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Trump officials play Biden blame game as screwworm spreads

As cases of New World screwworm spread and threaten the beef and cattle industry, the Trump administration is rolling out a familiar playbook: Blame former President Biden.   The parasitic fly had been eliminated in the U.S. since the 1960s, but now it’s back, and according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, the new resurgence is entirely due to the lax immigration policies of former…

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Cleveland Clinic settles with DOJ in gender-affirming care investigation

The Cleveland Clinic pledged $2 million in care for people who detransition after receiving gender-affirming care as minors under a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), becoming the second major health system to cut a deal with the Trump administration.  Under the deal, which the DOJ announced Friday, Cleveland Clinic will offer detransition services to all patients, regardless of…

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Poll: Trust in federal health agencies dropped sharply during Trump’s first year

A year into the second Trump administration, trust in federal health institutions, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in particular, has declined considerably while also becoming deeply partisan, according to a new poll.  The poll, conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation’s Public Health Listening Lab, found…

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Insulin legislation gains steam 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story  Insulin legislation gains steam  Bipartisan legislation to cap insulin at $35 a month for people with private insurance is gaining momentum. The bill, introduced in March, picked up four more co-sponsors Monday: Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Kevin…

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