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Kennedy’s Proposed Health Policy Agenda Would Gut Infectious Disease Research in U S
00:54
Latest Mpox Outbreak More Severe Than 2022 Strain, Has Infected 50,000 People and Killed 1,000
01:28
Hand Sanitizers Are No Match for Norovirus – How to Avoid It and What to Do If You Get It
01:16
If Vaccine Rates Drop, ‘Safety Net of Herd Immunity’ Will Diminish
00:53
Post-Covid Misinformation, How Do Experts Build Trust in Public Health Communications?
01:16
As Bird Flu Spreads Through Mammal Populations, Human to Human Transmission Is a Growing Risk
00:58
Withdrawal from WHO Would Diminish U.S. Role in Global Security, Threatens Public Health
01:13
Financial Guarantees to Farms and Farm Workers Could Prevent Underreporting of Bird Flu Cases
01:26
Inadequate Surveillance of Bird Flu Increases Risk for Rapid Spread of the Disease
01:37
Flu Infections Rise as Vaccination Rates Drop Significantly Between 2023 and 2024
01:21
Bird Flu Is ‘Ubiquitous’, the Economy, Food Security and Human Safety Are at Risk
01:11
An ‘Unprecedented Explosion’ – Understanding the Oropouche Virus Outbreak
01:13
Norovirus, the ‘Winter Vomiting Disease’
01:19
New Legislation Ensures Doctors, Not AI, Have the Final Say in Healthcare Decisions
01:24
Data on Accessing Weight Loss Drugs Shows ‘An Incomprehensible Patchwork’ of Coverage Rules
00:57
Proposed Patients’ Bill of Rights Sought to Prevent Wrongful Denials of Insurance Claims
01:19
The Mental and Emotional Toll of Navigating the Health Insurance Industry
01:40
Care Covered by Health Insurance Varies Greatly Between States
01:26
Lack of Regulation in Health Insurance Industry Exacerbates Challenges of Getting Care Approved
01:00
Prior Authorization: ‘Insurance Companies Are Practicing Medicine without a License’
01:14
30 Cents of Every Dollar Spent on Healthcare Goes to Claim Negotiations, Not Patient Care
00:58
AI Tools in Healthcare Lead to ‘An Inattention to Individual Patient Attributes’
01:11
Plans to Cut Funding for Education Clash with the Goals of Many Republican States
00:50
Understanding School Voucher Programs
02:14
Rulemaking Process Implemented by Biden Makes it Much Harder for Trump to Eliminate DACA
01:22
Students Grades K-12 Show ‘Huge Gaps’ in Learning and Academic Achievement
01:05
How Trump’s Immigration Policy Will Impact Higher Education
01:14
Plans to Dismantle Department of Education Can Expect Pushback from Across the Political Spectrum
01:42
For profit Higher Education Oversight Likely to be Rolled Back Under Trump
01:22
Voters Have Repeatedly Shown a ‘Distaste’ for School Voucher Initiatives
01:08
Special Education Programs Rely on the Department of Education for Funding and Oversight
00:45
Why It Is in Trump’s Interest to Support DACA Recipients
01:14
Plyler v. Doe–The Supreme Court Decision that Gives Undocumented Children the Right to go to School
01:47
Medicaid Work Requirements Earn Millions for Private Industry, Leave People Without Coverage
01:16
Prior to Impoundment Control Act, Nixon’s Attempts to Impound Funds Repeatedly Struck Down by Courts
02:02
Presidents Have No Authority to Refuse to Spend on Programs Enacted by Congress
01:10
SNAP Benefits, Free School Lunches Have Strong Bipartisan Support
00:49
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Returns $1.54 for Every One Dollar Spent
01:39
Project 2025 Policy Recommendations Include Cuts to Nutrition Assistance Program
01:19
Will Trump’s Budget Cuts Threaten Medi-Cal Coverage for Undocumented Californians?
01:12
Voters ’Don’t Want to See Big Cuts to Medicaid’
01:15
A Growing Number of Women Are Entering the Forestry Industry
01:30
California’s Forestry Sector Critical to Fire Prevention, Protection of Rural Economies
01:01
Hey Job Seekers! California’s Forestry Sector Is Hiring!
01:19
Reforesting, Commercialization of Timber Products Among Job Opportunities in the Forestry Sector
01:13
‘There Is a Job for Everyone in California Forestry’
01:10
There Is an ‘Incredible Sense of Purpose and Community’ in Forestry Work
01:04
How a Diverse Workforce Benefits the Forestry and Fire Protection Services
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