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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received $4 million in book advances from allies within the Make America Healthy Again movement over the past year, according to a new report. The article details the advances, other financial disclosures including housing and airfare gifts, and an ethics expert's call for transparency.
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A large Danish study published in the British Medical Journal found that oral hormone replacement therapy pills raise the risk of blood clots by 60 percent and increase heart attack and stroke risk at higher doses, while transdermal treatments such as patches and gels do not carry the same danger. The research analyzed health registry data on more than one million women aged 50 to 69.
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A study commissioned by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America found that messages about Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper's abortion record shifted North Carolina voters toward Republican Michael Whatley, with a federal abortion message producing the largest movement. The pro-life group says it has reached more than 770,000 homes in the competitive Senate race.
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Durham's HEART program, which sends unarmed mental-health and peer responders to certain 911 calls, is profiled as a model that has expanded citywide and drawn research suggesting increased calls and fewer arrests. The piece traces its launch after George Floyd's killing and how police came to accept it as a fourth arm of emergency response.
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Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November, with Missouri and Nevada considering the issue again after 2024. The measures follow the Dobbs decision and reflect a patchwork of state abortion laws. The article centers on abortion-rights supporters' concerns and a Republican-led effort in Missouri to overturn recent protections.
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The NHS is expanding Martha's Rule to all A&E departments in England by March 2028, allowing patients, families, and staff to request an urgent second opinion if they fear concerns about deteriorating care are being ignored. The rule is named after 13-year-old Martha Mills, who died of sepsis in 2021 after her family's concerns were not acted upon. Officials call the measure a critical new lifeline and say pilot calls have already led to life-saving interventions.
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Martha’s Rule, which lets patients or families request an urgent second opinion when they believe care is deteriorating, has been extended from hospital wards to A&E departments across the NHS. The article recounts Martha Mills’s preventable sepsis death and cites pilot data and patient-safety officials to present the expansion as a life-saving improvement.
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Analysis by the Nuffield Trust shows PIP claims linked to ADHD and autism are rising fastest in some of England's wealthiest areas, reversing the usual link between disability and deprivation. Researchers partly attribute this to wealthier families' better access to diagnosis and benefits support, while a government-commissioned review raises concerns about private misdiagnosis and institutional incentives.
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The article profiles young people rejected from the British Army and RAF on medical grounds despite being fit and active, and reports critics including a Labour MP and a former SNP defence spokesman saying recruitment rules are too strict. The MoD and an occupational medicine expert defend strict health standards as necessary for operational effectiveness.
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Vice President JD Vance is expected to announce an Obamacare fraud initiative at the White House, following President Trump's threat to stop government payments to large insurers if Republicans hold Congress. The report cites GAO and congressional findings on fraudulent ACA subsidy enrollments and prior Vance actions against health-program fraud.
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CBS News features 'Fast Food Nation' author Eric Schlosser raising concerns about the Trump administration's import of 660 million pounds of Brazilian beef to lower prices. The segment frames the policy as likely to worsen food safety problems.
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A man shot by an immigration officer in Austin says he was discharged from a hospital with a bullet still lodged near his spine and taken into ICE custody within hours. The article recounts his account of the shooting and detention, though most of the piece is behind a paywall.