Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
ST. LOUIS — Violent crime was already trending down from a covid-era spike when President Donald Trump presented a picture...
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Trump Administration Is Ending Multiple HIV Vaccine Studies, Scientists and Officials Say
The Trump administration has moved to end funding for a broad swath of HIV vaccine research, saying current approaches are...
Native Americans Hurt by Federal Health Cuts, Despite RFK Jr.’s Promises of Protection
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government’s top health official as they hiked...
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Live From AHCJ: Shock and Awe in Federal Health Policy
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host...
RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says.
You’re pregnant, healthy, and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is not a...
At Trump’s FDA, Anti-Regulatory Approach and Cost-Cutting Put Food Safety System at Risk
The Trump administration’s anti-regulatory approach and cost-cutting moves risk unraveling a critical system of checks and balances that helps ensure...
Feds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners
In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room....
Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety
Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt. He kept running to the bathroom...
Trump’s Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk.
Larry Saltzman has blood cancer. He’s also a retired doctor, so he knows getting covid-19 could be dangerous for him...
Volunteers Help Tornado-Hit St. Louis Amid Wait for Federal Aid
ST. LOUIS — Kevin Hines has been living in a house without a roof in the days since a tornado...
