting featuring HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s hand-selected members.
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npr.org
Panel picked by RFK Jr. will scrutinize the vaccine schedule for kids
The advisory committee makes recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the nation's vaccine schedule. Any changes could affect vaccinations for millions of children.
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abc7chicago.com
Illinois seeking to counter information from RFK Jr's new vaccine panel doctors call untrustworthy
The Illinois Department of Public Health and other states are discussing options to counter federal vaccine information that physicians and families once relied upon, but which many doctors say may no longer be trustworthy, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.
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nbcnews.com
Kennedy and vaccines loom over Senate confirmation hearing for CDC director
Senators pressed nominee Susan Monarez on vaccines, fired CDC workers and whether she would stand up to the health secretary.
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The U.S. Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast
America’s vaccine advisory committee is now taking seriously a baseless anti-vaccine flash point.
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Why is thimerosal back on the CDC's agenda when it's barely in flu shots anymore?
An influential panel of CDC advisors is slated to vote on a little-known preservative called thimerosal.
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npr.org
RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy
For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.
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Experts warn RFK Jr. is unraveling the system that kept vaccines safe
Secretary Kennedy has long held many vaccine-skeptic views.
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What to expect from the upcoming CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting with RFK Jr.'s new members
The CDC's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet for the first time since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the entire panel and appointed new members.
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nbcnews.com
Kennedy's new vaccine panel lacks experience and shouldn’t meet, Sen. Cassidy says
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all members of the vaccine advisory panel this month and appointed his own slate.
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npr.org
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz say health insurers will cut red tape on 'prior authorizations'
In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers.