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Infant Formula Makers Were Required to Tell the FDA When Babies Died — Records Show They Never Did

KFF Health News found the FDA received zero formula maker death notifications going back to 2000. Abbott's expert testified it never reported a single death for preterm formula.

Medical Daily

Colorectal Cancer Is Now the Leading Cancer Killer of Americans Under 50. The KFF Investigation Explains Why Family History Is More Important Than Ever.

KFF Health News June 16 investigation: colorectal cancer is now the deadliest cancer for ages 18–49. 12+ cancers rising under 50. Family history is the most critical risk factor.

Medical Daily

$50 Billion in Rural Health Funding Won't Reopen Martin County's Closed Hospital — Here's What the Fine Print Actually Says

KFF Health News investigation: Martin County NC's closed hospital won't benefit from the $50B rural health fund. Here's the structural gap between political promises and fund design.

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Tennessee Became the First State to Let Pharmacies Sell Ivermectin without a Prescription. Here's What That Looks Like Now.

KFF Health News June 17 investigation: Tennessee pharmacies sell ivermectin 10–21x standard potency via one anti-vaccine doctor's blanket prescriptions. 60+ poison center calls in 2025.

Medical Daily

U.S. Hospitals Are Now Paying to Train Their Own Workers to Fill Staffing Gaps — Here's What the Healthcare Workforce Crisis Looks Like in 2026

KFF Health News June 16, 2026: U.S. hospitals increasingly subsidize worker training and certifications to fill chronic staffing gaps. Here's why the crisis is accelerating in 2026.

Medical Daily

Immigration Arrests Are Fuelling a Mental Health Crisis for Hundreds of Thousands of US Citizen Children

Immigration arrests under the Trump administration have separated 145,000 US citizen children from parents, causing significant psychological harm. Experts highlight developmental regression and chronic stress symptoms in affected children.

International Business Times UK

ICE Detainees Describe Being Denied Medicine, Left With Festering Wounds and Untreated Cancer

Investigation in US immigration detention centres reveals widespread medical neglect, with detainees suffering from untreated conditions and inadequate care.

International Business Times UK

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The methodology of an AP-KFF Health News investigation into medical neglect at ICE detention centers

KFF Health News and The Associated Press have been investigating allegations of medical neglect from people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the second Trump administration

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP-KFF investigation into allegations of medical neglect by detainees in ICE custody

Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care

The Independent UK

From strokes to untreated HIV, ICE detainees describe medical negligence across the US

The Department of Homeland Security reported 51 people had died in detention since the start of Trump’s second administration, with suicides spiking to an unprecedented number

The Independent UK

Eli Lilly shares bought on Trump’s behalf as his policies benefited drug firm

Filings reveal $220m to $750m in trades on US president’s behalf in first quarter of 2026, including securities linked to largest US companies

The Guardian - US

Republican-Led States Are Increasingly Turning Medicaid Agencies Into Immigration Enforcement Gatekeepers: Report

The shift follows broader efforts by the Trump administration to expand data-sharing between healthcare systems and immigration enforcement

Latin Times

RFK Jr threatens to withhold millions in funding for hospitals that serve Jell-O and other sugary treats

RFK Jr. called out hospitals that serve Jell-O, Cheerios and other sugary foods to patients

The Independent UK

California Lawmakers Seek Protections for Patients in ICE Custody

California lawmakers are pushing for stronger protections for detained immigrants in hospitals

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Latin Times

States Adjust Custody Laws to Address Children at Risk After Immigration Detentions

States including New Jersey, California and Nevada have passed or are considering legislation that would allow designated guardians to assume temporary parental rights in cases involving immigration enforcement.

Latin Times

Thousands of Immigrant Seniors Face Medicare Cutoff Despite Years of Contributions: 'This Is Not How I Imagined Getting Old'

The Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have defended the measure as a way to reduce federal spending and limit benefits for noncitizens

International Business Times UK

Colorado Man Shocked After Receiving Medical Bill Two Years After ER Visit for Eating Extreme Hot Sauce

Maxwell Kruzic received a bill two years after going to the hospital because of crippling stomach pain caused by a scorpion pepper-made hot sauce

International Business Times UK

Bill Gates' Days Are 'Numbered'? Donald Trump Allegedly Believes Microsoft Co-Founder Funded Chemical Assault on America

Donald Trump allegedly accuses Bill Gates of funding a 'chemical assault' on Americans, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push around 'chemtrails' ignites scientific outrage and political alarm.

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Health care providers and debt collectors are biting from people’s paychecks to cover old medical bills

A KFF Health News investigation shows that this aggressive collection practice is widespread in Colorado despite consumer protections.

The Independent UK

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states

The Trump administration is investigating Medicaid spending in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status

The Texas Tribune

As measles exploded, West Texas officials looked to CDC scientists. No one answered.

Emails show how overwhelmed West Texas officials were as they asked CDC for guidance on how to respond to the explosive outbreak.

The Independent UK

‘Out here all alone’: Texas health officials’ pleas for help were ignored by CDC as measles cases grew, report says

Public health officials in Texas were met with little to no response from CDC officials when they first reported a measles outbreak earlier this year, according to a new report

Benzinga

'Pharma Bro' CEO Jacked Price of A Life-Saving Drug From $13.50 to $750 Per Pill Overnight — And His Reason? 'We Needed to Turn a Profit'

Imagine needing a medication that costs less than a fast-food meal—only to wake up the next day and find it's suddenly priced like a luxury car payment…per single pill.

The Texas Tribune

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

Because their insurance did not cover the cost of vaccinations, the family qualified for a variety of options to help lower the cost, but they were not offered assistance.

Fortune

'We dissent': NIH workers protest Trump policies that 'harm the health of Americans'

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency.

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