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US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization

The Independent UK

Trump completes US withdrawal from WHO. Here’s what it means and why experts are worried

The US owes more than 130 million dollars to WHO

The Independent UK

Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 – and face historic cuts decades in the making

Republicans enacted the largest cuts to healthcare in US history, and fulfilled decades of conservative rhetoric

The Guardian - US

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US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr

Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’

The Guardian - US

Kennedy's new vaccine advisers meet for first time

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK

Congress should be ashamed over helping Trump cut foreign aid, activists say

Campaigners say the US government has been withholding funds for orphans and vulnerable children unlawfully – before a vote in Congress has backed Trump’s move

The Independent UK

RFK Jr tells Congress ‘people shouldn’t take medical advice from me’

Health secretary demurs on questions about vaccine stance and defends Republican plans to cut healthcare

The Guardian - US

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Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies he’d wield power over in top Trump job

Dr Oz ran a failed 2022 bid to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate as a Republican

The Independent UK

Agency firings prompt worries about preparedness, FDA inspectors - Roll Call

Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as HHS secretary, health agencies including the FDA, NIH and CDC saw sweeping workforce cuts.

Roll Call

United Nations confirms US will leave World Health Organization in 2026

The UN body has received a formal request from Washington to withdraw next year as Trump orders a pause on WHO funding.

Al Jazeera

‘Sowing seeds for next pandemic’: Trump order for US to exit WHO prompts alarm

Departure from UN agency in 12 months would leave Americans vulnerable, say public health experts

The Guardian - UK

Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership

WHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carries out vow

The Guardian - US

Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with some optimism and widespread expert dismay

The Independent UK

Trump’s queasy prescription to ‘make America healthy again’ takes shape

Jumble of proposals include ‘massive reform’ of Obamacare and giving anti-vaxxer RFK Jr the helm of health agencies

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US supreme court rulings will affect response to threats like bird flu – experts

Rulings including Chevron decision will have ripple effects for enforcing and creating regulations

The Guardian - US

Anti-abortion states are targeting an emergency healthcare law. Will the supreme court side with them?

Justices to rule whether abortion bans should undo Emtala, the Reagan-era law requiring hospitals to treat emergency patients

WEKU

The U.S. has come up with its own global strategy to thwart the next pandemic

The Biden administration has launched a new effort to improve the ability of the U.S. to prevent, detect and respond to global health threats. Some experts say the new strategy doesn't go far enough.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court hearing not a success for anti-abortion doctors, experts say

Justices appear unconvinced by anti-abortion doctors’ standing to sue during hearing over access to FDA-approved pill mifepristone

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The Guardian - US

Medicare makes opening bid to pharma companies in talks to lower drug costs

Biden administration says public health insurance program has made initial offers for 10 of most commonly used medicines

The Independent UK

A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?

Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America

WEKU

The world hopes to enact a pandemic treaty by May 2024. Will it succeed or flail?

This week leaders at the U.N. adopted a declaration recognizing the need for nations to work together to address future pandemics. But questions loom. How will it be enforced? Who's footing the bill?

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Tribune News Service

How a combination of COVID lawsuits and media coverage keeps misinformation churning

Public health has had its day in court lately. And another day. And another day.

Los Angeles Times

When it comes to preventing COVID-19 deaths, 'how we feel about each other matters'

LOS ANGELES — The United States has the dubious distinction of suffering the highest COVID-19 mortality rate among the world's high-income countries. But that national average — 372 deaths per 100,000 people as of last summer — hides the fact that pandemic outcomes differed greatly from state to state.

The Independent UK

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a new health hazard: online misinformation

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