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Mashup Score: 5Genetics Studies Have a Diversity Problem That Researchers Struggle To Fix - KFF Health News - 13 hour(s) ago
Researchers in Charleston, South Carolina, are trying to build a DNA database of 100,000 people to better understand how genetics affects health risks. But they’re struggling to recruit enough Black participants.
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Technological advances including the widespread use of algorithms make it easier for companies to fix prices without explicitly coordinating, Lina Khan said at a KFF event.
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Mashup Score: 0Mandatory Reporting Laws Meant To Protect Children Get Another Look - KFF Health News - 21 hour(s) ago
The state is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high.
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Mashup Score: 0Mandatory Reporting Laws Meant To Protect Children Get Another Look - KFF Health News - 2 day(s) ago
The state is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high.
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In the 2020 elections, then-candidate Joe Biden and many of his congressional colleagues loudly advocated for a federal “public option” health insurance plan. It was framed, at the time, as part of his incoming administration’s response to the pandemic. “Low-income Americans will be automatically enrolled in the public option at zero cost to them, though […]
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Mashup Score: 1Friday, April 26, 2024 - KFF Health News - 2 day(s) ago
Youth mental health, bird flu, HIV, a data breach, drug prices and shortages, cancer, covid vaccines, and more are in the news. Plus, weekend reads.
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Mashup Score: 10Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway. - KFF Health News - 2 day(s) ago
Big health insurers that have contracts with state Medicaid programs find themselves making more money even as enrollment in Medicaid programs has dropped. Here’s why.
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Mashup Score: 5California Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won’t Pay Off. - KFF Health News - 2 day(s) ago
California launched two teletherapy apps as part of the governor’s $500 million foray into health technology with private companies. But the rollout has been so slow that one company has yet to make its app available on Android, and social workers worry youths who need clinical care won’t get referrals.
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Mashup Score: 17Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court - KFF Health News - 3 day(s) ago
For the second time in as many months, the Supreme Court heard arguments in an abortion case. This time, the justices are being asked to decide whether a federal law that requires emergency care in hospitals can trump Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. Meanwhile, the federal government, for the first time, will require minimum staffing standards for nursing homes. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.
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Tires emit huge volumes of particles and chemicals as they roll along the highway, and researchers are only beginning to understand the threat. One byproduct of tire use, 6PPD-q, is in regulators’ crosshairs after it was found to be killing fish.
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NEW: Research underway in South Carolina aims to better understand how genes affect health risks such as cancer and heart disease. Project leaders seek a diverse pool of participants but have struggled to recruit Black residents. @laurenmsausser reports⤵️ https://t.co/2HAIUgnpPq