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RFK Jr. targets childhood psychiatric drugs; doctors push back

The Hill

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Among the factors he named were the childhood vaccine schedule, psychiatric drugs and environmental issues like microplastic. Kennedy Jr. As for the claim that U.S. When the black box warning was issued, it decreased the number of people who were actually using SSRIs.

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New York public health update:​ ​Fentanyl overdoses, bird flu on Long Island, changes to mental health laws

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Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. A lot going on in the world of public health heres some news New Yorkers can use. Report sightings of dead birds to the Department of Environmental Conservation using this form. Racial biases.

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For Seniors With Hoarding Disorder, a Support Group Helps Confront Stigma and Isolation

KFF Health News

NPR, Spotlight PA, and KFF Health News agreed to use only the first names of people with hoarding disorder interviewed for this article because they fear personal and professional repercussions if their condition is made public. The biological and environmental factors that may drive hoarding are not well understood. As the U.S.

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5 story ideas on migrant health crises facing U.S.-Mexico border

Association of Health Care Journalists

However, a less visible but equally critical dimension also demands attention: the profound public health challenges impacting migrants and border communities. Instead, investigate how poverty, limited access to health care, and the very act of migrating contribute to the spread.

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Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections

KFF Health News

GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities. The Florida-based company argued in a filing that California’s law , signed by Gov.

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Immigration detention center contractor sues over California health inspections

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities.

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What’s coming for 2025? NC Health News reporters look ahead into health policy for the new year.

NC Health News

Its been little over a year since the measure took effect, and we now have a clearer picture of what it accomplished: more than 600,000 low-income North Carolinians received health insurance through expansion, surpassing in just 12 months a milestone the state estimated would take at least two years to reach.