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Mashup Score: 17How USAID cuts are impacting the fight against HIV in Kenya - 17 day(s) ago
The Trump administration’s cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development have had reverberations around the world. The agency, which operated in over 100 nations and employed thousands of people, has been virtually eliminated. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, William Brangham reports on the impact USAID cuts are having on HIV testing and treatment in Kenya.
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Former President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Among men in the U.S., prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Geoff Bennett spoke with Dr. Jay Raman, chair of the Department of Urology at Penn State Health.
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Some thoughts this evening regarding former President Bidenâs diagnosis and basics of #PCa screening. âŠ@NewsHourâ© âŠ@PennStHersheyâ© âŠ@AmerUrologicalâ© âŠ@PSH_Urologyâ© https://t.co/Gv9z3VZAVS
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Mashup Score: 3See Memory - 2 month(s) ago
A painter uses art to explore memory, PTSD, and breakthroughs in neuroscience.
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If memory is constantly evolving, can you reshape your past, not by erasing it, but by understanding and reframing it? In See Memory, painter Viviane Silvera uses art to explore memory and #PTSD. NOT TO MISS! Learn More about & Stream See Memory, the Film https://t.co/Yvn0zFNEoT https://t.co/RgZc2iQmWE
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Trump’s federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimerâs care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks â all because they focus on gender.
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Federal agencies have been instructed not to approve grants that include the words women, trans, or diversity. This means a stop in research on endometriosis, menopause, pregnancy, and pregnancy related death. https://t.co/bffzR6pjye
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Mashup Score: 237Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR - 3 month(s) ago
PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that the loss of funding would devastate local stations, “particularly smaller and rural stations who rely on federal funding for a larger portion of their budgets.â
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RT @NewsHour: Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR https://t.co/iiGmtce9S9
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Mashup Score: 67Virulent: The Vaccine War - 3 month(s) ago
Examines the history and consequences of vaccine hesitancy and denial.
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https://t.co/K7zuOQlD8C https://t.co/xHMPYRXBYY Worth the watch!
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A second child died from measles-related causes in Texas where an outbreak has infected at least 505. Until this year, the U.S. had no reported measles deaths in a decade. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former anti-vaccine advocate, now says the MMR vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. Deema Zein spoke with someone who had a front-row seat to its creation.
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â it didn't impress me as a very important thing that I was doing, because I felt the chances of this actually developing into a vaccine that would help millions of people were kind of astronomically small.â https://t.co/QpBZEHniXm
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Mashup Score: 0RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after second child who was infected dies - 3 month(s) ago
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas’ still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness.
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texasâ still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness. https://t.co/gGRnBjTK2N
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Mashup Score: 0Authors of 'In Covid's Wake' on their criticism of the government's pandemic response - 3 month(s) ago
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. That launched widespread shutdowns, mandates for masks and vaccines and caused enormous social and economic harms. William Brangham spoke with the authors of “In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us,” a new book thatâs sharply critical of how America responded to this crisis.
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Good interview and overview of important book by @stephen_macedo and Frances Lee. Authors of 'In Covid's Wake' on their criticism of the government's pandemic response https://t.co/wsNGEgfvVO
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Mashup Score: 11Overheard with Evan Smith | Celine Gounder | Season 12 | Episode 10 - 4 month(s) ago
Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS Newsâ Medical Contributor, discusses current public health issues.
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Thanks, @evanasmith, for having me on @PBS' @overheardpbs! We talked about: đčMeasles & Rubella đčVaccine skepticism & RFK Jr đčRural health đčLack of trust in our health system đčH5N1 bird flu đčNIH funding cuts & more! https://t.co/Ro0e1iVniL https://t.co/cuh3jvcDwF
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đ„ "@WmBrangham reports on the impact #USAID cuts are having on #HIV testing and treatment in #Kenya." via @NewsHour https://t.co/MYDNbkykbN