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At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse.

As a warming climate intensifies storms, KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump administration’s cuts leave the nation less prepared.

Ticks Are Migrating, Raising Disease Risks if They Can’t Be Tracked Quickly Enough

Doctors need to know when to screen for tick-borne diseases in their communities. But it’s getting harder for local health departments to get funding for tick surveys as federal public health grants from agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dry up.

This Physician-Scientist Is Taking on Trump on Behalf of Disadvantaged Communities

California researcher Neeta Thakur is leading a challenge to President Donald Trump’s new administration — one that pits public health science against political ideology. Whether she prevails could influence both the future of academic research and the health of those she’s spent her life trying to help.

Los Angeles Weighs a Disaster Registry. Disability Advocates Warn Against False Assurances.

Amid increasingly frequent natural disasters, several states have turned to registries to prioritize help for vulnerable residents. But while some politicians see these registries as a potential solution to a public health problem, many disability advocates say they endanger residents with mobility problems by giving a false sense of security.