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Readers Offer Solo Agers Support and Reflect on Ancestors

KFF Health News

So, I have prepared food delivered. I live in Los Angeles with famously poor public transportation. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by. 2), more Americans are living on their own as they age, relying on a patchwork of health care services to get by.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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How the FDA Lets Chemicals Pour Into America’s Food Supply

KFF Health News

Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats. The junk food that fits his budget but feels addictive and makes him feel unwell. To a great extent, the FDA leaves it to food companies to determine whether their ingredients and additives are safe. Kennedy Jr.,

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How the FDA opens the door to risky chemicals in America’s food supply

HEALTHBEAT

Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats. The junk food that fits his budget but feels addictive and makes him feel unwell. To a great extent, the FDA leaves it to food companies to determine whether their ingredients and additives are safe. Kennedy Jr.,

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DOGE cuts at health agencies prompt 'brain drain' fears

The Hill

The Trump administration's effort to reshape the federal government through Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is raising fears among public health experts, researchers and advocacy groups of a massive brain drain and dire impacts to public health. All of them are now out of a job. Kennedy Jr.

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Led by RFK Jr., Conservatives Embrace Raw Milk. Regulators Say It’s Dangerous.

KFF Health News

Federal regulators say it’s risky business. the anti-vaccine activist President Donald Trump has tapped to run the Department of Health and Human Services, recruited McAfee to apply for a job as the FDA’s raw milk standards and policy adviser, McAfee said. The farm was well known to regulators. Kennedy Jr.,

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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. District Court for the Eastern District of California.