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Trump's Immigration Policies Could Worsen US Doctor Shortage as Hospitals Curtail Foreign Recruitment

Trump administration immigration restrictions and rising visa hurdles are complicating international physician recruitment, threatening to deepen U.S. doctor shortages that particularly impact rural communities and key medical specialties.

Latin Times · 9h ago

Kratom Poison Center Reports Hit 3,190 by June as Tennessee Bans Sales and Rhode Island Regulates Them

Kratom poison center reports hit 3,190 by mid-2026 as Tennessee bans kratom and Rhode Island opens a regulated market for adults 21 and older.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

Nearly One in Three Pediatricians See Families Skipping Benefit Applications as Broader Public Charge Rule Takes Effect Friday

An AAP survey found that 31% of pediatricians saw immigrant families avoid benefit programs. What parents should know as the public charge rule starts Sept. 18.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Youth suicide rates are rising almost nationwide

The numbers underscore the toll of the country's youth mental health crisis.

Axios · Oct 7, 2025

GOP-led states have pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions of dollars to help Texas secure the border this year

The federal government has deployed National Guard to the border for years, but more than a dozen states have dug into their own budgets to send even more personnel

The Texas Tribune · Jul 15, 2024

Narcan available at chain pharmacies as report says overdose death rate for young Kentuckians has in

Over-the-counter naloxone products are now available at many nationwide pharmacies as of earlier this month. This also comes as a nationwide study from Stateline that reports accidental overdose deaths are the leading cause of death for people under 40 in 37 states, including Kentucky.

WEKU · Sep 19, 2023

Workers lack protections when wildfire smoke makes the air dangerous

Millions of American workers have breathed in dangerous levels of air pollution this year as smoke from Canada’s record wildfire season blankets cities across the Northeast.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2023

‘This is the existential crisis’: A push for climate change education

When wildfires and smoke swept through Oregon in 2020, Lyra Johnson’s family made plans to evacuate their home near Portland. Johnson, then 14, was told she might have to quickly learn to drive — despite not having a license — in order to get her grandmother to safety.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

More blue states declare themselves sanctuaries for transgender health care

Democratic governors and state lawmakers across the country are mobilizing against a surge of Republican restrictions on transgender health care by establishing their states as sanctuaries for gender-affirming care.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

More states use taxpayer dollars to help people pay for private school

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which parents and educators reevaluated their relationship with public schools, lawmakers across the country have eagerly embraced state-funded voucher programs, giving public money to students to attend private schools.

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023