Daily Edition for Monday, June 2, 2025
Medi-Cal eligibility; summer covid surge; vaccine access; HIV prevention funding; violence in hospitals; cancer research; and more.
RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says.
By Jackie Fortiér
Despite opposition by the leader of the Department of Health and Human Services, existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a covid vaccine during pregnancy all points the same way: The shots are important for maternal and fetal health.
Role Reversal: Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow.
By Leah Fabel
Illustration by Oona Zenda
As state officials anticipate Medicaid funding cuts that could strip resources for those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, an army of unpaid caregivers waits in the wings: children. At least 5.4 million kids are estimated to be caring for family members at home, a number likely to rise if Medicaid cuts hit professional home-based services.
Daily Edition for Friday, May 30, 2025
Prison mental health; MAHA report errors; Medicaid and ACA; doctors moving to Canada; hospital watch; measles; covid; and more.
American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration
By Brett Kelman
Illustration by Oona Zenda
Canada has seen a surge of American doctors seeking to move north in the months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
$20K Bonuses Among Latest Moves To Improve California’s Prison Mental Health System
By Don Thompson
After decades of unsuccessful efforts to improve California prison conditions, advocates and a federal judge are betting that bonuses and better work accommodations will attract and keep the mental health professionals needed to better treat prisoners.
Médicos estadounidenses se mudan a Canadá para escapar de la administración Trump
By Brett Kelman
El Consejo Médico de Canadá afirmó que el número de médicos estadounidenses que han dado el primer paso para obtener la licencia en Canadá, ha aumentado más del 750%.
Daily Edition for Thursday, May 29, 2025
Air and food safety; Medicaid cuts; transgender care; biomedical research; vaccines; homelessness; and more.
Language Service Cutbacks Raise Fear of Medical Errors, Misdiagnoses, Deaths
By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
Federal cuts are hurting community organizations in California that provide language assistance services to people who speak limited English. Despite President Trump’s executive order declaring English the national language, millions in the U.S. need help navigating the health system.
Feds Chop Enforcement Staff and Halt Rules Meant To Curb Black Lung in Coal Miners
By Taylor Sisk
The Trump administration has paused implementation of a rule limiting miners’ exposure to airborne silica dust days after a federal court agreed to put it on hold to hear an industry challenge. The protections are meant to head off a surge in cases of black lung disease. Meanwhile, any enforcement of new standards might be meager due to workforce cuts.
